A vehicle travels through water over Teitzel Road in Centralia on Tuesday next to a flood gauge for South Hanaford Creek. Most of Western Washington was under a flood watch and a high wind advisory Tuesday into Wednesday morning. Gusts of up 55 miles per hour were predicted as well as widespread power outages. Only minor flooding was reported on area waterways and China Creek largely stayed within its banks.
Jared Wenzelburger / jared@chronline.com
A Centralia resident carries sandbags in a wheelbarrow as water from China Creek spills into nearby parking lots near an apartment complex. Most of Western Washington was under a flood watch and a high wind advisory Tuesday into Wednesday morning. Gusts of up 55 miles per hour were predicted as well as widespread power outages. Only minor flooding was reported on area waterways and China Creek largely stayed within its banks.
Jared Wenzelburger / jared@chronline.com
Sandbags sit on standby outside Eubanks in Centralia on Tuesday. Most of Western Washington was under a flood watch and a high wind advisory Tuesday into Wednesday morning. Gusts of up 55 miles per hour were predicted as well as widespread power outages. Only minor flooding was reported on area waterways and China Creek largely stayed within its banks.
Jared Wenzelburger / jared@chronline.com
Sandbags sit on standby inside a John Deere wagon outside a Centralia residence on Tuesday. Most of Western Washington was under a flood watch and a high wind advisory Tuesday into Wednesday morning. Gusts of up 55 miles per hour were predicted as well as widespread power outages. Only minor flooding was reported on area waterways and China Creek largely stayed within its banks.
Jared Wenzelburger / jared@chronline.com
Tree limbs fall around Chehalis on Tuesday following a heavy rain storm. Most of Western Washington was under a flood watch and a high wind advisory Tuesday into Wednesday morning. Gusts of up 55 miles per hour were predicted as well as widespread power outages. Only minor flooding was reported on area waterways and China Creek largely stayed within its banks.