Flooding both in Mazama & W Chewuch

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Forest Road 5010, on the east side of the Chewuch River, has substantial mud and debris on the road approximately seven miles from Road 37 (Boulder Creek Road). I didn't ride through it but it might well be passable.
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Road 51 is open again, I went to Camp Four Campground this morning and it is a little muddy but passable.
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There is debris on FS Road 51 (Chewuch River Road) approximately 2 miles north of Falls Creek Campground. A truck and horse trailer appear to be stuck and blocking the road at 2.5 miles.
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Flooding both in Mazama & W Chewuch

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THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

THE CUB CREEK BURN SCAR IN...

NORTH CENTRAL OKANOGAN COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL WASHINGTON...

* UNTIL 830 PM PDT.

* AT 640 PM PDT, LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED FLASH FLOODING ON

ANDREWS CREEK NEAR THE CUB CREEK BURN SCAR. WEST CHEWUCH ROAD WAS

WASHED OUT WITH MUD AND DEBRIS ON THE ROADWAY FROM STORMS THAT

OCCURRED EARLIER. MORE SHOWERS AND STORMS ARE MOVING THROUGH THE

AREA AND WILL LIKELY EXACERBATE FLOODING. MOVE AWAY FROM THE BURN

SCAR AND TO HIGHER GROUND NOW.

HAZARD...FLASH FLOODING CAUSED BY HEAVY RAIN IN AND AROUND THE

CUB CREEK BURN SCAR.

SOURCE...LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED.

IMPACT...FLOODING OF AREAS IN AND AROUND THE CUB CREEK BURN

SCAR.

* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLASH FLOODING INCLUDE...

CHEWUCH CAMPGROUND, CAMP FOUR CAMPGROUND, FALLS CREEK CAMPGROUND,

NICE CAMPGROUND, FLAT CAMPGROUND, RUFFED GROUSE CAMPGROUND,

HONEYMOON CAMPGROUND, MEMORIAL CAMPGROUND, ANDREWS CREEK

CAMPGROUND, AND THIRTYMILE CAMPGROUND.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THE AFFECTED AREAS ARE IN AND BELOW THE CUB CREEK BURN SCAR NORTH OF

WINTHROP, INCLUDING WEST CHEWUCH ROAD. SOME DRAINAGE BASINS IMPACTED

INCLUDE CHEWUCH RIVER, FALLS CREEK, LEROY CREEK, JUNIOR CREEK, BUTTE

CREEK, BOULDER CREEK AND CUB CREEK. MODERATE TO HIGH INTENSITY

RAINFALL ON THE BURNED AREA MAY CAUSE FLASH FLOODING, MUD SLIDES AND

ROCK SLIDES. CAMPERS, HIKERS AND MOTORISTS IN AND BELOW THE CUB

CREEK BURNED AREA SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE

AND PROPERTY.

FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. IT IS IMPORTANT TO KNOW WHERE

YOU ARE RELATIVE TO STREAMS, RIVERS, OR CREEKS WHICH CAN BECOME

KILLERS IN HEAVY RAINS. CAMPERS AND HIKERS SHOULD AVOID
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