Headline:
Flood Warning issued March 21 at 5:36AM PDT until March 24 at 10:00AM PDT by NWS Pendleton OR
Event:
Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
March 21, 2026 - 5:36am
Expires:
March 21, 2026 - 5:45pm
Description:
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in
Washington...
Yakima River near Parker affecting Yakima County.
Yakima River at Kiona affecting Benton County.
...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in
Washington...
Yakima River at Umtanum affecting Kittitas County.
For the Yakima River...including Umtanum, Parker, Kiona...Minor
flooding is forecast.
* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Yakima River at Kiona.
* WHEN...From this evening to late Tuesday morning.
* IMPACTS...At 14.5 feet, At this level, there will be moderate
flooding of farmland, roads and some residential areas...
especially in the West Richland area.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 4:30 AM PDT Saturday the stage was 11.6 feet.
- Bankfull stage is 11.0 feet.
- Forecast...The river will rise above flood stage late
tomorrow evening to 14.1 feet early Monday morning. It will
then fall below flood stage Tuesday morning to 10.4 feet late
Thursday morning.
- Flood stage is 13.0 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
14.0 feet on 03/03/1901.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Instruction:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Additional information is available at www.weather.gov/pdt.
Area Description:
Benton, WA
Forcast Office:
NWS Pendleton OR
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov