The heavy rain that began Saturday has resulted in several highway closures and warnings.
The Clallam County Sheriff’s Office has issued the following this morning:
• State Highway 112
is closed at Pysht Milepost 23. The alternate route is state Highway 101 to state Highway 113.
• Russell Road
in Forks closed.
• State Highway 110
was closed at Milepost 8.
• Ward Road
in Sequim has water over the roadway.
• Clallam County road crews are working on Mount Pleasant, Deer Park
and Township roads
.
• A Stage 3 alert was issued for the Elwha Dam
. Stage 3 is when water reaches 18 feet; the level was 19 feet when the alert was issued at 9:18 a.m. today.
• The forecast for flooding severity for the Dungeness
and Bogachiel rivers
was changed from minor to moderate, and a flood watch was upgraded to a flood warning, shortly before 9 a.m. today.
The heavy rain is expected to taper off to showers this afternoon, the Sheriff’s Office advisory said.
It warned that vehicles should not be driven through flooded areas.