000 WGUS66 KSEW 151819 FFASEW URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Flood Watch National Weather Service Seattle WA 1119 AM PDT Mon May 15 2023 .A thunderstorm threat this afternoon and evening will bring the potential for brief heavy downpours through the mountains and into some of the interior. Heavier downpours on top of wet snow melt can lead to flash flooding, particularly in the mountains. Burn scar flash flooding will be highly dependent on elevation and snowpack. WAZ504-509-555-556-558-568-569-160500- /O.NEW.KSEW.FA.A.0003.230515T2200Z-230516T0500Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ Southwest Interior-Tacoma Area-East Puget Sound Lowlands-Bellevue and Vicinity-Seattle and Vicinity-West Slopes North Central Cascades and Passes-West Slopes South Central Cascades and Passes- Including the cities of Woodinville, Olympia, Seattle, Darrington, Morton, Enumclaw, Tacoma, Kirkland, Kenmore, Maple Valley, Bothell, Newport Hills, Tumwater, Redmond, Bonney Lake, Sahalee, Covington-Sawyer-w, Pine Lake, Monroe, Prairie Ridge, and Lacey 1119 AM PDT Mon May 15 2023 ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible. * WHERE...A portion of west central Washington, including the following areas, Bellevue and Vicinity, East Puget Sound Lowlands, Seattle and Vicinity, Southwest Interior, Tacoma Area, West Slopes North Central Cascades and Passes and West Slopes South Central Cascades and Passes. * WHEN...From 3 PM this afternoon to 10 PM PDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action should Flash Flood Warnings be issued. && $$ Mazurkiewicz