Weather Alerts for Seattle and VicinityIssued by the National Weather Service |
 SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT |
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| SEATTLE AND VICINITY | ||
Areas Affected: Admiralty Inlet Area - Bellevue and Vicinity - Bremerton and Vicinity - Central Coast - East Puget Sound Lowlands - Eastern Strait of Juan de Fuca - Everett and Vicinity - Hood Canal Area - Lower Chehalis Valley Area - North Coast - Olympics - San Juan County - Seattle and Vicinity - Tacoma Area - West Slopes North Cascades and Passes - West Slopes North Central Cascades and Passes - Western Skagit County - Western Strait of Juan De Fuca - Western Whatcom County |
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| Effective: Tue, 11/30 11:11pm | Updated: Wed, 12/1 4:52am | Urgency: Expected |
| Expires: Wed, 12/1 4:30pm | Severity: Minor | Certainty: Observed |
Details:
...HEAVY RAINFALL ON WEDNESDAY WILL MAINTAIN AN INCREASED THREAT OF LANDSLIDES IN WESTERN WASHINGTON... Persistent rainfall has dramatically increased increased soil moisture to high levels across Western Washington. Additional heavy rainfall is expected to continue into early Thursday. Generally 2 to 4 inches of rain are expected in the Olympics and Cascades, with 1 to 2 inches across portions of the lowlands of Whatcom and Skagit counties. Thus, the increased threat of landslides will continue. For more information about current conditions, visit www.weather.gov/seattle, select Hydrology, and then scroll down for the links to the landslide information pages. For more information on landslides, visit the website for the Washington State Department of Natural Resources landslide geologic hazards at: http://bit.ly/2mtA3wn |
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