Floodwaters inundate Port Angeles oil company depot
Chris Tucker/Peninsula Daily News
Chaz Tonn, left, and Jason Valencia with Cowlitz Clean Sweep row through floodwaters today at Petit Oil Co. yard at 638 Marine Drive in Port Angeles.
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Containment booms and other measures were taken to prevent spillage of petroleum products into Port Angeles Harbor.
The flooding occurred as steady rains from successive storms continued to fall across the North Olympic Peninsula and Western Washington today. Showers will continue tonight, and more rain is forecast Wednesday, according to the National Weather Service.
The Weather Service has issued a flood warning effective past 11 o'clock tonight (see breaking news item).
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