The National Weather Service release a flood watch for the region through Monday.
Flood Watch
FLOOD WATCHNATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
348 PM PDT SAT SEP 28 2013
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CLALLAM-GRAYS HARBOR-JEFFERSON-KING-KITSAP-LEWIS-MASON-PIERCE-
SKAGIT-SNOHOMISH-THURSTON-WHATCOM-
348 PM PDT SAT SEP 28 2013
...A FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING...
THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR
* PORTIONS OF WESTERN WASHINGTON...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING
COUNTIES... GRAYS HARBOR...CLALLAM...JEFFERSON...SKAGIT...
WHATCOM...KING...KITSAP...LEWIS...MASON...PIERCE...SNOHOMISH...
THURSTON.
* PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND. TOTAL
RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 10 INCHES IS EXPECTED TO FALL IN THE
MOUNTAINS. A FLOOD WARNING HAS ALREADY BEEN ISSUED FOR THE
PUYALLUP RIVER NEAR ORTING AND THERE IS A CHANCE OF FLOODING ON
OTHER RIVERS.
* THE HEAVY RAIN COULD ALSO RESULT IN MINOR URBAN AND SMALL
STREAM FLOODING. STORM DRAINS SHOULD BE CHECKED TO ENSURE THEY
ARE NOT CLOGGED WITH DEBRIS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FLOOD WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR FLOODING BUT
FLOODING IS NOT IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. MONITOR THE LATEST
FORECASTS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AND BE READY TO ACT
QUICKLY IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED OR A WARNING IS ISSUED.
