Area in flood watch Tuesday, Wednesday

The National Weather Service has also issued a wind advisory in effect Tuesday until 3 p.m. Wind speeds are anticipated to be between 20-30 miles per hour, with gusts reaching speeds of 50 miles per hour, according to the weather service.

Update: The National Weather Service has also issued a wind advisory in effect Tuesday until 3 p.m. Wind speeds are anticipated to be between 20-30 miles per hour, with gusts reaching speeds of 50 miles per hour, according to the weather service.

 

The National Weather Service issued a flood watch for the area, including Sammamish and Issaquah, that will go into effect Tuesday morning and continue through Wednesday.

The flood watch warning area includes northwest Washington and King, Lewis, Pierce, Snohomish and Thurston counties beginning at 6 a.m. Tuesday.

There is a 100 percent chance of rain Tuesday in Sammamish and Issaquah, with a 70-80 percent chance Wednesday, according to the weather service.

Excessive rain will likely result in flooding on rivers prone to flooding, according to a weather service statement Monday. Between 5-11 inches of precipitation is expected to fall in the western Washington mountains Monday through Tuesday evening. The snow level will rise from 5,500 feet to 6,500 feet Monday, to 8,000 feet Tuesday and fall to around 3,500-4,500 feet late Wednesday, according to the National Weather Service.

Meteorologists estimate 2-5 inches of rainfall across the interior lowlands and 3-6 inches along the coasts Monday through Wednesday, according to the weather service’s special weather statement Monday.

“This amount of rain will put extra pressure on soil instability,” according to the post.