Lewis County Emergency Operations Center to Close this Afternoon

Lewis County Sheriff’s Office Emergency Operations Center will close this afternoon after receiving notice from the National Weather Service that the flood warnings have been cancelled for Lewis County. In addition, rivers in Lewis County are maintaining and are not expected to flood. Department of Emergency Management will continue to monitor the weather and rivers and keep the public informed of any potential issues.

Newaukum River is still at stage 1 but appears to be maintaining. It does not appear that the river will flood as previously predicted by the National Weather Service.

Chehalis River at Doty continues to be at stage 1 but appears to have crested and is now dropping.

Chehalis River at Mellen is also below stage 1 but will slowly rise to just below minor flood stage.

Some surface streets are still covered with water so motorists are encouraged to drive carefully and not drive through standing water, if it can be avoided.

Citizens can check the Lewis County website for road condition reports and river readings for further information.

Lewis County Public Works asks citizens to call (360) 740-1123 to report plugged culverts or roadway erosion and/or damage.

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