THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A FLOOD WATCH FROM LATE SUNDAY THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT FOR A PORTION OF NORTH CENTRAL WASHINGTON.. INCLUDING CHELAN AND OKANOGAN COUNTIES. SNOW LEVELS WILL BE HIGH ENOUGH THAT MOST OF THE PRECIPITATION WILL FALL AS RAIN BELOW 3500 FEET...WITH RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE TO THREE INCHES EXPECTED TO FALL OVER THE WATCH AREA. THE LARGER MAINSTEM RIVERS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO FLOOD...BUT SMALLER CREEKS...STREAMS...AND URBAN AREAS MAY EXPERIENCE FLOODING WITH THIS HEAVY RAINFALL. MUD SLIDES MAY OCCUR AND CAUSE SERVICE ROAD WASHOUTS. RESIDENTS LIVING NEAR BURN SCARS LEFT BY SUMMER FIRES WILL BE ESPECIALLY VULNERABLE. A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT FLOODING IS POSSIBLE BUT NOT IMMINENT IN THE WATCH AREA. YOU SHOULD MONITOR FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP.
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