Flooding At A Glance

Sun., Feb. 11, 1996

ROAD CLOSURES Washington

I-5 at Chehalis.

I-82 from Zillah to Union Gap.

U.S. 12 at White Pass and numerous other points.

U.S. 97 at Blewett Pass and south of Toppenish.

Washington 14 through much of the Columbia River Gorge.

I-84 in the Columbia Gorge.

Travel over Stevens Pass on U.S. 2 limited to 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. through Monday.

U.S. 12 between Dayton and Waitsburg.

Idaho

State Highway 3 from the Rose Lake Junction through St. Maries to the Santa Junction.

State Highway 6 from the Potlatch Junction to Harvard.

State Highway 9 from Harvard to Deary.

U.S. 12 from Arrow to Kamiah and from Fleming to Lolo Pass.

U.S. 95 from Potlatch Junction to Moscow.

Road reports

Washington (800) 221-5947; Idaho (208) 772-0531; Montana (406) 728-8553.

Washington updates also on the Internet (http:/ /www.wsdot.wa.gov).

FORECAST

Clear, sunny skies and highs in the low to mid-40s today and Monday, lows near 20.

HEALTH WATCH

Flooding can contaminate drinking-water wells. Health officials say people with flooded wells should boil water for 10 minutes before drinking.

Water used for washing dishes by hand should be disinfected with one capful of household bleach per gallon of water.

Drinking water can be tested at the Whitman Community Hospital or Spokane County Health District laboratories. For information, call 324-1440 in Spokane or 397-6280 in Whitman County.

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