I-5 at Centralia expected to be inundated by water

CENTRALIA, Wash. (AP) - The National Weather Service says the Chehalis River at Centralia could reach a record flood level Thursday night, 10 feet above flood stage.

Forecasters say the water will be deep enough to inundate residential and business areas and Interstate 5.

Crews are monitoring the flooding and preparing to close the highway if it becomes unsafe.  The latest update from the Washington Department of Transportation is that I-5 will likely remain open until midnight.

The interstate was closed for four days at Centralia during the flooding of December 2007.

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