Port Townsend Warnings, Watches and Advisories

Do not drive vehicles through flooded areas. The water depth or fast flowing water/mud/debris from a flash flood will make road conditions unsafe. Do not rely soley on data presented here or other third-party websites - always check your official national and local weather service agency website, socials, radio and/or TV stations for making critical decisions related to weather events.

Please carefully read each posted Warning and Alert as it relates to the area(s) being affected. We may provide a wider range of issued severe weather warnings for surrounding cities and counties, so some alerts may not directly impact this location. This is done to help with preparing for severe weather that may overlap or be heading towards Port Townsend.

Use the Radar Maps link provided to understand the trajectory of a storm.

Dense Fog Advisory issued May 17 at 7:22AM PDT until May 17 at 12:00PM PDT by NWS Seattle WA

* WHAT...Visibility one quarter mile or less in dense fog. * WHERE...Lower Chehalis River Valley, Middle Chehalis River Valley, Lowlands of Lewis and Southern Thurston Counties, and Olympia and Southern Puget Sound. * WHEN...Until noon PDT today. * IMPACTS...Low visibility could make driving conditions hazardous. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...The fog will primarily impact areas along the I-5 corridor, US-101, and US-12 within the advisory area.

Flood Warning issued May 16 at 11:51AM PDT by NWS Spokane WA

...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Washington... Stehekin River at Stehekin affecting Chelan County. For the Stehekin River...including Stehekin...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and forecast to continue. * WHERE...Stehekin River at Stehekin. * WHEN...Until further notice. * IMPACTS...At 20.5 feet, water inundates some properties and overtops the temporary corduroy bridge. Company Creek Road inundated at northern end. Battalion Creek culverts are beginning to be overtopped. Water begins damaging Wood Road. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 11:30 AM PDT Saturday the stage was 21.0 feet. - Bankfull stage is 19.5 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to gradually recede through the next couple of days, dropping below flood stage by May 17. It is forecasted to rise back above flood stage on May 19. - Flood stage is 20.5 feet. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood