Dave - Stay high and dry in the Teanaway.
Thanks Bob. Will try and do so.
As you know, Fri and Sat were sweet. I have about 3/4 of next winter's wood cut. split and stacked.
Current alert from a few minutes ago.
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
1055 AM PDT SUN MAY 15 2011
KLICKITAT WA-YAKIMA WA-KITTITAS WA-
1055 AM PDT SUN MAY 15 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PENDLETON HAS EXTENDED THE
* FLOOD WARNING FOR URBAN AREAS AND SMALL STREAMS IN...
KITTITAS COUNTY IN CENTRAL WASHINGTON...
WESTERN KLICKITAT COUNTY IN CENTRAL WASHINGTON...
WESTERN YAKIMA COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL WASHINGTON...
* UNTIL 130 PM PDT MONDAY
* AT 1045 AM PDT LIGHT RAIN CONTINUED ACROSS THE EAST SLOPES OF THE WASHINGTON CASCADES. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 0.25 TO 0.50 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY MONDAY.
THE VERY HEAVY RAIN OVER THE LAST 24 HOURS HAS CAUSED RAPID RISES IN CREEKS AND STREAMS. FLOODING WILL CONTINUE TO BE POSSIBLE AS THE WATER DRAINS FROM SMALLER STEAMS AND CREEKS INTO THE MAINSTEM RIVERS.
SOME AREAS ALREADY SEEING FLOODING OR EXPECTED TO SEE FLOODING INCLUDE THE ELK MEADOWS SUBDIVISION 6 MILES NORTHWEST OF CLE ELUM, LOCATIONS ALONG AHTANUM CREEK...SATUS CREEK AND MANY OTHER CREEKS AND STREAMS WILL LIKELY SEE FLOODING AS WELL.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FLOOD WARNING MEANS FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS WATER COVERED BRIDGES...DIPS...OR LOW WATER CROSSINGS. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON FOOT. TO ESCAPE RISING WATER MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND.