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<< Previous   of   Next >>  Photo Gallery: December 2007 Floods  Photo Gallery: Statewide 2007 Floods   ADVERTISEMENT   Related Stories • Video: Flooding Near Index and Monroe 12/5/07 • Storm will cost us millions 12/5/07 • Snohomish County waives fees for dumping flood debris 12/5/07 • Heavy rain, wind hit urban areas hardest 12/5/07 • Video: Watching the River Rise 12/4/07   CONTACT THE HERALD Robert Frank, City Editor frank@heraldnet.com   Published: Wednesday, December 5, 2007 Snohomish River levels continue to drop Herald Staff Water levels on the Snohomish River continued to drop this morning, weather officials said. It fell below flood stage in Monroe early this morning and is expected to fall below flood stage in Snohomish late this afternoon. A flood warning remains in effect in Snohomish until the river drops below 25 feet, he said. It had dropped to 26.3 feet by 3:30 a.m. this morning, but has been slow to drop since then because of tidal influences and strong flows coming in from the Snoqualmie River. “From Snohomish down to Everett, you’re still going to have some fluctuations as the tides go up and down,” said Jay Albrecht, forecaster at the National Weather Service forecaster. The Snohomish River topped out at 27.6 feet, well below the record of 33.5 feet set in 1990 and the near record of 33.45 set last year. The flood warning for the Snohomish River was cancelled in Monroe when it dropped below flood stage at 4:37 a.m. today

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