Weather Alerts For Benton City, WA

Flood Statement National Weather Service Pendleton OR 801 AM PDT Sun Mar 22 2026 ...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Washington... Yakima River at Kiona affecting Benton County. ...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in Washington... Naches River near Naches affecting Yakima County. ...The Flood Warning is cancelled for the following rivers in Washington... Yakima River near Parker affecting Yakima County. For the Yakima River...including Horlick, Umtanum, Parker, Kiona... Minor flooding is forecast. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Please report observed flooding to local emergency services or law enforcement and request they pass this information to the National Weather Service when you can do so safely. Additional information is available at www.weather.gov/pdt. && 801 AM PDT Sun Mar 22 2026 ...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY TUESDAY MORNING... * WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Yakima River at Kiona. * WHEN...Until early Tuesday morning. * IMPACTS...At 13.0 feet, there will be minor flooding of pastures and roads adjacent to the river...especially in low lying areas of West Richland. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 7:30 AM PDT Sunday the stage was 12.6 feet. - Bankfull stage is 11.0 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage late this afternoon to a crest of 13.2 feet late tomorrow morning. It will then fall below flood stage tomorrow evening. - Flood stage is 13.0 feet. - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of 13.3 feet on 04/03/2011. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood &&

Pollen Index: 8.1 Pollen Level: medium-high Predominant Pollen: Cedar/Juniper, Alder and Poplar/Aspen/Cottonwood The amount of pollen in the air for Sunday will be increasing over today's levels in the high range. This is likely to be caused in part by drier air.