245 RWUS32 KPDX 080804 FFSPDX ORZ001-002-004-010-011-081600- URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD STATEMENT BULLETIN NO. 40 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR 1202 AM PST THU FEB 8 1996 ...AN URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT TONIGHT AND THURSDAY FOR NORTHWEST OREGON AND CLARK COUNTY OF SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON... URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOODING WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY ACROSS THE WILLAMETTE VALLEY...CLARK COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON..THE NORTH AND CENTRAL OREGON COAST AND THE NORTH CASCADES. MANY STREAMS AND NORMALLY UNGAGED RIVERS ARE OUT OF THEIR BANKS ACROSS NORTHERN OREGON AND SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON. SOME OF THE SMALL STREAMS HAVFALLEN A BIT IN THE PAST FEW HOURS AS PRECIPITATION TAPERED DOWN BUT RADAR SHOWS ANOTHER SURGE OF RAIN HEADED INLAND OVER NORTHWEST OREGON AT 1155 PM TONIGHT AND A FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL MOVE INLAND TODAY TO RENEW HEAVY RAINS OVER THE NORTH PART OF THE STATE. THIS WILL PUSH SMALL STREAMS HIGHER AGAIN TONIGHT AND THURSDAY. SIGNIFICANT FLOODING IS OCCURRING IN MANY PLACES AND WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT AND THURSDAY. IF YOU LIVE NEAR A SMALL STREAM...RIVER..WASH...OR CHANNEL YOU SHOULD TAKE ACTION NOW TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY FROM RISING WATERS. IN METROPOLITAN AREAS BE ALERT TO FLOODED ROADWAYS AND INTERSECTIONS. WILLSON WSFO PDX 305 RWUS42 KPDX 080813 FLSPDX ORZ001-002-004-010-011-081600- URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD STATEMENT BULLETIN NO. 40 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR 1202 AM PST THU FEB 8 1996 ...AN URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT TONIGHT AND THURSDAY FOR NORTHWEST OREGON AND CLARK COUNTY OF SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON... URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOODING WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY ACROSS THE WILLAMETTE VALLEY...CLARK COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON..THE NORTH AND CENTRAL OREGON COAST AND THE NORTH CASCADES. MANY STREAMS AND NORMALLY UNGAGED RIVERS ARE OUT OF THEIR BANKS ACROSS NORTHERN OREGON AND SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON. SOME OF THE SMALL STREAMS HAV FALLEN A BIT IN THE PAST FEW HOURS AS PRECIPITATION TAPERED DOWN BUT RADAR SHOWS ANOTHER SURGE OF RAIN HEADED INLAND OVER NORTHWEST OREGON AT 1155 PM TONIGHT AND A FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL MOVE INLAND TODAY TO RENEW HEAVY RAINS OVER THE NORTH PART OF THE STATE. THIS WILL PUSH SMALL STREAMS HIGHER AGAIN TONIGHT AND THURSDAY. SIGNIFICANT FLOODING IS OCCURRING IN MANY PLACES AND WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT AND THURSDAY. IF YOU LIVE NEAR A SMALL STREAM...RIVER..WASH...OR CHANNEL YOU SHOULD TAKE ACTION NOW TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY FROM RISING WATERS. IN METROPOLITAN AREAS BE ALERT TO FLOODED ROADWAYS AND INTERSECTIONS. WILLSON WSFO PDX 324 RWUS32 KPDT 080821 FFSPDT WAZ008-081200- SMALL STREAM FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 1218 AM PST THU FEB 8 1996 ...SMALL STREAM FLOODING CONTINUES IN THE YAKIMA AND KLICKITAT RIVERS OF SOUTH CENTRAL WASHINGTON... AT 11:00 PM WEDNESDAY...EMERGENCY OFFICIALS REPORT FLOODING ON ALL STREA AND SMALL RIVERS IN YAKIMA AND KLICKITAT COUNTIES. IN KLICKITAT COUNTY...THE LITTLE KLICKITAT RIVER IS OVER BANKFULL. RAIN WILL CONTINUE TO FALL THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. IN ADDITION WARMER WEATHER ON THURSDAY WILL CONTINUE TO ADD SNOWMELT TO THE RISING WATERS. IF YOU LIVE NEAR A STREAM OR RIVER IN SOUTH CENTRAL WASHINGTON...NOW IS THE TIME TO PREPARE FOR RISING WATERS. MONITOR YOUR WATER LEVELS CLOSELY AND BE PREPARED TO MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY. RAMEY 577 RWUS42 KPDX 080927 FLSPDX ORZ001-002-081800- FLOOD STATEMENT BULLETIN NO. 41 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR 130 AM PST THU FEB 8 1996 ...FLOOD WARNINGS CONTINUE FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN THE OREGON COASTAL RIVER BASINS... NEHALEM WILSON NESTUCCA SILETZ ALSEA SIUSLAW FOLLOWING IS A LIST OF WARNINGS AND FORECASTS FOR THE ABOVE RIVERS... INCREASING RAIN OVER NORTHWEST OREGON CONTINUES TO PUSH ALREADY FLODDING COASTAL RIVERS EVEN HIGHER. HEAVY RAIN AT TIMES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS MORNING. MANY COASTAL RIVERS ARE EXPECTED TO EXCEED THE DECEMBER 1964 FLOOD LEVELS. RIVER/STATION CURRENT FLOOD FORECAST NAME STAGE STAGE NEHALEM RIVER 23.7 FEET 14.0 FEET *MAJOR FLOODING. AT FOSS RISE SLOWLY TO 25 FEET BY NOON THURSDAY. EXCEED DEC. 1964 FLOOD. WILSON RIVER EST 17.0 FEET 13.0 FEET *MAJOR FLOOD. COULD RISE NR TILLAMOOK TO 17.5 FEET LATE THURSDAY MORNING NESTUCCA RIVER EST 18.5 FEET 18.0 FEET WILL FLUCTUATE NEAR 18.5 NR BEAVER FEET THROUGH MIDDAY THEN RECEDE. SILETZ RIVER 22.3 FEET 16.0 FEET *MAJOR FLOODING. FALLING NR SILETZ SLOWLY BUT WILL BEGIN TO RISE AGAIN THIS MORNING AND REACH 25 FEET LATE MORNING ALSEA RIVER 20.7 FEET 18.0 FEET *MAJOR FLOODING. FALLING NR TIDEWATER SLOWLY BUT WILL BEGIN TO RISE AGAIN THIS MORNING AND REACH 24 FEET TONIGHT. SIUSLAW RIVER EST 27.0 FEET 18.0 FEET *MAJOR FLOODING. RISE TO NR MAPLETON NEAR 28.0 FEET AND REMAIN NEAR THIS LEVEL TODAY AND THEN FALL FRIDAY. PEOPLE THREATENED BY THESE AND OTHER UNGAGED COASTAL RIVERS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. MASSEY/STIGER 766 WWUS30 KPDT 081009 LSRPDT LOCAL STORM REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 200 AM PST THU FEB 8 1996 TIME(PST) ...LOCATION... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS... DATE... ...COUNTY... AFTERNOON YAKIMA RIVER WA WIDESPREAD FLOODING WEST SIDE OF 02/07/96 YAKIMA COUNTY YAKIMA RIVER LOWER VALLEY TO NORTH COUNTY LINE. 4:30 PM NORTH OF SELAH WA 28 PEOPLE STRANDED IN THE TWIN 02/07/96 YAKIMA BRIDGES AREA DUE TO FLOODING. ALL EVACUATED LATER. 1100 PM GOLDENDALE WA 2.50 INCHES OF RAIN LAST 24 HOURS 02/07/96 KLICKITAT AND 6000 SANDBAGS FILLED. AFTERNOON KLICKITAT TOWN WA 6 FEET OF WATER OVER HIGHWAY 42. 02/07/96 KLICKITAT 3-4 INCHES OF ICE IN HILLS BEHIND TOWN. NINE HOUSES EVACUATED. AFTERNOON TOWNS OF WISHRAM WA ALL TOWNS ARE ISOLATED DUE TO 02/07/96 LYLE...BINGEN ROCKSLIDES OR FLOODING ON HWY 14. AND KLICKITAT. 1100 PM TOWNS OF WHITE WA LITTLE KLICKITAT RIVER WAS OVER 02/07/96 SALMON AND BINGEN. BANKFULL WITH MOBILE HOME PARK EVACUATED IN 3 1/2 FEET OF WATER. RAMEY 922 WWUS45 KPDX 081044 NPWPDX ORZ002-003-081740- HIGH WIND WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR 245 AM PST THU FEB 8 1996 ...HIGH WIND WARNING OREGON SOUTH AND CENTRAL OREGON COAST TODAY... A PACIFIC COLD FRONT IS MOVING EAST WND WILL REACH THE OREGON COAST LATE TODAY. WINDS WELL OUT AHEAD OF THE FRONT ARE ALREADY INCREASING ALONG THE COAST. AT 2 AM THIS MORNING GOLD BEACH WAS GUSTING TO 46 MPH AND SEA LION CAVES WAS GUSTING TO 55 MPH. THESE WINDS WILL INCREASE DURING THE DAY AND WIND GUSTS 60 MPH OR POSSIBLY 70 MPH ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE HEADLANDS OF THE SOUTH AND CENTRAL OREGON COAST AS COLD FRONT MOVES CLOSER. SOUTHERLY WIND GUSTS OF AROUND 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE ALONG THE NORTH COAST. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING NEAR THE COAST TODAY BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE STRONG GUSTY WINDS. WILLSON WSFO PDX 199 RWUS42 KPDX 081131 FLSPDX ORZ004-082000- FLOOD STATEMENT. BULLETIN NO. 42 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR 330 AM PST THU FEB 8 1996 ...A FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE MAINSTEM WILLAMETTE RIVER TO OREGON CITY... ...FLOOD WARNINGS CONTINUE FOR THE FOLLOWING WILLAMETTE VALLEY TRIBUTARIES IN WESTERN OREGON... MCKENZIE MOHAWK MARYS LUCKIAMUTE NORTH SANTIAM SOUTH SANTIAM SANTIAM SOUTH YAMHILL MOLLALA PUDDING TUALATIN CLACKAMAS SYCAMORE SANDY PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS NORTHWEST OREGON THIS MORNING. THIS RAIN COMBINED WITH SNOW MELT CONTINUES THE FLOODING ON MOST OF THE RIVERS. FLOODING WILLAMETTE RIVER TRIBUTARIES ARE NOW CONTRIBUTING TO INCREASING MAINSTEM FLOWS ESPECIALLY IN THE UPPER REACHES IN THE SOUTHERN END OF THE WILLAMETTE VALLEY. MAJOR FLOODING IS LIKELY ALONG THE MAINSTEM WILLAMETTE. PEOPLE AND EMERGENCY MANAGERS SHOULD CONTINUE TO TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY FROM HIGH OR RISING WATERS. FOLLOWING IS A LIST OF WARNINGS AND FORECASTS FOR WESTERN OREGON RIVERS AT 230 AM UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED... RIVER/STATION CURRENT FLOOD FORECAST NAME STAGE STAGE *DENOTES MAJOR FLOOD #DENOTES RECORD FLOOD WILLAMETTE 13.5 FT 23.0 FT RISE TO 20 SATURDAY MORNING AT EUGENE AND REMAIN BELOW FLOOD STAGE. AT HARRISBURG 14.7 FT 14.0 FT *CONTINUE TO RISE TO 17.0 FEET FRIDAY MORNING. AT CORVALLIS 19.6 FT 20.0 FT RISE TO NEAR 25 FEET BY SATURDAY. AT ALBANY 25.4 FT 25.0 FT RISE TO 30 FEET BY FRIDAY AND 31.5 FEET SATURDAY. WIDESPREAD AGRICULTURE FLOODING AT SALEM 29.8 FT 28.0 FT *RISE TO 36.5 FEET FRIDAY AND 37 FEET LATE FRIDAY NIGHT OR EARLY SATURDAY. OREGON CITY UPPER 15.3 FT 14.0 FT *CONTINUE RISE TO 19 FEET FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. OREGON CITY LOWER 40.5 FT 27.0 FT *CONTINUE RISE TO 42 FEET TODAY AND TO 44 FEET BY FRIDAY. AT PORTLAND AND THE LOWER COLUMBIA RIVER SEE BULLETIN 38 AND WILL BE UPDATED LATER MCKENZIE RIVER 8.1 FT 11.0 FT FALLING NOW BUT WILL RISE TO AT VIDA NEAR FLOOD STAGE TONIGHT. MOHAWK RIVER 19.6 FT 15.0 FT *FALLING NOW BUT WILL RISE TO AT SPRINGFIELD NEAR 24 FEET FRIDAY MORNING. MARYS RIVER EST 20.4 FT 20.0 FT #RISE BACK TO 21 FEET BY THIS AT PHILOMATH EVENING. MINOR FLOODING PHILOMATH AREA AND THROUGH CORVALLIS. LUCKIAMUTE RIVER 33.0 FT 27.0 FT REMAIN NEAR 33 FEET TODAY NEAR SUVER THEN FALL FRIDAY. N. SANTIAM 10.2 FT 11.0 FT FALLING NOW BUT COULD RISE TO AT MEHAMA 11.5 FEET LATE TODAY. S. SANTIAM 12.5 FT 12.0 FT FALLING NOW BUT WILL RISE TO AT WATERLOO NEAR 19.5 FEET FRIDAY MORNING. SANTIAM RIVER 22.8 FT 15.0 FT *WILL REMAIN NEAR 23 FEET TODAY AND FALL TO 21 FEET FRIDAY SOUTH YAMHILL RIVER 46.1 FT 38.0 FT *WILL REMAIN NEAR 46 FEET NEAR WHITESON TODAY AND REMAIN ABOVE FLOOD STAGE THROUGH SATURDAY. MOLLALA RIVER EST 15.0 FT 13.0 FT #RANGING NEAR 15.5 FEET NEAR CANBY TODAY AND FALLING FRIDAY. SIGNIFICANT LOW LAND FLOODING. PUDDING RIVER EST 30.0 FT 22.0 FT CONTINUED SLOW RISE AND CREST NEAR AURORA NEAR 32 FEET EARLY FRIDAY. EXTENSIVE FLOODING OF AREA BETWEEN AURORA AND CANBY. MANY SECONDARY ROADS CLOSED. TUALATIN RIVER 18.6 FT 17.0 FT RANGING NEAR PRESENT LEVEL NEAR DILLEY TODAY. EXTENSIVE LOW LAND FLOODING. NEAR FARMINGTON 34.3 FT 32.0 FT *CONTINUE RISE TO NEAR 35 FEET TONIGHT. MAJOR FLOODING EXPECTED. SEVERAL ROADS LIKELY CLOSED. SOME HOMES LIKELY FLOODED. NEAR WEST LINN 12.1 FT 13.5 FT *RISE TO 17.5 FEET BY SATURDAY MORNING. THIS WILL BE A MAJOR FLOOD AND WILL EXCEED THE 1964 FLOOD LEVEL. FLOODING OF HOMES POSSIBLE LOWER REACHES OF THE BASIN. CLACKAMAS RIVER 15.4 FT 10.0 FT *FALLING NOW BUT SHOULD RISE TO NEAR 18.0 FT THIS AFTERNOON. MAJOR FLOODING CONTINUES TODAY JOHNSON CREEK EST 13.5 FT 11.0 FT #RISE TO NEAR 14.5 FEET SYCAMORE THIS AFTERNOON. EXTENSIVE FLOODING EXPECTED ESPECIALLY THE LOWER REACHES. SANDY 20.8 FT CONTINUED SLOW FALL NOW WITH POSSIBLE RISE LATER TODAY. MASSEY/STIGER/ROCKY 353 WRUS1 KPDT 081206 FFWPDT ORC023-049-059-061-063-WAC039-077-013-071-082000- BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED SMALL STREAM FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 405 AM PST THU FEB 8 1996 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PENDLETON HAS ISSUED A SMALL STREAM FLOOD WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL NOON PST FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... IN NORTHEAST OREGON ...NORTHERN GRANT COUNTY...MORROW COUNTY...UMATILLA COUNTY ...UNION COUNTY...WALLOWA COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL WASHINGTON ...KLICKITAT COUNTY...YAKIMA COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON ...COLUMBIA COUNTY...WALLA WALLA COUNTY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PENDLETON CONTINUES A SMALL STREAM FLOOD WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL NOON PST FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... IN NORTHEAST OREGON... ...NORTHERN GRANT COUNTY...MORROW COUNTY...UMATILLA COUNTY...UNION COUNTY...WALLOWA COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON ...COLUMBIA COUNTY...WALLA WALLA COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL WASHINGTON ...KLICKITAT COUNTY...YAKIMA COUNTY. FLOODING CONTINUES ALONG SMALL STREAMS ACROSS NORTHEAST OREGON... SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON...AND ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE CASCADES. IN NORTHEAST OREGON...FLOOD WATERS REMAIN ACROSS SEVERAL ROADWAYS. AT 300 AM...UNION COUNTY OFFICIALS REPORT WATER ON HIGHWAY 82 SOUTH OF ELGIN. THE COVE HIGHWAY OUTSIDE OF ISLAND CITY IS CLOSED. IN WALLOWA COUNTY...THE TOWN OF TROY IS ISOLATED DUE TO FLOODING ON THE GRANDE RONDE...AND HIGHWAY 3 IS WASHED OUT AT MILE POST 2. IN SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON...COLUMBIA COUNTY OFFICIALS REPORT SEVERE FLOODING ALONG THE NORTH AND SOUTH TOUCHET...AND TUCANNON RIVERS. FLOODING IS REPORTED IN THE TOWN OF STARBUCK AND FOUR BRIDGES HAVE BEEN LOST TO HIGH WATERS. FOUR OTHER BRIDGES ARE INACCESSIBLE DUE TO FLOODING ACROSS APPROACHING ROADS. AT 400 AM IN WALLA WALLA COUNTY... NUMEROUS ROADS REMAIN CLOSED INCLUDING THE CUMMINS TO LUCKENBILL ROAD. IN SOUTHCENTRAL WASHINGTON...ALL STREAMS AND SMALL RIVERS ARE FLOODING CAUSING NUMEROUS SMALL ROAD CLOSURES. RAIN WILL CONTINUE TO FALL ACROSS THE REGION TODAY. IN ADDITION WARMER WEATHER ON THURSDAY WILL CONTINUE TO ADD SNOWMELT TO THE RISING WATERS. IF YOU LIVE NEAR ANY STREAM OR RIVER IN NORTHEAST OREGON...SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON...OR THE EAST SLOPES OF THE CASCADES...NOW IS THE TIME TO PREPARE FOR RISING WATERS. MONITOR YOUR WATER LEVELS CLOSELY AND BE PREPARED TO MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY. NEVER DRIVE THROUGH AN AREA WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD. RAMEY & 442 WRUS1 KPDT 081217 COR FFWPDT ORC023-049-059-061-063-WAC039-077-013-071-082000- BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED SMALL STREAM FLOOD WARNING...CORRECTED... NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 405 AM PST THU FEB 8 1996 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PENDLETON CONTINUES A SMALL STREAM FLOOD WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL NOON PST FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... IN NORTHEAST OREGON... ...NORTHERN GRANT COUNTY...MORROW COUNTY...UMATILLA COUNTY...UNION COUNTY...WALLOWA COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON ...COLUMBIA COUNTY...WALLA WALLA COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL WASHINGTON ...KLICKITAT COUNTY...YAKIMA COUNTY. FLOODING CONTINUES ALONG SMALL STREAMS ACROSS NORTHEAST OREGON... SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON...AND ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE CASCADES. IN NORTHEAST OREGON...FLOOD WATERS REMAIN ACROSS SEVERAL ROADWAYS. AT 300 AM...UNION COUNTY OFFICIALS REPORT WATER ON HIGHWAY 82 SOUTH OF ELGIN. THE COVE HIGHWAY OUTSIDE OF ISLAND CITY IS CLOSED. IN WALLOWA COUNTY...THE TOWN OF TROY IS ISOLATED DUE TO FLOODING ON THE GRANDE RONDE...AND HIGHWAY 3 IS WASHED OUT AT MILE POST 2. IN SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON...COLUMBIA COUNTY OFFICIALS REPORT SEVERE FLOODING ALONG THE NORTH AND SOUTH TOUCHET...AND TUCANNON RIVERS. FLOODING IS REPORTED IN THE TOWN OF STARBUCK AND FOUR BRIDGES HAVE BEEN LOST TO HIGH WATERS. FOUR OTHER BRIDGES ARE INACCESSIBLE DUE TO FLOODING ACROSS APPROACHING ROADS. AT 400 AM IN WALLA WALLA COUNTY... NUMEROUS ROADS REMAIN CLOSED INCLUDING THE CUMMINS TO LUCKENBILL ROAD. IN SOUTHCENTRAL WASHINGTON...ALL STREAMS AND SMALL RIVERS ARE FLOODING CAUSING NUMEROUS SMALL ROAD CLOSURES. RAIN WILL CONTINUE TO FALL ACROSS THE REGION TODAY. IN ADDITION WARMER WEATHER ON THURSDAY WILL CONTINUE TO ADD SNOWMELT TO THE RISING WATERS. IF YOU LIVE NEAR ANY STREAM OR RIVER IN NORTHEAST OREGON...SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON...OR THE EAST SLOPES OF THE CASCADES...NOW IS THE TIME TO PREPARE FOR RISING WATERS. MONITOR YOUR WATER LEVELS CLOSELY AND BE PREPARED TO MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY. NEVER DRIVE THROUGH AN AREA WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD. RAMEY & 705 WWUS45 KPDX 081305 NPWPDX ORZ001>003-081740- HIGH WIND WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR 505 AM PST THU FEB 8 1996 ...HIGH WIND WARNING OREGON ISSUED FOR THE NORTH OREGON COAST TODAY AND CONTINUED FOR THE SOUTH AND CENTRAL OREGON COAST TODAY... A PACIFIC COLD FRONT IS MOVING EAST AND WILL REACH THE OREGON COAST LATE TODAY. WINDS WELL OUT AHEAD OF THE FRONT ARE ALREADY INCREASING ALONG THE COAST. AT 5 AM THIS MORNING SEA LION CAVES HAD GUSTS TO 59 MPH AND EARLIER TONIGHT NETARTS REPORTED GUSTS TO 63 MPH. THESE WINDS WILL INCREASE DURING THE DAY AND WIND GUSTS 60 MPH OR POSSIBLY 70 MPH ARE ALONG THE HEADLANDS OREGON COAST TODAY AS COLD FRONT MOVES CLOSER. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING NEAR THE COAST TODAY BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE STRONG GUSTY WINDS. STRONG WIND GUSTS CAN TOPPLE TREES...DOWN POWER LINES AND HAVE DANGEROUS BUFFETING EFFECTS ON VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY HIGH PROFILE RECREATIONAL VEHICLES. WILLSON WSFO PDX 739 WWUS30 KPDT 081311 LSRPDT LOCAL STORM REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 510 AM PDT THU FEB 8 1996 TIME(PST) ...LOCATION... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS... DATE... ...COUNTY... 0510 AM JOSEPH RIVER OR HEAVY RAIN. SPOTTER WALLOWA-7 02/08/96 WALLOWA REPORTED 4 INCHES OF RAIN IN 24 HOURS. DOHERTY 143 WWUS30 KPDX 081451 LSRPDX STORM REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND, OR 604 AM PST THU FEB 08 1996 TIME (PST) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS... DATE ....COUNTY LOCATION.... 409 PM NEAR GRANDE RONDE OR HWY 18 4 MI W OF SPIRIT 02/07/96 NW POLK MTNS CASINO- ROAD DROPPED 6-8 INCHES. SOURCE: NWS EMPLOYEE 315 PM PORTLAND OR HOUSE BOAT BROKE LOOSE...FLOATED 02/07/96 MULTNOMAH DOWN WILLAMETTE RIVER. NO ONE IN HOUSE AT TIME. SOURCE MEDIA. 415 PM PORTLAND OR LANDSLIDE ON HWY 26 SUNSET HWY 02/07/96 MULTNOMAH CLOSED BOTH LANES. TREES AND ROCKS ON ROADWAYS. SOURCE MEDIA. 430 PM NR WASHOUGAL WA MUDSLIDES CLOSED HWY 14 BOTH WAYS. 02/07/96 CLARK AND SKAMANIA WA TRAIN TRACKS COVERED. SOURCE MEDIA. 630 PM TROUTDALE TO HOOD RIVER OR MUDSLIDES AT MILEPOSTS 36 AND 48 02/07/96 MULTNOMAH AND HOOD RIVER WITH EXTENSIVE HWY DAMAGE. I-84 CLOSED BOTH DIRECTIONS BETWEEN HOOD RIVER AND TROUTDALE. SOURCE: ORE DEPT OF TRANSP. 830 PM PORTLAND OR SKYLINE BLVD COLLAPSED. ROAD 02/07/96 MULTNOMAH FELL 100 FEET DOWN HILL TAKING 3 CARS...ONE STILL MSG UNDER DEBRIS. SOURCE MEDIA. 900 PM PORTLAND OR LANDSLIDE...I-5 CLOSED SOUTH 02/07/96 MULTNOMAH BOUND LANES. 1 PERSON MINOR INJURY...SEVERAL CARS INVOLVED. 1200 AM SALEM OR SEVERAL ROADS UNDERWATER. MILL 02/08/96 MARION CREEK FLOODED HOMES. SOURCE: MEDIA. 1220 AM NETARTS OR SUSTAINED WIND 40-55 MPH. GUSTING 02/08/96 TILLAMOOK TO 63 MPH BEFORE POWER KNOCKE OUT. SOURCE: NWS SPOTTER. 630 AM NETARTS OR WIND GUSTING TO 70 MPH. POWER 02/08/96 TILLAMOOK STILL OUT. SOURCE: NWS SPOTTER. END/CCDR 144 WWUS30 KPDT 081452 LSRPDT LOCAL STORM REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 650 AM PST THU FEB 08 1996 TIME(PST) ...LOCATION... STATE.....EVENT/REMARKS... DATE... ...COUNTY... 0510 AM JOSEPH OR HEAVY RAIN. SPOTTER WALLOWA-7 02/08/96 WALLOWA REPORTED 4 INCHES OF RAIN IN 24 HOURS. 0630 AM WAITSBURG WA SEVERE FLOODING. WALLA WALLA 02/08/96 WALLA WALLA EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTS 75 PEOPLE IN SHELTERS AND 50 HOMES FLOODED WEDNESDAY. DOHERTY/ASHBY 169 RWUS42 KPDX 081455 FLSPDX ORZ006-008-010-011-082300- FLOOD STATEMENT BULLETIN NO. 43 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR 700 AM PST THU FEB 8 1996 ...FLOOD WARNINGS CONTINUE FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN EASTERN OREGON... UMATILLA DESCHUTES JOHN DAY GRAND RONDE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR OTHER RIVERS IN THE NORTH HALF OF EASTERN OREGON... ...SMALL STREAM FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FOR NORTHERN GRANT COUNTY...MORROW...UMATILLA...UNION...AND WALLOWA COUNTIES. FOLLOWING IS A LIST OF WARNINGS AND FORECASTS FOR THE ABOVE RIVERS RIVER/STATION CURRENT FLOOD REMARKS NAME STAGE STAGE N. FK. JOHN DAY 13.2 FEET NONE SLOW FALL NR MONUMENT AT 6 AM JOHN DAY 12.8 FEET NONE WILL RISE TO 13.3 FEET AT SERVICE CK. AT 3 AM BY THIS AFTERNOON JOHN DAY 6.3 FEET 8.0 FEET CREST AT 7.O FEET AT AT JONH DAY AT 6 AM 3 PM UMATILLA RIVER 10.6 FEET 7.8 FEET WILL RISE TO 12.0 FEET AT PENDLETON THIS AFTERNOON. GRAND RONDE NO READING 10.0 FEET CURRENT INFLOW FROM SNOW NR LAGRANDE MELT WITH ICE JAMS WILL RESULT IN SOME FLOODING GRAND RONDE 11.3 FEET 10.0 FEET RISE TO NEAR 13.0 FEET AT TROY FRIDAY MORNING. DESCHUTES 12.0 FEET 8.0 FEET WILL RISE TO NEAR 12.5 AT MOODY 5 AM FEET THIS EVENING. THE COMBINATION OF WARM AIR... RAINFALL... AND SNOWMELT CONTINUES TO BRING RISING LEVELS IN RIVERS AND STREAMS THROUGHOUT NORTHERN OREGON. A FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHERN OREGON THROUGH THURSDAY. SOME FLOODING HAS ALREADY BEEN REPORTED ON SEVERAL SMALL STREAMS ACROSS THE NORTH HALF OF EASTERN OREGON. RUNOFF WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE IN MOST RIVERS THROUGH TODAY WITH LOCAL FLOODING OF ROADWAYS AND LOWLYING AREAS. STREAMS DRAINING THE EAST SLOPES OF THE NORTH CASCADES WILL REMAIN HIGH THROUGH TODAY WITH CONTINUED FLOODING. PERSONS LIVING OR TRAVELLING NEAR STREAMS AND RIVERS IN THE NORTH HALF OF THE EASTSIDE SHOULD TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS. SRS 188 RWUS42 KPDX 081456 FLSPDX ORZ006-008-010-011-082300- FLOOD STATEMENT BULLETIN NO. 43 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR 700 AM PST THU FEB 8 1996 ...FLOOD WARNINGS CONTINUE FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN EASTERN OREGON... UMATILLA DESCHUTES JOHN DAY GRAND RONDE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR OTHER RIVERS IN THE NORTH HALF OF EASTERN OREGON... ...SMALL STREAM FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FOR NORTHERN GRANT COUNTY...MORROW...UMATILLA...UNION...AND WALLOWA COUNTIES. FOLLOWING IS A LIST OF WARNINGS AND FORECASTS FOR THE ABOVE RIVERS RIVER/STATION CURRENT FLOOD REMARKS NAME STAGE STAGE N. FK. JOHN DAY 13.2 FEET NONE SLOW FALL NR MONUMENT AT 6 AM JOHN DAY 12.8 FEET NONE WILL RISE TO 13.3 FEET AT SERVICE CK. AT 3 AM BY THIS AFTERNOON JOHN DAY 6.3 FEET 8.0 FEET CREST AT 7.O FEET AT AT JONH DAY AT 6 AM 3 PM UMATILLA RIVER 10.6 FEET 7.8 FEET WILL RISE TO 12.0 FEET AT PENDLETON THIS AFTERNOON. GRAND RONDE NO READING 10.0 FEET CURRENT INFLOW FROM SNOW NR LAGRANDE MELT WITH ICE JAMS WILL RESULT IN SOME FLOODING GRAND RONDE 11.3 FEET 10.0 FEET RISE TO NEAR 13.0 FEET AT TROY FRIDAY MORNING. DESCHUTES 12.0 FEET 8.0 FEET WILL RISE TO NEAR 12.5 AT MOODY 5 AM FEET THIS EVENING. THE COMBINATION OF WARM AIR... RAINFALL... AND SNOWMELT CONTINUES TO BRING RISING LEVELS IN RIVERS AND STREAMS THROUGHOUT NORTHERN OREGON. A FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHERN OREGON THROUGH THURSDAY. SOME FLOODING HAS ALREADY BEEN REPORTED ON SEVERAL SMALL STREAMS ACROSS THE NORTH HALF OF EASTERN OREGON. RUNOFF WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE IN MOST RIVERS THROUGH TODAY WITH LOCAL FLOODING OF ROADWAYS AND LOWLYING AREAS. STREAMS DRAINING THE EAST SLOPES OF THE NORTH CASCADES WILL REMAIN HIGH THROUGH TODAY WITH CONTINUED FLOODING. PERSONS LIVING OR TRAVELLING NEAR STREAMS AND RIVERS IN THE NORTH HALF OF THE EASTSIDE SHOULD TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS. SRS 579 RWUS42 KPDX 081602 FLSPDX ORZ001-002-082300- FLOOD STATEMENT BULLETIN NO. 44 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR 800 AM PST THU FEB 8 1996 ...FLOOD WARNINGS CONTINUE FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN THE OREGON COASTAL RIVER BASINS... NEHALEM WILSON NESTUCCA SILETZ ALSEA SIUSLAW FOLLOWING IS A LIST OF WARNINGS AND FORECASTS FOR THE ABOVE RIVERS... HEAVY RAINS OVER NORTHWEST OREGON CONTINUE TO PUSH ALREADY FLOODING COASTAL RIVERS EVEN HIGHER. HEAVY RAIN AT TIMES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TODAY. MANY COASTAL RIVERS ARE EXPECTED TO EXCEED THE DECEMBER 1964 FLOOD LEVELS. RIVER/STATION CURRENT FLOOD FORECAST NAME STAGE STAGE NEHALEM RIVER 26.1 FEET 14.0 FEET *MAJOR FLOODING. AT FOSS AT 7 AM RISE TO 28.0 FEET BY 4 PM TODAY. FALL TO 14.0 FEET 2/11 4 AM. EXCEED DEC. 1964 FLOOD. WILSON RIVER EST 16.5 FEET 13.0 FEET *MAJOR FLOOD. 16.5 FEET NR TILLAMOOK AT 4 AM THROUGH 4 PM. FALL TO 13.0 FEET FRI 8 AM. NESTUCCA RIVER EST 18.1 FEET 18.0 FEET CREST AT 19.0 FEET 2 PM NR BEAVER TODAY. FALL TO 18.0 FEET 4 AM FRI. SILETZ RIVER 18.7 FEET 16.0 FEET *MAJOR FLOODING. RISE TO NR SILETZ AT 7 AM 24.0 FEET 10 PM TODAY. FALL TO 16.0 FEET 10 AM FRI. ALSEA RIVER 18.8 FEET 18.0 FEET *MAJOR FLOODING. RISE TO NR TIDEWATER AT 7 AM 23.5 FEET 10 PM TODAY. FALL TO 18.0 FEET NOON FRI. SIUSLAW RIVER EST 21.8 FEET 18.0 FEET MINOR LOWLAND FLOODING. NR MAPLETON RISE TO 22.5 FEET 10 PM TODAY. FALL TO 18.0 FEET 10 PM FRI. PEOPLE THREATENED BY THESE AND OTHER UNGAGED COASTAL RIVERS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. STARMER 786 WRUS1 KPDT 081636 FFWPDT WAC039-077-090030- BULLETIN SMALL STREAM FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 833 AM PST THU FEB 8 1996 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PENDLETON HAS EXTENDED THE SMALL STREAM FLOOD WARNING THROUGH 430 PM PST FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... IN SOUTH CENTRAL WASHINGTON ...KLICKITAT COUNTY...YAKIMA COUNTY AT 745 AM...WIDESPREAD FLOODING CONTINUED ALONG SMALL STREAMS IN YAKIMA AND KLICKITAT COUNTIES...WITH NUMEROUS REPORTS OF ROAD CLOSURES. RAIN WILL INCREASE LATER TODAY ACROSS BOTH COUNTIES AND FLOODING WILL CONTINUE. SMALL STREAMS WILL BEGIN TO RECEDE LATE TONIGHT AS RAIN TAPERS OFF. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE URGES YOU TO FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS GIVEN BY LOCAL EMERGENCY OFFICIALS. DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH ANY AREA WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD. DOHERTY 899 WWUS45 KPDX 081655 NPWPDX ORZ001>003-082300- HIGH WIND WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR 900 AM PST THU FEB 8 1996 ...HIGH WIND WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE OREGON COAST TODAY... A PACIFIC COLD FRONT IS MOVING EAST AND WILL REACH THE OREGON COAST LATE TODAY. SOUTH WINDS AHEAD OF THE FRONT ARE BLOWING AT AROUND 25 TO 40 MPH ON THE COAST...WITH SPOTTER REPORTS OF 70 MPH GUSTS AT NETARTS AND PACIFIC CITY. THOSE NEAR THE OREGON COAST TODAY SHOULD REMAIN ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE STRONG GUSTY WINDS. STRONG WIND GUSTS CAN TOPPLE TREES AND DOWN POWER LINES. SCHMIDT 162 RWUS42 KPDX 081733 FLSPDX ORZ001-002-004-010-011-090600- URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD STATEMENT BULLETIN NO. 45 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR 930 AM PST THU FEB 8 1996 ...AN URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT TONIGHT AND THURSDAY FOR NORTHWEST OREGON AND CLARK COUNTY OF SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON... ALONG WITH THE MAJOR RIVER FLOODING...URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOODING WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY ACROSS THE WILLAMETTE VALLEY...CLARK COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON..THE NORTH AND CENTRAL OREGON COAST AND THE NORTH CASCADES. MANY STREAMS AND NORMALLY UNGAGED RIVERS ARE OUT OF THEIR BANKS ACROSS NORTHERN OREGON AND SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON. LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN WILL CONTINUE TODAY INTO EARLY TONIGHT...AND THE HIGH WATER LEVELS WILL REMAIN. PEOPLE NEAR ANY RIVER...STREAM...CREEK...WASH...OR CHANNEL IN NORTHWEST OREGON SHOULD CONTINUE TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY FROM RISING WATERS. URBAN FLOODING OF LOW LYING STREETS AND UNDERPASSES WILL ALSO CONTINUE. SCHMIDT 359 RWUS42 KPDX 081819 FLSPDX WAZ003-ORZ004-090000- FLOOD STATEMENT BULLETIN NO. 47 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR 10 AM PST WED FEB 7 1996 ...SERIOUS FLOODING FORECAST FOR THE LOWER WILLAMETTE AND LOWER COLUMBIA RIVERS... ...A FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE MAINSTEM WILLAMETTE RIVER... ...A FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE COLUMBIA RIVER FROM VANCOUVER DOWNSTREAM... PEOPLE AND EMERGENCY MANAGERS SHOULD CONTINUE TO TAKE ACTION TO PREPARE FOR SERIOUS FLOODING OF THE LOWER COLUMBIA RIVER AND THE LOWER WILLAMETTE RIVER AFFECTING PORTLAND AND VANCOUVER. CONCERN FOR POTENTIAL FILLING OF RESERVOIRS...AND RELEASES IS NOT NECESSARY AS THEY ARE ACCOUNTED FOR IN THIS FORECAST. FOLLOWING IS A LIST OF WARNINGS AND FORECASTS FOR THE LOWER COLUMBIA RIVER THE LOWER WILLAMETTE RIVER...STAGE VALUES ARE AS OF 10 AM THURSDAY... RIVER/STATION CURRENT FLOOD FORECAST NAME STAGE STAGE WILLAMETTE RIVER AT PORTLAND 24.0 FT 18.0 FT THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO RISE ALONG A STEADY CURVE. NEW FORECASTS INDICATE A CREST AROUND 30.0 FEET AT THE MORRISON STREET BRIDGE FRIDAY MORNING AT 6 AM. THE LOWEST POINT OF THE SEAWALL THAT PROTECTS THE CITY IS AT 28.8 FEET...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO REACH THIS LEVEL AT 10 PM THURSDAY. HIGHER PORTIONS OF THE SEAWALL ARE AROUND 33 FEET. THE 1964 FLOOD LEVEL WAS 29.8 FEET. THE FLOOD OF RECORD IS 33.0 FEET IN 1894. IF THE RIVER REACHES 30 FEET EXTENSIVE FLOODING IS LIKELY IN DOWNTOWN PORTLAND AS WELL AS MANY AREAS ALONG THE RIVER UPSTREAM TO SALEM AND DOWNSTREAM TO THE COLUMBIA. COLUMBIA RIVER 23.3 FT 16.0 FT THE COLUMBIA WILL CONTINUE TO AT VANCOUVER RISE ALONG A STEADY CURVE. CURRENT FORECASTS INDICATE A CREST AROUND 28.5 FEET AROUND 10 AM FRIDAY. AT THIS LEVEL SOME OF THE LEVEES THAT PROTECT PORTLAND AND VANCOUVER COULD BE THREATENED WITH FAILURE. THIS WOULD POSE A SERIOUS THREAT TO ALL ISLAND AREAS...NORTHWEST PORTLAND AND OTHER AREAS. EXTENSIVE FLOODING WILL OCCUR BEFORE THE CREST. AT LONGVIEW 16.0 FT 12.0 FT THE COLUMBIA AT LONGVIEW IS FORECAST TO RISE TO 19 FEET. AT THIS LEVEL EXTENSIVE LOWLAND FLOODING WILL OCCUR ALONG THE RIVER. MOST ISLANDS NEAR LONGVIEW AND RAINIER WILL LIKELY BE FLOODED. AT ST. HELENS NOT AVBL 12.0 FT THE COLUMBIA AT ST. HELENS IS FORECAST TO RISE TO AROUND 24 FT...NEAR OR ABOVE THE 1964 FLOOD LEVELS. THE TOP OF THE LEWIS RIVER DIKE IS AT 22.0 FEET. AT ASTORIA NOT AVBL NOT AVBL THE COLUMBIA RIVER NEAR ASTORIA AND UPSTREAM TO ST. HELENS WILL BE VERY HIGH AND ARE INFLUENCED BY TIDES. THERE WILL BE EXTENSIVE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE COLUMBIA AROUND ASTORIA AND UPSTREAM FROM. END SCHNEIDER 379 RWUS42 KPDX 081826 FLSPDX ORZ004-090100- FLOOD STATEMENT BULLETIN NO. 46 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR 1030 AM PST THU FEB 8 1996 ...A FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE MAINSTEM WILLAMETTE RIVER TO OREGON CITY... ...FLOOD WARNINGS CONTINUE FOR THE FOLLOWING WILLAMETTE VALLEY TRIBUTARIES IN WESTERN OREGON... MCKENZIE MOHAWK MARYS LUCKIAMUTE NORTH SANTIAM SOUTH SANTIAM SANTIAM SOUTH YAMHILL MOLLALA PUDDING TUALATIN CLACKAMAS SYCAMORE SANDY PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING THEN WILL TAPER OFF AS SHOWERS. THIS RAIN COMBINED WITH SNOW MELT CONTINUES THE FLOODING ON MOST OF THE RIVERS. FLOODING WILLAMETTE RIVER TRIBUTARIES ARE NOW CONTRIBUTING TO INCREASING MAINSTEM FLOWS. MAJOR FLOODING IS LIKELY ALONG THE MAINSTEM WILLAMETTE. PEOPLE AND EMERGENCY MANAGERS SHOULD CONTINUE TO TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY FROM HIGH OR RISING WATERS. FOLLOWING IS A LIST OF WARNINGS AND FORECASTS FOR WESTERN OREGON RIVERS AT 830 AM UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED... RIVER/STATION CURRENT FLOOD FORECAST NAME STAGE STAGE *DENOTES MAJOR FLOOD #DENOTES RECORD FLOOD WILLAMETTE 13.2 FT 23.0 FT RISE TO 18.5 FEET FRIDAY AT EUGENE MORNING AND REMAIN BELOW FLOOD STAGE. AT HARRISBURG 14.5 FT 14.0 FT FALL TO 12.9 FEET 4 PM TODAY. RERISE TO 16.0 FEET 4 PM FRIDAY. AT CORVALLIS 21.5 FT 20.0 FT CREST 24.0 FEET 4 AM SATURDAY MORNING. AT ALBANY 27.2 FT 25.0 FT RISE TO 32.3 FEET BY FRIDAY MORNING THEN SLOW FALL. WIDESPREAD AGRICULTURE FLOODING AT SALEM 33.4 FT 28.0 FT *CREST 38.1 FEET 10 AM FRIDAY. FALL TO 33.1 FEET 4 AM SATURDAY. OREGON CITY UPPER 16.1 FT 14.0 FT *CONTINUE RISE TO 20 FEET BY 4 AM SATURDAY. FALL TO 16 FEET 4 AM SUNDAY. OREGON CITY LOWER 38.8 FT 27.0 FT *RISE TO 45.0 FEET 10 AM SATURDAY. FALL TO 42 FEET 4 AM SUNDAY. PORTLAND AND LOWER COLUMBIA FORECASTS WILL BE CONTAINED IN A SEPERATE STATEMENT. MCKENZIE RIVER 7.4 FT 11.0 FT RISE TO 10.4 FEET 4 AM AT VIDA FRIDAY. MOHAWK RIVER 17.3 FT 15.0 FT *CREST 23.9 FEET 4 AM FRIDAY. AT SPRINGFIELD FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE 10 PM FRIDAY. MARYS RIVER EST 20.4 FT 20.0 FT #REMAIN NEAR 20.4 THROUGH FRI. AT PHILOMATH FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE SAT MORNING. LUCKIAMUTE RIVER 32.5 FT 27.0 FT SLOW FALL TO FLOOD STAGE BY NEAR SUVER SAT AFTERNOON. N. SANTIAM 8.7 FT 11.0 FT CREST NEAR 11.2 FEET 4 PM AT MEHAMA TODAY THEN SLOWLY FALL. S. SANTIAM 11.9 FT 12.0 FT CONTINUED RISE TO CREST 14.6 AT WATERLOO FEET 12 NOON FRIDAY. FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE MIDNIGHT FRIDAY NIGHT. SANTIAM RIVER 22.4 FT 15.0 FT *FALL TO FLOOD STAGE 4 AM AT JEFFERSON SUNDAY. SOUTH YAMHILL RIVER 46.2 FT 38.0 FT *SLOW FALL TO FLOOD STAGE BY NEAR WHITESON SUN MORNING. MOLLALA RIVER NOT AVBL 13.0 FT #ABOVE FLOOD STAGE THROUGH NEAR CANBY FRIDAY NOON. SIGNIFICANT LOW LAND FLOODING. PUDDING RIVER 30.5 FT 22.0 FT CONTINUED SLOW RISE AND CREST NEAR AURORA NEAR 32 FEET 6 AM FRIDAY. EXTENSIVE FLOODING OF AREA BETWEEN AURORA AND CANBY. MANY SECONDARY ROADS CLOSED. TUALATIN RIVER 18.7 FT 17.0 FT RANGING NEAR PRESENT LEVEL NEAR DILLEY THROUGH FRIDAY. ABOVE FLOOD STAGE THROUGH SUNDAY. EXTENSIVE LOW LAND FLOODING. NEAR FARMINGTON 35.0 FT 32.0 FT *CREST AT 36.4 FEET FRI AT 10 PM. REMAIN ABOVE FLOOD STAGE THROUGH SUNDAY. MAJOR EXPECTED. SEVERAL ROADS LIKELY CLOSED. SOME HOMES LIKELY FLOODED. NEAR WEST LINN 12.7 FT 13.5 FT *CREST 17.5 FEET FRI AT 4 PM. THIS WILL BE A MAJOR FLOOD AND WILL EXCEED THE 1964 FLOOD LEVEL. FLOODING OF HOMES POSSIBLE LOWER REACHES OF THE BASIN. CLACKAMAS RIVER 13.3 FT 10.0 FT *SLOW FALL TO FLOOD STAGE BY AT ESTACADA FRIDAY AT 10 AM AT ESTACADA. EXTENSIVE FLOODING WILL CONTINUE DOWNSTREAM TO THE CONFLUENCE OF THE WILLAMETTE THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. MAJOR FLOODING CONTINUES THROUGH FRIDAY. JOHNSON CREEK 10.2 FT 11.0 FT #SLOW FALL TILL 11 AM THEN SYCAMORE RISE TO 13.5 FEET AT 10 PM TONIGHT. EXTENSIVE FLOODING EXPECTED ESPECIALLY THE LOWER REACHES. SANDY 19.2 FT CONTINUED SLOW FALL NOW WITH NR SANDY POSSIBLE RISE LATER TODAY. STARMER 381 RWUS42 KPDX 081827 COR FLSPDX WAZ003-ORZ004-090000- FLOOD STATEMENT...CORRECTED... BULLETIN NO. 47 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR 10 AM PST THU FEB 8 1996 ...SERIOUS FLOODING FORECAST FOR THE LOWER WILLAMETTE AND LOWER COLUMBIA RIVERS... ...A FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE MAINSTEM WILLAMETTE RIVER... ...A FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE COLUMBIA RIVER FROM VANCOUVER DOWNSTREAM... PEOPLE AND EMERGENCY MANAGERS SHOULD CONTINUE TO TAKE ACTION TO PREPARE FOR SERIOUS FLOODING OF THE LOWER COLUMBIA RIVER AND THE LOWER WILLAMETTE RIVER AFFECTING PORTLAND AND VANCOUVER. CONCERN FOR POTENTIAL FILLING OF RESERVOIRS...AND RELEASES IS NOT NECESSARY AS THEY ARE ACCOUNTED FOR IN THIS FORECAST. FOLLOWING IS A LIST OF WARNINGS AND FORECASTS FOR THE LOWER COLUMBIA RIVER THE LOWER WILLAMETTE RIVER...STAGE VALUES ARE AS OF 10 AM THURSDAY... RIVER/STATION CURRENT FLOOD FORECAST NAME STAGE STAGE WILLAMETTE RIVER AT PORTLAND 24.0 FT 18.0 FT THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO RISE ALONG A STEADY CURVE. NEW FORECASTS INDICATE A CREST AROUND 30.0 FEET AT THE MORRISON STREET BRIDGE FRIDAY MORNING AT 6 AM. THE LOWEST POINT OF THE SEAWALL THAT PROTECTS THE CITY IS AT 28.8 FEET...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO REACH THIS LEVEL AT 10 PM THURSDAY. HIGHER PORTIONS OF THE SEAWALL ARE AROUND 33 FEET. THE 1964 FLOOD LEVEL WAS 29.8 FEET. THE FLOOD OF RECORD IS 33.0 FEET IN 1894. IF THE RIVER REACHES 30 FEET EXTENSIVE FLOODING IS LIKELY IN DOWNTOWN PORTLAND AS WELL AS MANY AREAS ALONG THE RIVER UPSTREAM TO SALEM AND DOWNSTREAM TO THE COLUMBIA. COLUMBIA RIVER 23.3 FT 16.0 FT THE COLUMBIA WILL CONTINUE TO AT VANCOUVER RISE ALONG A STEADY CURVE. CURRENT FORECASTS INDICATE A CREST AROUND 28.5 FEET AROUND 10 AM FRIDAY. AT THIS LEVEL SOME OF THE LEVEES THAT PROTECT PORTLAND AND VANCOUVER COULD BE THREATENED WITH FAILURE. THIS WOULD POSE A SERIOUS THREAT TO ALL ISLAND AREAS...NORTHWEST PORTLAND AND OTHER AREAS. EXTENSIVE FLOODING WILL OCCUR BEFORE THE CREST. AT LONGVIEW 16.0 FT 12.0 FT THE COLUMBIA AT LONGVIEW IS FORECAST TO RISE TO 19 FEET. AT THIS LEVEL EXTENSIVE LOWLAND FLOODING WILL OCCUR ALONG THE RIVER. MOST ISLANDS NEAR LONGVIEW AND RAINIER WILL LIKELY BE FLOODED. AT ST. HELENS NOT AVBL 12.0 FT THE COLUMBIA AT ST. HELENS IS FORECAST TO RISE TO AROUND 24 FT...NEAR OR ABOVE THE 1964 FLOOD LEVELS. THE TOP OF THE LEWIS RIVER DIKE IS AT 22.0 FEET. AT ASTORIA NOT AVBL NOT AVBL THE COLUMBIA RIVER NEAR ASTORIA AND UPSTREAM TO ST. HELENS WILL BE VERY HIGH AND IS INFLUENCED BY TIDES. THERE WILL BE EXTENSIVE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE COLUMBIA AROUND ASTORIA AND UPSTREAM. END SCHNEIDER 690 WRUS1 KPDT 081957 FFWPDT ORC061-WAC013-090800- BULLETIN SMALL STREAM FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 1155 AM PST THU FEB 8 1996 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PENDLETON HAS EXTENDED THE SMALL STREAM FLOOD WARNING UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... IN NORTHEAST OREGON ...NORTHERN UNION COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON ...COLUMBIA COUNTY ...THE SMALL STREAM FLOOD WARNING FOR NORTHERN GRANT COUNTY...MORROW COUNTY...UMATILLA COUNTY...WALLOWA COUNTY...WALLA WALLA COUNTY AND THE REMAINDER OF UNION COUNTY HAS BEEN DOWNGRADED TO A SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY UNTIL MIDNIGHT... RIVERS CONTINUE TO RUN HIGH IN SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON AND NORTHEAST OREGON WITH MANY SMALL STREAMS STILL FLOODING. AT 1115 AM...THE COLUMBIA COUNTY SHERIFF DISPATCH REPORTED FLOODING ON THE TOUCHET RIVER. BLUEWOOD SKI RESORT IS CUTOFF FROM FLOODED ROADS AND WOLF FORK HAS LEFT ITS BANKS. THE FLOOD DANGER IS FROM RAPID SNOW MELT IN THE BLUE MOUNTAINS OF COLUMBIA COUNTY AND THE SMALL STREAM FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN CONTINUED IN THIS AREA. DURING THE MORNING DOPPLER RADAR AND SPOTTER REPORTS INDICATED MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN IN THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTHERN UNION COUNTY. THE COMBINATION OF THIS RAIN AND RAPID SNOW MELT WILL CAUSE SMALL STREAMS FLOWING SOUTHEAST NEAR THE TOWN OF ELGIN TO RISE THE NEXT FEW HOURS. RAIN WILL INCREASE ACROSS SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON AND NORTHEAST OREGON THIS AFTERNOON. MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN IN THE BLUES IS POSSIBLE TONIGHT SO THE POTENTIAL FOR DANGEROUS FLOODING WILL REMAIN IN ALL AREAS. IF YOU LIVE NEAR ANY STREAM OR RIVER IN NORTHEAST OREGON AND SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON STAY PREPARED FOR RISING WATERS. REMEMBER TO NEVER DRIVE THROUGH AN AREA WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD. BIRCH 325 RWUS42 KPDX 082213 FLSPDX FLOOD STATEMENT BULLETIN NO. 48 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 215 PM PST THU FEB 8 1996 ...FLOOD WARNINGS REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN NORTHEAST AND NORTH CENTRAL OREGON... DESCHUTES GRANDE RONDE JOHN DAY UMATILLA AT 200 PM RAINFALL HAD EASED ACROSS NORTHEAST OREGON...BUT A FRONTAL SYSTEM STALLED OVER WESTERN OREGON CONTINUED TO BRING HEAVY RAIN TO THE WILLAMETTE VALLEY. THIS FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL MOVE SLOWLY EAST THIS AFTERNOON AND SPREAD MORE RAIN INTO EASTERN OREGON TONIGHT. THIS WILL INCREASE RUNOFF INTO ALREADY SWOLLEN CREEKS AND STREAMS AND EVENTUALLY BRING RENEWED RISES TO MAIN-STEM RIVERS FRIDAY. EVEN THOUGH RAINFALL HAS EASED ACROSS NORTHEAST OREGON...THE THREAT FROM FLOODING CONTINUES. KEEP A CLOSE EYE ON STREAM LEVELS AND FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS GIVEN BY LOCAL EMERGENCY OFFICIALS. FORECAST RIVER LEVELS ARE AS FOLLOWS... RIVER/STATION LATEST FLOOD MAJOR FLOOD REMARKS NAME STAGE STAGE STAGE (FT) (FT) (FT) N FORK JOHN DAY 13.1 14 LITTLE CHANGE NR MONUMENT THROUGH THIS EVENING JOHN DAY 13.2 11.5 RISING TO 16.5 FT AT SERVICE CREEK FRIDAY AFTERNOON JOHN DAY 6.1 8 RISING TO 7.5 FT AT JOHN DAY FRIDAY MORNING UMATILLA 10.2 7.8 9.6 SLOWLY DROPPING AT PENDLETON THEN RISING TO NR 11.5 FT FRIDAY MORNING GRAND RONDE 9.7 10 9.5 TO 10 FT NR LA GRANDE THIS AFTERNOON... THEN RISING TO 10.5 FT FRIDAY MORNING GRAND RONDE 12.5 10 RISING TO 13.3 FT AT TROY FRIDAY MORNING DESCHUTES AT 11.8 8 PEAKED AT 12 FT AT MOODY 7 AM THIS MORNING AND WILL CONTINUE TO FALL DOHERTY/BIRCH 444 RWUS42 KPDX 082239 FLSPDX ORZ004-090400- FLOOD STATEMENT BULLETIN NO. 49 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR 230 PM PST THU FEB 8 1996 ...A FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE MAINSTEM WILLAMETTE RIVER... ...FLOOD WARNINGS CONTINUE FOR THE FOLLOWING WILLAMETTE VALLEY TRIBUTARIES IN WESTERN OREGON... MCKENZIE MOHAWK MARYS LUCKIAMUTE NORTH SANTIAM SOUTH SANTIAM SANTIAM SOUTH YAMHILL MOLLALA PUDDING TUALATIN CLACKAMAS SYCAMORE SANDY RAIN HEAVY AT TIMES CONTINUES THIS AFTERNOON. THE COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ASHORE TONIGHT TURNING THE RAIN TO SCATTERED SHOWERS. THE FLOODING WILL CONTINUE ON MOST OF THE RIVERS. FLOODING WILLAMETTE RIVER TRIBUTARIES ARE NOW CONTRIBUTING TO INCREASING MAINSTEM FLOWS. MAJOR FLOODING IS LIKELY ALONG THE MAINSTEM WILLAMETTE. PEOPLE AND EMERGENCY MANAGERS SHOULD CONTINUE TO TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY FROM HIGH OR RISING WATERS. FOLLOWING IS A LIST OF WARNINGS AND FORECASTS FOR WESTERN OREGON RIVERS AT 200 PM UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED... RIVER/STATION CURRENT FLOOD FORECAST NAME STAGE STAGE *DENOTES MAJOR FLOOD #DENOTES RECORD FLOOD WILLAMETTE 12.8 FT 23.0 FT RISE TO 17.5 FEET FRIDAY AT EUGENE AT 11 AM MORNING AND REMAIN BELOW FLOOD STAGE. AT HARRISBURG 13.8 FT 14.0 FT FALL TO 12.9 FEET 4 PM TODAY. RISE TO 15.0 FEET 4 PM FRIDAY. AT CORVALLIS 22.2 FT. 20.0 FT CREST 23.0 FEET 4 AM SATURDAY MORNING. AT ALBANY 28.2 FT 25.0 FT RISE TO 31.5 FEET BY FRIDAY MORNING THEN SLOW FALL. WIDESPREAD AGRICULTURE FLOODING AT SALEM 34.8 FT 28.0 FT *CREST 37.3 FEET 10 AM FRIDAY. FALL TO 33.1 FEET 4 AM SATURDAY. OREGON CITY UPPER 16.6 FT 14.0 FT *CONTINUE RISE TO 20 FEET BY 4 AM SATURDAY. FALL TO 16 FEET 4 AM SUNDAY. OREGON CITY LOWER NOT AVBL 27.0 FT *RISE TO 44.0 FEET 10 AM SATURDAY. FALL TO 42 FEET 4 AM SUNDAY. PORTLAND AND LOWER COLUMBIA FORECASTS WILL BE CONTAINED IN A SEPERATE STATEMENT. MCKENZIE RIVER 7.0 FT 11.0 FT RISE TO 10.0 FEET 4 AM AT VIDA FRIDAY. MOHAWK RIVER 16.0 FT 15.0 FT WILL REAMIN STEADY WITH SLOW AT SPRINGFIELD FALL LATE TONIGHT TO FLOOD STAGE BY 10 PM FRIDAY. MARYS RIVER EST 19.8 FT 20.0 FT REMAIN NEAR 20.0 THROUGH FRI. AT PHILOMATH FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE SAT MORNING. LUCKIAMUTE RIVER 31.9 FT 27.0 FT SLOW FALL TO FLOOD STAGE BY NEAR SUVER SAT AFTERNOON. N. SANTIAM 8.1 FT 11.0 FT CREST BELOW FLOOD STAGE AT MEHAMA AROUND MIDNIGHT AND THEN SLOWLY FALL. S. SANTIAM 11.6 FT 12.0 FT REMAINING NEAR FLOOD OR AT WATERLOO SLIGHTLY OVER FLOOD STAGE UNTIL MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THEN SLOWLY FALL. SANTIAM RIVER 19.9 FT 15.0 FT FALL TO FLOOD STAGE 4 AM AT JEFFERSON SUNDAY. SOUTH YAMHILL RIVER 46.2 FT 38.0 FT *WILL RISE TO 48.0 FEET AT 6 NEAR WHITESON PM TONIGHT. SLOW FALLS TO FLOOD STAGE BY SUNDAY MORNING. MOLLALA RIVER 11.0 FEET 13.0 FT RISE TO NEAR FLOOD STAGE NEAR CANBY AT 130 PM CRESTING 400 AM FRIDAY THEN SLOWLY FALLING. SOME LOW LAND FLOODING. PUDDING RIVER 29.8 FT 22.0 FT CONTINUED SLOW RISE AND CREST NEAR AURORA NOON NEAR 32 FEET 6 AM FRIDAY. EXTENSIVE FLOODING OF AREA BETWEEN AURORA AND CANBY. MANY SECONDARY ROADS CLOSED. TUALATIN RIVER 18.8 FT 17.0 FT RANGING NEAR PRESENT LEVEL NEAR DILLEY THROUGH FRIDAY. ABOVE FLOOD STAGE THROUGH SUNDAY. EXTENSIVE LOW LAND FLOODING. NEAR FARMINGTON 35.4 FT 32.0 FT *CREST AT 36.4 FEET FRI AT 10 PM. REMAIN ABOVE FLOOD STAGE THROUGH SUNDAY. MAJOR FLOODING. SEVERAL ROADS LIKELY CLOSED. SOME HOMES LIKELY FLOODED. NEAR WEST LINN 14.1 FT 13.5 FT *CREST 17.7 FEET FRI AT 4 PM. THIS WILL BE A MAJOR FLOOD AND WILL EXCEED THE 1964 FLOOD LEVEL. FLOODING OF HOMES POSSIBLE LOWER REACHES OF THE BASIN. CLACKAMAS RIVER NOT AVBL 10.0 FT STEADY TONIGHT THEN SLOW FALL AT ESTACADA TO FLOOD STAGE FRIDAY NIGHT. FLOODING WILL CONTINUE DOWNSTREAM TO THE CONFLUENCE OF THE WILLAMETTE THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. JOHNSON CREEK 10.7 FT 11.0 FT #RISING TO 13.0 FEET AT 11 SYCAMORE PM TONIGHT THEN SLOW FALLS TO FLOOD STAGE FRIDAY MORNING. EXTENSIVE FLOODING EXPECTED ESPECIALLY THE LOWER REACHES. SANDY 18.3 FT CONTINUED SLOW FALL NOW WITH NR SANDY AT 11 AM POSSIBLE SLIGHT RISE LATER TODAY. 451 WWUS45 KPDX 082244 NPWPDX ORZ001>003-090700- HIGH WIND WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR 300 PM PST THU FEB 8 1996 ...HIGH WIND WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE OREGON COAST THIS EVENING... A PACIFIC COLD FRONT IS APPROACHING THE OREGON COAST THIS AFTERNOON ...AND WILL REACH THE COASTLINE LATE THIS EVENING. SOUTH WINDS AHEAD OF THE FRONT CONTINUE AT AROUND 25 TO 40 MPH ESPECIALLY ON THE CENTRAL AND SOUTH COAST. HEADLAND GUSTS WILL FREQUENTLY REACH 60 MPH. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO WESTERLY AND DECREASE AFTER THE FRONT PASSES. THOSE NEAR THE OREGON COAST TODAY SHOULD REMAIN ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE STRONG GUSTY WINDS. STRONG WIND GUSTS CAN TOPPLE TREES AND DOWN POWER LINES. SCHMIDT 599 RWUS42 KPDX 082303 FLSPDX WAZ003-ORZ004-090000- FLOOD STATEMENT BULLETIN NO. 50 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR 255 PM PST THU FEB 8 1996 ...SERIOUS FLOODING CONTINUING ON THE LOWER WILLAMETTE AND LOWER COLUMBIA RIVERS... ...A FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE MAINSTEM WILLAMETTE RIVER... ...A FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE COLUMBIA RIVER FROM VANCOUVER DOWNSTREAM... PEOPLE AND EMERGENCY MANAGERS SHOULD CONTINUE TO TAKE ACTION TO PREPARE FOR SERIOUS FLOODING OF THE LOWER COLUMBIA RIVER AND THE LOWER WILLAMETTE RIVER AFFECTING PORTLAND AND VANCOUVER. CONCERN FOR POTENTIAL FILLING OF RESERVOIRS...AND RELEASES IS NOT NECESSARY AS THEY ARE ACCOUNTED FOR IN THIS FORECAST. FOLLOWING IS A LIST OF WARNINGS AND FORECASTS FOR THE LOWER COLUMBIA RIVER THE LOWER WILLAMETTE RIVER...STAGE VALUES ARE AS OF 2 PM THURSDAY... RIVER/STATION CURRENT FLOOD FORECAST NAME STAGE STAGE WILLAMETTE RIVER AT PORTLAND 25.0 FT 18.0 FT THE RIVER WILL RISE TO 28.8 FEET...THE LOWEST POINT OF THE SEAWALL THAT PROTECTS THE CITY...AROUND 11 PM TONIGHT. THE RIVER IS FORECAST TO CREST AROUND 30.0 FEET AT THE MORRISON STREET BRIDGE FRIDAY AT 10 AM. THE LEVEL WILL FALL SLOWLY BACK TO 28.8 FEET BY SATURDAY AT 2 PM AND IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN ABOVE 26 FEET THROUGH SUNDAY. HIGHER PORTIONS OF THE SEAWALL ARE AROUND 33 FEET. THE 1964 FLOOD LEVEL WAS 29.8 FEET. THE FLOOD OF RECORD IS 33.0 FEET IN 1894. EXTENSIVE FLOODING IS LIKELY IN DOWNTOWN PORTLAND AS WELL AS MANY AREAS ALONG THE RIVER UPSTREAM TO SALEM AND DOWNSTREAM TO THE COLUMBIA. COLUMBIA RIVER 24.1 FT 16.0 FT CURRENT FORECASTS INDICATE A CREST AROUND 28.5 FEET AROUND 11 AM FRIDAY. AT THIS LEVEL SOME OF THE LEVEES THAT PROTECT PORTLAND AND VANCOUVER COULD BE THREATENED WITH FAILURE. THIS WOULD POSE A SERIOUS THREAT TO VANCOUVER...ALL ISLAND AREAS...NORTHWEST PORTLAND AND OTHER AREAS. EXTENSIVE FLOODING WILL OCCUR BEFORE THE CREST. AT LONGVIEW NOT AVBL 12.0 FT THE COLUMBIA AT LONGVIEW SHOULD BE APPROACHING 17 FEET WHICH WILL RESULT IN FLOODING OF MOST ISLANDS NEAR LONGVIEW AND RAINIER. THE COLUMBIA WILL CONTINUE TO RISE POSSIBLY TO 20 FEET BY 11 AM FRIDAY MORNING. THE TOP OF THE COWLITZ COUNTY LEVEE IS AROUND 20.3 FEET. AT THIS LEVEL EXTENSIVE FLOODING WILL OCCUR IN COWLITZ COUNTY. AT ST. HELENS NOT AVBL 12.0 FT THE COLUMBIA AT ST. HELENS IS FORECAST TO RISE TO AROUND 22 FT BY 4 PM TODAY. AT THIS LEVEL THE RIVER WOULD BE AT THE TOP OF THE LEWIS RIVER DIKE. THE RIVER IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE TO RISE TO 24.0 FEET AROUND NOON FRIDAY AND REMAIN NEAR 24 FEET THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. AT ASTORIA NOT AVBL NOT AVBL THE COLUMBIA RIVER NEAR ASTORIA AND UPSTREAM TO ST. HELENS WILL BE VERY HIGH AND IS INFLUENCED BY TIDES. THERE WILL BE EXTENSIVE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE COLUMBIA AROUND ASTORIA AND UPSTREAM. END SCHNEIDER 666 RWUS42 KPDX 082310 FLSPDX WAZ003-ORZ004-090000- FLOOD STATEMENT...CORRECTED BULLETIN NO. 50 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR 255 PM PST THU FEB 8 1996 ...SERIOUS FLOODING CONTINUING ON THE LOWER WILLAMETTE AND LOWER COLUMBIA RIVERS... ...A FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE MAINSTEM WILLAMETTE RIVER... ...A FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE COLUMBIA RIVER FROM VANCOUVER DOWNSTREAM... PEOPLE AND EMERGENCY MANAGERS SHOULD CONTINUE TO TAKE ACTION TO PREPARE FOR SERIOUS FLOODING OF THE LOWER COLUMBIA RIVER AND THE LOWER WILLAMETTE RIVER AFFECTING PORTLAND AND VANCOUVER. CONCERN FOR POTENTIAL FILLING OF RESERVOIRS...AND RELEASES IS NOT NECESSARY AS THEY ARE ACCOUNTED FOR IN THIS FORECAST. FOLLOWING IS A LIST OF WARNINGS AND FORECASTS FOR THE LOWER COLUMBIA RIVER THE LOWER WILLAMETTE RIVER...STAGE VALUES ARE AS OF 2 PM THURSDAY... RIVER/STATION CURRENT FLOOD FORECAST NAME STAGE STAGE WILLAMETTE RIVER AT PORTLAND 25.0 FT 18.0 FT THE RIVER WILL RISE TO 28.8 FEET...THE LOWEST POINT OF THE SEAWALL THAT PROTECTS THE CITY...AROUND 11 PM TONIGHT. THE RIVER IS FORECAST TO CREST AROUND 30.0 FEET AT THE MORRISON STREET BRIDGE FRIDAY AT 10 AM. THE LEVEL WILL FALL SLOWLY BACK TO 28.8 FEET BY SATURDAY AT 2 PM AND IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN ABOVE 26 FEET THROUGH SUNDAY. HIGHER PORTIONS OF THE SEAWALL ARE AROUND 33 FEET. THE 1964 FLOOD LEVEL WAS 29.8 FEET. THE FLOOD OF RECORD IS 33.0 FEET IN 1894. EXTENSIVE FLOODING IS LIKELY IN DOWNTOWN PORTLAND AS WELL AS MANY AREAS ALONG THE RIVER UPSTREAM TO SALEM AND DOWNSTREAM TO THE COLUMBIA. ...CORRECTED TITLE... COLUMBIA RIVER 24.1 FT 16.0 FT CURRENT FORECASTS INDICATE A AT VACOUVER CREST AROUND 28.5 FEET AROUND 11 AM FRIDAY. AT THIS LEVEL SOME OF THE LEVEES THAT PROTECT PORTLAND AND VANCOUVER COULD BE THREATENED WITH FAILURE. THIS WOULD POSE A SERIOUS THREAT TO VANCOUVER...ALL ISLAND AREAS...NORTHWEST PORTLAND AND OTHER AREAS. EXTENSIVE FLOODING WILL OCCUR BEFORE THE CREST. AT LONGVIEW NOT AVBL 12.0 FT THE COLUMBIA AT LONGVIEW SHOULD BE APPROACHING 17 FEET WHICH WILL RESULT IN FLOODING OF MOST ISLANDS NEAR LONGVIEW AND RAINIER. THE COLUMBIA WILL CONTINUE TO RISE POSSIBLY TO 20 FEET BY 11 AM FRIDAY MORNING. THE TOP OF THE COWLITZ COUNTY LEVEE IS AROUND 20.3 FEET. AT THIS LEVEL EXTENSIVE FLOODING WILL OCCUR IN COWLITZ COUNTY. AT ST. HELENS NOT AVBL 12.0 FT THE COLUMBIA AT ST. HELENS IS FORECAST TO RISE TO AROUND 22 FT BY 4 PM TODAY. AT THIS LEVEL THE RIVER WOULD BE AT THE TOP OF THE LEWIS RIVER DIKE. THE RIVER IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE TO RISE TO 24.0 FEET AROUND NOON FRIDAY AND REMAIN NEAR 24 FEET THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. AT ASTORIA NOT AVBL NOT AVBL THE COLUMBIA RIVER NEAR ASTORIA AND UPSTREAM TO ST. HELENS WILL BE VERY HIGH AND IS INFLUENCED BY TIDES. THERE WILL BE EXTENSIVE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE COLUMBIA AROUND ASTORIA AND UPSTREAM. END SCHNEIDER 780 RWUS42 KPDX 082344 FLSPDX ORZ001-002-090600- FLOOD STATEMENT BULLETIN NO. 51 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR 345 PM PST THU FEB 8 1996 ...FLOOD WARNINGS CONTINUE FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN THE OREGON COASTAL RIVER BASINS... NEHALEM WILSON NESTUCCA SILETZ ALSEA SIUSLAW FOLLOWING IS A LIST OF WARNINGS AND FORECASTS FOR THE ABOVE RIVERS... HEAVY RAINS OVER NORTHWEST OREGON WILL CONTINUE INTO TONIGHT THEN TURN TO SCATTERED SHOWERS. MANY COASTAL RIVERS ARE EXPECTED TO EXCEED THE DECEMBER 1964 FLOOD LEVELS. RIVER/STATION CURRENT FLOOD FORECAST NAME STAGE STAGE NEHALEM RIVER NOT AVBL 14.0 FEET *MAJOR FLOODING. AT FOSS RISE TO 29.0 FEET BY MIDNIGHT. FALL TO 14.0 FEET 2/11 4 PM. EXCEED ALL TIME RECORD FLOOD 1/09/90. WILSON RIVER EST 18.5 FEET 13.0 FEET *MAJOR FLOOD. 19.0 FEET NR TILLAMOOK AT 1 PM THROUGH 4 PM. FALL TO 13.0 FEET FRI 8 PM. NESTUCCA RIVER NOT AVBL 18.0 FEET WILL CREST AT 18.5 FEET. NR BEAVER 9 PM TONIGHT. WILL FALL TO 18 FEET AT 4 PM FRIDAY. SILETZ RIVER 19.6 FEET 16.0 FEET *MAJOR FLOODING. RISE TO NR SILETZ AT 330 PM CREST AT 24.0 FEET AT 10 PM TONIGHT. FALL TO 16 FEET FRIDAY NIGHT. ALSEA RIVER 19.6 FEET 18.0 FEET *MAJOR FLOODING. WILL NR TIDEWATER AT 330 PM CREST AT 23.0 FEET AT 4 AM FRIDAY. WILL FALL TO 18 FEET MIDNIGHT SATURDAY. FRI. SIUSLAW RIVER NOT AVBL 18.0 FEET WILL RISE TO 23.5 FEET AT NR MAPLETON 800 AM FRIDAY. WILL FALL TO 18.0 FEET 4 AM SATURDAY. MINOR TO MODERATE LOW LAND FLOODING. PEOPLE THREATENED BY THESE AND OTHER UNGAGED COASTAL RIVERS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. 848 RWUS42 KPDX 082359 COR FLSPDX ORZ001-002-090600- FLOOD STATEMENT BULLETIN NO. 51 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR 345 PM PST THU FEB 8 1996...CORRECTION FOR ALSEA RIVER ...FLOOD WARNINGS CONTINUE FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN THE OREGON COASTAL RIVER BASINS... NEHALEM WILSON NESTUCCA SILETZ ALSEA SIUSLAW FOLLOWING IS A LIST OF WARNINGS AND FORECASTS FOR THE ABOVE RIVERS... HEAVY RAINS OVER NORTHWEST OREGON WILL CONTINUE INTO TONIGHT THEN TURN TO SCATTERED SHOWERS. MANY COASTAL RIVERS ARE EXPECTED TO EXCEED THE DECEMBER 1964 FLOOD LEVELS. RIVER/STATION CURRENT FLOOD FORECAST NAME STAGE STAGE NEHALEM RIVER NOT AVBL 14.0 FEET *MAJOR FLOODING. AT FOSS RISE TO 29.0 FEET BY MIDNIGHT. FALL TO 14.0 FEET 2/11 4 PM. EXCEED ALL TIME RECORD FLOOD 1/09/90. WILSON RIVER EST 18.5 FEET 13.0 FEET *MAJOR FLOOD. 19.0 FEET NR TILLAMOOK AT 1 PM THROUGH 4 PM. FALL TO 13.0 FEET FRI 8 PM. NESTUCCA RIVER NOT AVBL 18.0 FEET WILL CREST AT 18.5 FEET. NR BEAVER 9 PM TONIGHT. WILL FALL TO 18 FEET AT 4 PM FRIDAY. SILETZ RIVER 19.6 FEET 16.0 FEET *MAJOR FLOODING. RISE TO NR SILETZ AT 330 PM CREST AT 24.0 FEET AT 10 PM TONIGHT. FALL TO 16 FEET FRIDAY NIGHT. ALSEA RIVER 19.6 FEET 18.0 FEET *MAJOR FLOODING. WILL NR TIDEWATER AT 330 PM CREST AT 23.0 FEET AT 4 AM FRIDAY. WILL FALL TO 18 FEET MIDNIGHT SATURDAY. SIUSLAW RIVER NOT AVBL 18.0 FEET WILL RISE TO 23.5 FEET AT NR MAPLETON 800 AM FRIDAY. WILL FALL TO 18.0 FEET 4 AM SATURDAY. MINOR TO MODERATE LOW LAND FLOODING. PEOPLE THREATENED BY THESE AND OTHER UNGAGED COASTAL RIVERS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. 992 WRUS1 KPDT 090019 FFWPDT WAC039-077-090615- BULLETIN SMALL STREAM FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 417 PM PST THU FEB 8 1996 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PENDLETON CONTINUES A SMALL STREAM FLOOD WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1015 PM PST FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... IN SOUTH CENTRAL WASHINGTON ...KLICKITAT COUNTY...YAKIMA COUNTY EMERGENCY OFFICIALS IN YAKIMA AND KLICKITAT COUNTIES REPORT WIDESPREAD FLOODING ALONG ALL SMALL STREAMS AND RIVERS. NUMEROUS ROADS AND BRIDGES HAVE BEEN CLOSED. AT 400 PM IN KLICKITAT COUNTY...AN AIR EVACUATION WAS IN PROGRESS FOR THE TOWN OF GLENWOOD. THE TOWN IS CUT OFF BY FLOOD WATERS AND ONLY THE SCHOOL IS NOT FLOODED. THE TOWNS OF WISHRAM AND KLICKITAT CONTINUE TO BE ISOLATED BY FLOOD WATERS. IN THE TOWN OF HUSUM...THE BRIDGE IS THREATENED BY FLOODING OF THE WHITE SALMON RIVER. HEAVY RAIN WILL CONTINUE TO FALL THROUGH LATE TONIGHT ACROSS THE CASCADES AND ALONG THE EAST SLOPES. ALSO...NEAR RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO ADD SNOWMELT TO THE RISING WATERS. RAIN WILL DIMINISH BY MORNING AND SMALL STREAMS SHOULD BEGIN TO RECEDE ON FRIDAY. IF YOU LIVE NEAR ANY STREAM OR RIVER IN SOUTHCENTRAL WASHINGTON STAY PREPARED FOR RISING WATERS. REMEMBER TO NEVER DRIVE THROUGH AN AREA WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD. RAMEY & 062 RWUS42 KPDX 090027 COR FLSPDX ORZ004-090400- FLOOD STATEMENT...CORRECTED DAY OF CORVALLIS CREST BULLETIN NO. 49 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR 425 PM PST THU FEB 8 1996 ...A FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE MAINSTEM WILLAMETTE RIVER... ...FLOOD WARNINGS CONTINUE FOR THE FOLLOWING WILLAMETTE VALLEY TRIBUTARIES IN WESTERN OREGON... MCKENZIE MOHAWK MARYS LUCKIAMUTE NORTH SANTIAM SOUTH SANTIAM SANTIAM SOUTH YAMHILL MOLLALA PUDDING TUALATIN CLACKAMAS SYCAMORE SANDY RAIN HEAVY AT TIMES CONTINUES THIS AFTERNOON. THE COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ASHORE TONIGHT TURNING THE RAIN TO SCATTERED SHOWERS. THE FLOODING WILL CONTINUE ON MOST OF THE RIVERS. FLOODING WILLAMETTE RIVER TRIBUTARIES ARE NOW CONTRIBUTING TO INCREASING MAINSTEM FLOWS. MAJOR FLOODING IS LIKELY ALONG THE MAINSTEM WILLAMETTE. PEOPLE AND EMERGENCY MANAGERS SHOULD CONTINUE TO TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY FROM HIGH OR RISING WATERS. FOLLOWING IS A LIST OF WARNINGS AND FORECASTS FOR WESTERN OREGON RIVERS AT 200 PM UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED... RIVER/STATION CURRENT FLOOD FORECAST NAME STAGE STAGE *DENOTES MAJOR FLOOD #DENOTES RECORD FLOOD WILLAMETTE 12.8 FT 23.0 FT RISE TO 17.5 FEET FRIDAY AT EUGENE AT 11 AM MORNING AND REMAIN BELOW FLOOD STAGE. AT HARRISBURG 13.8 FT 14.0 FT FALL TO 12.9 FEET 4 PM TODAY. RISE TO 15.0 FEET 4 PM FRIDAY. AT CORVALLIS 22.2 FT. 20.0 FT CREST 23.0 FEET 4 AM FRIDAY MORNING. AT ALBANY 28.2 FT 25.0 FT RISE TO 31.5 FEET BY FRIDAY MORNING THEN SLOW FALL. WIDESPREAD AGRICULTURE FLOODING AT SALEM 34.8 FT 28.0 FT *CREST 37.3 FEET 10 AM FRIDAY. FALL TO 33.1 FEET 4 AM SATURDAY. OREGON CITY UPPER 16.6 FT 14.0 FT *CONTINUE RISE TO 20 FEET BY 4 AM SATURDAY. FALL TO 16 FEET 4 AM SUNDAY. OREGON CITY LOWER NOT AVBL 27.0 FT *RISE TO 44.0 FEET 10 AM SATURDAY. FALL TO 42 FEET 4 AM SUNDAY. PORTLAND AND LOWER COLUMBIA FORECASTS WILL BE CONTAINED IN A SEPERATE STATEMENT. MCKENZIE RIVER 7.0 FT 11.0 FT RISE TO 10.0 FEET 4 AM AT VIDA FRIDAY. MOHAWK RIVER 16.0 FT 15.0 FT WILL REAMIN STEADY WITH SLOW AT SPRINGFIELD FALL LATE TONIGHT TO FLOOD STAGE BY 10 PM FRIDAY. MARYS RIVER EST 19.8 FT 20.0 FT REMAIN NEAR 20.0 THROUGH FRI. AT PHILOMATH FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE SAT MORNING. LUCKIAMUTE RIVER 31.9 FT 27.0 FT SLOW FALL TO FLOOD STAGE BY NEAR SUVER SAT AFTERNOON. N. SANTIAM 8.1 FT 11.0 FT CREST BELOW FLOOD STAGE AT MEHAMA AROUND MIDNIGHT AND THEN SLOWLY FALL. S. SANTIAM 11.6 FT 12.0 FT REMAINING NEAR FLOOD OR AT WATERLOO SLIGHTLY OVER FLOOD STAGE UNTIL MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THEN SLOWLY FALL. SANTIAM RIVER 19.9 FT 15.0 FT FALL TO FLOOD STAGE 4 AM AT JEFFERSON SUNDAY. SOUTH YAMHILL RIVER 46.2 FT 38.0 FT *WILL RISE TO 48.0 FEET AT 6 NEAR WHITESON PM TONIGHT. SLOW FALLS TO FLOOD STAGE BY SUNDAY MORNING. MOLLALA RIVER 11.0 FEET 13.0 FT RISE TO NEAR FLOOD STAGE NEAR CANBY AT 130 PM CRESTING 400 AM FRIDAY THEN SLOWLY FALLING. SOME LOW LAND FLOODING. PUDDING RIVER 29.8 FT 22.0 FT CONTINUED SLOW RISE AND CREST NEAR AURORA NOON NEAR 32 FEET 6 AM FRIDAY. EXTENSIVE FLOODING OF AREA BETWEEN AURORA AND CANBY. MANY SECONDARY ROADS CLOSED. TUALATIN RIVER 18.8 FT 17.0 FT RANGING NEAR PRESENT LEVEL NEAR DILLEY THROUGH FRIDAY. ABOVE FLOOD STAGE THROUGH SUNDAY. EXTENSIVE LOW LAND FLOODING. NEAR FARMINGTON 35.4 FT 32.0 FT *CREST AT 36.4 FEET FRI AT 10 PM. REMAIN ABOVE FLOOD STAGE THROUGH SUNDAY. MAJOR FLOODING. SEVERAL ROADS LIKELY CLOSED. SOME HOMES LIKELY FLOODED. NEAR WEST LINN 14.1 FT 13.5 FT *CREST 17.7 FEET FRI AT 4 PM. THIS WILL BE A MAJOR FLOOD AND WILL EXCEED THE 1964 FLOOD LEVEL. FLOODING OF HOMES POSSIBLE LOWER REACHES OF THE BASIN. CLACKAMAS RIVER NOT AVBL 10.0 FT STEADY TONIGHT THEN SLOW FALL AT ESTACADA TO FLOOD STAGE FRIDAY NIGHT. FLOODING WILL CONTINUE DOWNSTREAM TO THE CONFLUENCE OF THE WILLAMETTE THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. JOHNSON CREEK 10.7 FT 11.0 FT #RISING TO 13.0 FEET AT 11 SYCAMORE PM TONIGHT THEN SLOW FALLS TO FLOOD STAGE FRIDAY MORNING. EXTENSIVE FLOODING EXPECTED ESPECIALLY THE LOWER REACHES. SANDY 18.3 FT CONTINUED SLOW FALL NOW WITH NR SANDY AT 11 AM POSSIBLE SLIGHT RISE LATER TODAY. 066 WWUS35 KMFR 090032 SPSMFR ORC011-015-019-029-033-035-037-091230- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RIVER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 428 PM PST THU FEB 8 1996 ... FLOODING IS NOT LIKELY ACROSS SOUTHWEST OREGON ... ... MELTING SNOW CONTINUED TO KEEP RIVERS HIGH IN IN THE KLAMATH BASIN... RIVERS ACROSS SOUTHWEST OREGON HAVE BEEN VERY WELL BEHAVED THE PAST FEW DAYS. RIVER LEVELS IN DOUGLAS...COOS...JACKSON...AND JOSEPHINE COUNTIES HAVE BEEN DECREASING FOR MOST OF THE DAY THIS THURSDAY...WITH THE EXCPTION OF THE APPLEGATE RIVER. RAINS IN THE FORECAST TONIGHT WILL LIKELY ALLOW SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS TO RISE ACROSS SOUTHWEST OREGON. THE UMPQUA RIVERS...THE COQUILLE RIVERS...THE ILLINOIS RIVER...AND THE LOWER ROGUE RIVER MAY SEE RISES OF FEW FEET LATE TONIGHT AND TOMORROW...BUT THESE RIVERS WILL REMAIN WITHIN THEIR BANKS. TONIGHT'S FORECASTED RAINS ARE EXPECTED TO BE OUT OF THE AREA BY LATE FRIDAY MORNING. RIVERS AND STREAMS IN THE KLAMATH BASIN REMAINED AT HIGH LEVELS TODAY AS WARM TEMPERATURES CONTINUED TO MELT LARGE AMOUNTS OF SNOW. THE SPRAGUE AND WILLIAMSON RIVERS WERE REPORTED TO BE AT OR NEAR BANKFULL LEVELS...HOWEVER NO FLOODING WAS REPORTED AS OF THIS THURSDAY AFTERNOON. RELEASES FROM APPLEGATE LAKE CONTINUED TODAY...AND WATER MAY BE OVER SOME OF THE LOW LYING BRIDGES ALONG THE APPLEGATE RIVER. PERSONS LIVING IN THE KLAMATH BASIN NEAR SMALL STREAMS AND RIVERS SHOULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION...AND RIVER AND STREAM LEVELS. ADDITIONAL RISES MAY BE POSSIBLE IF RAINS LINGER ON THE EAST SIDES OF THE CASCADE MOUNTAINS. PERSONS WEST OF THE CASCADE MOUNTAINS IN THE ROGUE...UMPQUA...AND SOUTH COAST BASINS SHOULD ALSO CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION...ALONG WITH RIVER LEVELS. MVT 068 RWUS42 KPDX 090029 CORORZ004-090400-FLOOD STATEMENT...CORRECTED DAY OF CORVALLIS CREST BULLETIN NO. 49NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR425 PM PST THU FEB 8 1996 ...A FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE MAINSTEM WILLAMETTE RIVER... ...FLOOD WARNINGS CONTINUE FOR THE FOLLOWING WILLAMETTE VALLEY TRIBUTARIES IN WESTERN OREGON... MCKENZIE MOHAWK MARYS LUCKIAMUTE NORTH SANTIAM SOUTH SANTIAM SANTIAM SOUTH YAMHILL MOLLALA PUDDING TUALATIN CLACKAMAS SYCAMORE SANDY RAIN HEAVY AT TIMES CONTINUES THIS AFTERNOON. THE COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ASHORE TONIGHT TURNING THE RAIN TO SCATTERED SHOWERS. THE FLOODING WILL CONTINUE ON MOST OF THE RIVERS. FLOODING WILLAMETTE RIVER TRIBUTARIES ARE NOW CONTRIBUTING TO INCREASING MAINSTEM FLOWS. MAJOR FLOODING IS LIKELY ALONG THE MAINSTEM WILLAMETTE. PEOPLE AND EMERGENCY MANAGERS SHOULD CONTINUE TO TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY FROM HIGH OR RISING WATERS. FOLLOWING IS A LIST OF WARNINGS AND FORECASTS FOR WESTERN OREGON RIVERS AT 200 PM UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED... RIVER/STATION CURRENT FLOOD FORECAST NAME STAGE STAGE *DENOTES MAJOR FLOOD #DENOTES RECORD FLOOD WILLAMETTE 12.8 FT 23.0 FT RISE TO 17.5 FEET FRIDAY AT EUGENE AT 11 AM MORNING AND REMAIN BELOW FLOOD STAGE. AT HARRISBURG 13.8 FT 14.0 FT FALL TO 12.9 FEET 4 PM TODAY. RISE TO 15.0 FEET 4 PM FRIDAY. AT CORVALLIS 22.2 FT. 20.0 FT CREST 23.0 FEET 4 AM FRIDAY MORNING. AT ALBANY 28.2 FT 25.0 FT RISE TO 31.5 FEET BY FRIDAY MORNING THEN SLOW FALL. WIDESPREAD AGRICULTURE FLOODING AT SALEM 34.8 FT 28.0 FT *CREST 37.3 FEET 10 AM FRIDAY. FALL TO 33.1 FEET 4 AM SATURDAY. OREGON CITY UPPER 16.6 FT 14.0 FT *CONTINUE RISE TO 20 FEET BY 4 AM SATURDAY. FALL TO 16 FEET 4 AM SUNDAY. OREGON CITY LOWER NOT AVBL 27.0 FT *RISE TO 44.0 FEET 10 AM SATURDAY. FALL TO 42 FEET 4 AM SUNDAY. PORTLAND AND LOWER COLUMBIA FORECASTS WILL BE CONTAINED IN A SEPERATE STATEMENT. MCKENZIE RIVER 7.0 FT 11.0 FT RISE TO 10.0 FEET 4 AM AT VIDA FRIDAY. MOHAWK RIVER 16.0 FT 15.0 FT WILL REAMIN STEADY WITH SLOW AT SPRINGFIELD FALL LATE TONIGHT TO FLOOD STAGE BY 10 PM FRIDAY. MARYS RIVER EST 19.8 FT 20.0 FT REMAIN NEAR 20.0 THROUGH FRI. AT PHILOMATH FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE SAT MORNING. LUCKIAMUTE RIVER 31.9 FT 27.0 FT SLOW FALL TO FLOOD STAGE BY NEAR SUVER SAT AFTERNOON. N. SANTIAM 8.1 FT 11.0 FT CREST BELOW FLOOD STAGE AT MEHAMA AROUND MIDNIGHT AND THEN SLOWLY FALL. S. SANTIAM 11.6 FT 12.0 FT REMAINING NEAR FLOOD OR AT WATERLOO SLIGHTLY OVER FLOOD STAGE UNTIL MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THEN SLOWLY FALL. SANTIAM RIVER 19.9 FT 15.0 FT FALL TO FLOOD STAGE 4 AM AT JEFFERSON SUNDAY. SOUTH YAMHILL RIVER 46.2 FT 38.0 FT *WILL RISE TO 48.0 FEET AT 6 NEAR WHITESON PM TONIGHT. SLOW FALLS TO FLOOD STAGE BY SUNDAY MORNING. MOLLALA RIVER 11.0 FEET 13.0 FT RISE TO NEAR FLOOD STAGE NEAR CANBY AT 130 PM CRESTING 400 AM FRIDAY THEN SLOWLY FALLING. SOME LOW LAND FLOODING. PUDDING RIVER 29.8 FT 22.0 FT CONTINUED SLOW RISE AND CREST NEAR AURORA NOON NEAR 32 FEET 6 AM FRIDAY. EXTENSIVE FLOODING OF AREA BETWEEN AURORA AND CANBY. MANY SECONDARY ROADS CLOSED. TUALATIN RIVER 18.8 FT 17.0 FT RANGING NEAR PRESENT LEVEL NEAR DILLEY THROUGH FRIDAY. ABOVE FLOOD STAGE THROUGH SUNDAY. EXTENSIVE LOW LAND FLOODING. NEAR FARMINGTON 35.4 FT 32.0 FT *CREST AT 36.4 FEET FRI AT 10 PM. REMAIN ABOVE FLOOD STAGE THROUGH SUNDAY. MAJOR FLOODING. SEVERAL ROADS LIKELY CLOSED. SOME HOMES LIKELY FLOODED. NEAR WEST LINN 14.1 FT 13.5 FT *CREST 17.7 FEET FRI AT 4 PM. THIS WILL BE A MAJOR FLOOD AND WILL EXCEED THE 1964 FLOOD LEVEL. FLOODING OF HOMES POSSIBLE LOWER REACHES OF THE BASIN. CLACKAMAS RIVER NOT AVBL 10.0 FT STEADY TONIGHT THEN SLOW FALL AT ESTACADA TO FLOOD STAGE FRIDAY NIGHT. FLOODING WILL CONTINUE DOWNSTREAM TO THE CONFLUENCE OF THE WILLAMETTE THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. JOHNSON CREEK 10.7 FT 11.0 FT #RISING TO 13.0 FEET AT 11 SYCAMORE PM TONIGHT THEN SLOW FALLS TO FLOOD STAGE FRIDAY MORNING. EXTENSIVE FLOODING EXPECTED ESPECIALLY THE LOWER REACHES. SANDY 18.3 FT CONTINUED SLOW FALL NOW WITH NR SANDY AT 11 AM POSSIBLE SLIGHT RISE LATER TODAY. 339 RWUS32 KPDT 090130 FFSPDT WAZ008-012-013-090630- SMALL STREAM FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 526 PM PST THU FEB 8 1996 ...SMALL STREAM FLOOD WARNINGS REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL 10:00 PM THIS EVENING... EMERGENCY OFFICIALS IN YAKIMA AND KLICKITAT COUNTIES REPORT WIDESPREAD FLOODING ALONG ALL SMALL STREAMS AND RIVERS. NUMEROUS ROADS AND BRIDGES HAVE BEEN CLOSED AS A RESULT. THE AIR EVACUATION ATTEMPT OF GLENWOOD HAS BEEN POSTPONED UNTIL FRIDAY MORNING. THE TOWN IS CUT OFF BY FLOOD WATERS AND ONLY THE SCHOOL IS NOT FLOODED. THE TOWNS OF WISHRAM AND KLICKITAT CONTINUE TO BE ISOLATED BY FLOOD WATERS. IN THE TOWN OF HUSUM...THE BRIDGE IS THREATENED BY FLOODINBY THE WHITE SALMON RIVER. HEAVY RAIN WILL CONTINUE TO FALL ACROSS THE CASCADES AND EAST SLOPES REGION THROUGH TONIGHT...ALSO NEAR RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO ADD SNOWMELT TO THE RISING WATERS. RAIN WILL DIMINISH BY MORNING AND SMALL STREAMS SHOULD BEGIN TO RECEDE ON FRIDAY. IF YOU LIVE NEAR ANY RIVERS OR STREAMS IN SOUTHCENTRAL WASHINGTON STAY PREPARED FOR RISING WATERS. REMEMBER TO NEVER DRIVE THROUGH AN AREA WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD. TOBIN/RAMEY & 369 WWUS30 KPDT 090140 LSRPDT LOCAL STORM REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 540 PM PST THU FEB 8 1996 TIME(PST) ...LOCATION... STATE.....EVENT/REMARKS... DATE... ...COUNTY... 0400 PM 10 E PENDLETON OR MAJOR FLOODING UMATILLA RIVER. 02/08/96 UMATILLA WIDESPREAD FIELD FLOODING AT YOAKUM ROAD. 0415 PM 15 E PENDLETON OR SEVERE FLOODING UMATILLA RIVER. 02/08/96 UMATILLA ONE-HALF MILE OF ROAD LEADING TO BRIDGE'S NORTH SIDE COMPLETELY SUBMERGED. ABOUT ONE-HALF MILE OF LEVEE IS WASHED OUT. DOHERTY 543 WWUS45 KPDX 090215 NPWPDX ORZ001>003-090700- HIGH WIND WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR 615 PM PST THU FEB 8 1996 ...HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR THE OREGON COAST... THE HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE OREGON COAST HAS BEEN CANCELLED. A PACIFIC COLD FRONT WAS MOVING ONSHORE INTO OREGON THIS EVENING AND WINDS HAD DECREASED DRAMATICALLY. WINDS AT 6 PM AT ASTORIA HAD DROPPED OFF TO WEST ABOUT 10 MPH...AT NEWPORT SOUTHWEST 17 MPH...GOLD BEACH SOUTHWEST 22 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 38 MPH... AND EVEN WINDY CAPE BLANCO HAD SEEN GUSTS DROP OFF TO 44 MPH. WINDS IN THE CENTRAL AND SOUTH COASTS WILL CONTINUE TO BE SOUTHWEST AROUND 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 40 MPH BEFORE BECOMING WEST AND DROPPING OFF TO NEAR 15 MPH BY AROUND MIDNIGHT. WINDS ON THE NORTH COAST WILL CONTINUE TO BE WEST AROUND 15 MPH OVERNIGHT. TOLLESON 584 RWUS42 KPDX 090221 FLSPDX ORZ010-011-091200 FLOOD STATEMENT BULLETIN NO. 52 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 615 PM PST THU FEB 8 1996 ...FLOOD WARNINGS REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN NORTHEAST AND NORTH CENTRAL OREGON... DESCHUTES GRANDE RONDE JOHN DAY UMATILLA AT 600 PM...RAINFALL WAS INCREASING ACROSS NORTHEAST OREGON. A FRONT IN MOVING SLOWLY EAST OVER THE STATE. DOPPLER RADAR SHOWS MODERATE RAIN MOVING INTO EASTERN OREGON...ESPECIALLY THE BLUE MOUNTAINS. THIS WILL INCREASE RUNOFF INTO ALREADY SWOLLEN CREEKS AND STREAMS AND EVENTUALLY BRING RENEWED RISES TO MAIN STEM RIVERS FRIDAY. AS THE RAIN SPREADS EAST THE THREAT FROM FLOODING WILL INCREASE. KEEP A CLOSE EYE ON STREAM LEVELS AND FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS GIVEN BY LOCAL EMERGENCY OFFICIALS. FORECAST RIVER LEVELS ARE AS FOLLOWS... RIVER/STATION LATEST FLOOD MAJOR FLOOD REMARKS NAME STAGE STAGE STAGE (FT) (FT) (FT) N FORK JOHN DAY 13.5 14 RISING TO 15.0 NR MONUMENT FEET BY EARLY FRIDAY. JOHN DAY 13.1 11.5 RISING TO 16.5 FT SERVICE CREEK FRIDAY AFTERNOON JOHN DAY 6.1 8 RISING TO 7.5 FT AT JOHN DAY FRIDAY MORNING UMATILLA 10.2 7.8 9.6 RISING TO NEAR AT PENDLETON 11.5 FT FRIDAY MORNING. GRAND RONDE 9.8 10 9.5 TO 10 FT NR LA GRANDE RISING TO 10.5 FT FRIDAY MORNING. GRAND RONDE 13.3 10 RISING TO 14.0 FT AT TROY FRIDAY MORNING. THIS IS A ALL TIME RECORD FLOOD. DESCHUTES AT 11.2 8 PEAKED AT 12 FT AT MOODY 7 AM THIS MORNING AND WILL CONTINUE TO FALL 888 RWUS42 KPDX 090317 FLSPDX WAZ003-ORZ004-091200- FLOOD STATEMENT BULLETIN NO. 53 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR 720 PM PST THU FEB 8 1996 ...SERIOUS FLOODING CONTINUING ON THE LOWER WILLAMETTE AND LOWER COLUMBIA RIVERS... ...A FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE MAINSTEM WILLAMETTE RIVER... ...A FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE COLUMBIA RIVER FROM VANCOUVER DOWNSTREAM... PEOPLE AND EMERGENCY MANAGERS SHOULD CONTINUE TO TAKE ACTION TO PREPARE FOR SERIOUS FLOODING OF THE LOWER COLUMBIA RIVER AND THE LOWER WILLAMETTE RIVER AFFECTING PORTLAND AND VANCOUVER. CONCERN FOR POTENTIAL FILLING OF RESERVOIRS...AND RELEASES IS NOT NECESSARY AS THEY ARE ACCOUNTED FOR IN THIS FORECAST. FOLLOWING IS A LIST OF WARNINGS AND FORECASTS FOR THE LOWER COLUMBIA RIVER THE LOWER WILLAMETTE RIVER...STAGE VALUES ARE AS OF 7 PM THURSDAY... RIVER/STATION CURRENT FLOOD FORECAST NAME STAGE STAGE WILLAMETTE RIVER AT PORTLAND 25.9 FT 18.0 FT THE UPDATED RIVER FORECAST INDICATES A CREST AT A LOWER LEVEL THAN THE PREVIOUS FORECAST. THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO CREST NEAR 29.0 FEET AROUND 6 AM FRIDAY MORNING AT THE MORRISON STREET BRIDGE. THE LOWEST POINT ON THE SEAWALL THAT PROTECTS PORTLAND IS AT 28.8 FEET. THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO DROP ABOUT 1 FOOT FROM THE CREST LEVEL BY MID MORNING SATURDAY. EVEN WITH THE LOWER FORECAST FLOODING IS STILL EXPECTED ALONG THE RIVER IN DOWNTOWN PORTLAND AS WELL AS MANY AREAS UPSTREAM TO SALEM AND DOWNSTREAM TO THE COLUMBIA. COLUMBIA RIVER AT VANCOUVER 25.0 FT 16.0 FT THE UPDATED FORECAST INDICATES A CREST AT A LOWER LEVEL THAN THE PREVIOUS FORECAST. THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO CREST AROUND 27.5 AT VANCOUVER AROUND 6 AM FRIDAY. EXTENSIVE FLOODING WILL OCCUR NEAR AND AFTER THE TIME OF CREST. THE RIVER WILL DROP ABOUT 1 FOOT BELOW THE CREST BY MID MORNING SATURDAY. AT LONGVIEW 17.7 FT 12.0 FT AT THIS LEVEL FLOODING OF MOST ISLANDS NEAR LONGVIEW AND RAINIER IS EXPECTED. THE COLUMBIA WILL CONTINUE TO RISE TO 19 FEET BY 11 AM FRIDAY MORNING. THE TOP OF THE COWLITZ COUNTY LEVEE IS AROUND 20.3 FEET. AT THIS LEVEL EXTENSIVE FLOODING WOULD OCCUR IN COWLITZ COUNTY. AT ST. HELENS NOT AVBL 12.0 FT THE COLUMBIA AT ST. HELENS IS FORECAST TO CREST AROUND 23 FEET AT NOON FRIDAY. AT THIS LEVEL THE RIVER WOULD BE 1 FOOT ABOVE THE TOP OF THE LEWIS RIVER DIKE. THE RIVER WILL DROP 1 FOOT BELOW THE CREST BY MID SATURDAY MORNING. AT ASTORIA NOT AVBL NOT AVBL THE COLUMBIA RIVER NEAR ASTORIA AND UPSTREAM TO ST. HELENS WILL BE VERY HIGH AND IS INFLUENCED BY TIDES. THERE WILL BE EXTENSIVE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE COLUMBIA AROUND ASTORIA AND UPSTREAM. END SCHNEIDER 004 RWUS42 KPDX 090349 FLSPDX ORZ004-090400- FLOOD STATEMENT BULLETIN NO. 54 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR 745 PM PST THU FEB 8 1996 ...A FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE MAINSTEM WILLAMETTE RIVER... ...FLOOD WARNINGS CONTINUE FOR THE FOLLOWING WILLAMETTE VALLEY TRIBUTARIES IN WESTERN OREGON... MCKENZIE MOHAWK MARYS LUCKIAMUTE NORTH SANTIAM SOUTH SANTIAM SANTIAM SOUTH YAMHILL MOLLALA PUDDING TUALATIN CLACKAMAS SYCAMORE SANDY LIGHT RAIN IS NOW FALLING IN THE NORTH WILLAMETTE VALLEY WHILE AREAS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN CONTINUE IN THE VALLEY SOUTH OF SALEM. RAIN WILL DECREASE TO A FEW SHOWERS IN THE NORTH VALLEY AFTER 10 PM TONIGHT WHILE THE RAIN WILL CONTINUE UNTIL EARLY MORNING FRIDAY MORNING. MAJOR FLOODING IS LIKELY ALONG THE MAIN STEM WILLAMETTE AND A NUMBER OF THE TRIBUTARIES ESPECIALLY THE TUALATIN AND SOUTH YAMHILL. PEOPLE AND EMERGENCY MANAGERS SHOULD CONTINUE TO TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY FROM HIGH OR RISING WATERS. FOLLOWING IS A LIST OF WARNINGS AND FORECASTS FOR WESTERN OREGON RIVERS AT 700 PM UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED... RIVER/STATION CURRENT FLOOD FORECAST NAME STAGE STAGE *DENOTES MAJOR FLOOD #DENOTES RECORD FLOOD WILLAMETTE 12.5 FT 23.0 FT RISE TO 17.5 FEET FRIDAY AT EUGENE AT 6 PM MORNING AND REMAIN BELOW FLOOD STAGE. AT HARRISBURG 12.5 FT 14.0 FT WILL RISE TO 13.5 AT 4 AM FRIDAY REMAINING BELOW FLOOD STAGE. IT WILL FALL 12.7 AT 4 AM SATURDAY. AT CORVALLIS 23.3 FT. 20.0 FT 24.0 FT AT 4 PM FRIDAY. EXTENSIVE LOW LAND FLOODING WITH AREAS OF HIGHWAY FLOODING. FALLING TO 22.2 FEET SATURDAY MORNING. AT ALBANY 28.8 FT 25.0 FT RISE TO 31.0 FEET BY 7 PM FRIDAY. EXTENSIVE FLOODING OF AGRICULTURE LAND. FALLING TO NEAR 30.0 FEET 4 AM SATURDAY. AT SALEM 35.0 FT 28.0 FT *CREST 36.5 FEET 10 AM FRIDAY. FALL TO 34.3 FEET 4 AM SATURDAY. OREGON CITY UPPER 17.2 FT 14.0 FT *CONTINUE RISE TO 19 FEET BY 7 PM FRIDAY. THIS IS A MAJOR FLOOD WITH ROAD FLOODING AND POSSIBLE FLOODING OF STRUCTURES. OREGON CITY LOWER NOT AVBL 27.0 FT *RISE TO 44.5 FEET 7 PM FRIDAY. SIGNIFICANT FLOODING OF STRUCTURES LIKELY. PORTLAND AND LOWER COLUMBIA FORECASTS WILL BE CONTAINED IN A SEPARATE STATEMENT. MCKENZIE RIVER 6.8 FT 11.0 FT CREST AT 8.9 FEET 4 AM AT VIDA FRIDAY. LOWERING TO 5.1 FEET AT 4 AM SATURDAY. MOHAWK RIVER 14.5 FT 15.0 FT WILL REMAIN BACK ABOVE FLOOD AT SPRINGFIELD STAGE TO 18.0 FEET AT 4 AM FRIDAY. WILL LOWER TO 12.8 FEET AT 4 AM SATURDAY. MARYS RIVER EST 19.8 FT 20.0 FT REMAIN NEAR 20.0 THROUGH FRI. AT PHILOMATH FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE SAT MORNING. LUCKIAMUTE RIVER 31.8 FT 27.0 FT WILL CREST AT 32.5 FEET AT NEAR SUVER 10 AM FRIDAY. N. SANTIAM 8.4 FT 11.0 FT WILL CREST AT 10.5 FEET NEAR AT MEHAMA MIDNIGHT BUT REMAIN BELOW FLOOD STAGE. WILL FALL TO 6.5 FEET BY 4 AM SATURDAY. S. SANTIAM 11.7 FT 12.0 FT WILL RISE TO 12.8 FEET 4 AM AT WATERLOO FRIDAY WHICH IS JUST ABOVE FLOOD STAGE. WILL FALL TO 11.4 FEET BY 4 AM SATURDAY. SLOWLY FALL. SANTIAM RIVER 18.4 FT 15.0 FT WILL RISE TO 19.5 FEET JEFFERSON TONIGHT AND REMAIN AT 19.5 FEET THROUGH NOON FRIDAY. SOUTH YAMHILL RIVER 46.7 FT 38.0 FT *WILL RISE TO 47.5 FEET AT 2 NEAR WHITESON 3 PM PM FRIDAY. SLOW FALLS TO FLOOD STAGE BY SUNDAY MORNING. MOLLALA RIVER 11.0 FEET 13.0 FT RISE TO 12.5 FEET BY 10 AM NEAR CANBY AT 130 PM FRIDAY. THIS IS JUST BELOW FLOOD STAGE. SOME LOW LAND FLOODING. PUDDING RIVER 29.5 FEET 22.0 FT REMAIN AT 29.5 TO 30.0 FEET NEAR AURORA AT 430 PM THROUGH FRIDAY. EXTENSIVE FLOODING OF AREA BETWEEN AURORA AND CANBY. MANY SECONDARY ROADS CLOSED. TUALATIN RIVER 18.9 FT 17.0 FT RANGING NEAR PRESENT LEVEL NEAR DILLEY THROUGH FRIDAY. ABOVE FLOOD STAGE THROUGH SUNDAY. EXTENSIVE LOW LAND FLOODING. NEAR FARMINGTON 35.7 FT 32.0 FT *CREST AT 36.5 FEET FRIDAY AT 10 PM. REMAIN ABOVE FLOOD STAGE THROUGH SUNDAY. MAJOR FLOODING. SEVERAL ROADS LIKELY CLOSED. SOME HOMES LIKELY FLOODED. NEAR WEST LINN 15.5 FT 13.5 FT *CREST 17.7 FEET 6 AM SATURDAY. THIS WILL BE A MAJOR FLOOD AND WILL EXCEED THE 1964 FLOOD FLOODING OF HOMES IS POSSIBLE LOWER REACHES OF THE BASIN. CLACKAMAS RIVER 12.5 FT 10.0 FT CREST AT 14.0 FEET AT 4 AM AT ESTACADA FRIDAY. FLOODING WILL CONTINUE DOWNSTREAM TO THE CONFLUENCE OF THE WILLAMETTE THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. JOHNSON CREEK 13.4 FT 11.0 FT #RISING TO 13.5 FEET AT 11 SYCAMORE 730 PM PM TONIGHT THEN SLOW FALLS TO FLOOD STAGE FRIDAY MORNING. EXTENSIVE FLOODING EXPECTED ESPECIALLY THE LOWER REACHES. SANDY 17.8 FT SLIGHT RISE OVERNIGHT THEN NR SANDY SLOWLY FALLING FRIDAY. 415 WRUS1 KPDT 090536 FFWPDT ORC061-WAC039-077-013-091430- BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED SMALL STREAM FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 933 PM PST THU FEB 8 1996 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PENDLETON HAS ISSUED A SMALL STREAM FLOOD WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 630 AM PST FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... IN NORTHEAST OREGON ...NORTHERN UNION COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL WASHINGTON ...KLICKITAT COUNTY...YAKIMA COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON ...COLUMBIA COUNTY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PENDLETON HAS EXTENDED THE SMALL STREAM FLOOD WARNING UNTIL 630 AM PST FRIDAY MORNING FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... IN NORTHEAST OREGON ...NORTHERN UNION COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON ...COLUMBIA COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL WASHINGTON ...KLICKITAT COUNTY...YAKIMA COUNTY ...SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY FOR NORTHERN GRANT COUNTY...MORROW COUNTY...UMATILLA COUNTY...WALLOWA COUNTY...WALLA WALLA COUNTY AND THE REMAINDER OF UNION COUNTY HAS BEEN EXTENDED UNTIL 630 AM FRIDAY MORNING. RIVERS CONTINUE TO RUN HIGH IN SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON AND NORTHEAST OREGON WITH MANY SMALL STREAMS STILL FLOODING. THE COMBINATION OF RAPID SNOWMELT AND ADDITIONAL RAINFALL CONTINUES IN THE AREA. AT 915 PM... DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STEADY BAND OF RAIN ALONG THE FOOTHILLS OF THE BLUE MOUNTAINS...EXTENDING FROM UMATILLA COUNTY OF OREGON INTO COLUMBIA COUNTY OF WASHINGTON. AT 740 PM...THE COLUMBIA COUNTY SHERIFF REPORTED CONTINUED FLOODING ON THE TOUCHET RIVER. PATIT RIVER ALSO CONTINUES TO FLOOD NEAR THE TOWN OF DAYTON...AS HAS THE TUCANNON RIVER NEAR STARBUCK. AT 750 PM...UNION COUNTY SHERIFF REPORTED FLOODING OF SMALL STREAMS IN THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE COUNTY. YAKIMA AND KLICKITAT COUNTY OFFICIALS ARE STILL REPORTING WIDESPREAD FLOODING THROUGHOUT THE AREA. MODERATE RAIN IN THE WASHINGTON CASCADES AND RAIN ALONG THE EAST SLOPES ARE KEEPING RIVERS ABOVE FLOOD LEVELS. RAIN WILL CONTINUE ACROSS NORTHEAST OREGON...SOUTHEAST AND SOUTH CENTRAL WASHINGTON TONIGHT. RAIN WILL BE CHANGING TO SHOWERS FRIDAY MORNING AS A FRONTAL SYSTEM MOVES THROUGH THE AREA. DRIER AIR AND COOLER TEMPERATURES BY THIS WEEKEND WILL BE WELCOME RELIEF TO FLOOD STRICKENED AREAS. IF YOU LIVE NEAR ANY STREAM OR RIVER IN NORTHEAST OREGON...SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON...SOUTH CENTRAL WASHINGTON STAY PREPARED FOR RISING WATERS. REMEMBER TO NEVER DRIVE THROUGH AN AREA WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD. JOHNSON & 453 WRUS1 KPDT 090553 COR FFWPDT ORC061-WAC039-077-013-091430- BULLETIN - SMALL STREAM FLOOD WARNING CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 933 PM PST THU FEB 8 1996 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PENDLETON HAS ISSUED A SMALL STREAM FLOOD WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 630 AM PST FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... IN NORTHEAST OREGON ...NORTHERN UNION COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL WASHINGTON ...KLICKITAT COUNTY...YAKIMA COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON ...COLUMBIA COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL WASHINGTON ...KLICKITAT COUNTY...YAKIMA COUNTY ...SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY FOR NORTHERN GRANT COUNTY...MORROW COUNTY...UMATILLA COUNTY...WALLOWA COUNTY...WALLA WALLA COUNTY AND THE REMAINDER OF UNION COUNTY HAS BEEN EXTENDED UNTIL 630 AM FRIDAY MORNING. RIVERS CONTINUE TO RUN HIGH IN SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON AND NORTHEAST OREGON WITH MANY SMALL STREAMS STILL FLOODING. THE COMBINATION OF RAPID SNOWMELT AND ADDITIONAL RAINFALL CONTINUES IN THE AREA. AT 915 PM... DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STEADY BAND OF RAIN ALONG THE FOOTHILLS OF THE BLUE MOUNTAINS...EXTENDING FROM UMATILLA COUNTY OF OREGON INTO COLUMBIA COUNTY OF WASHINGTON. AT 740 PM...THE COLUMBIA COUNTY SHERIFF REPORTED CONTINUED FLOODING ON THE TOUCHET RIVER. PATIT RIVER ALSO CONTINUES TO FLOOD NEAR THE TOWN OF DAYTON...AS HAS THE TUCANNON RIVER NEAR STARBUCK. AT 750 PM...UNION COUNTY SHERIFF REPORTED FLOODING OF SMALL STREAMS IN THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE COUNTY. YAKIMA AND KLICKITAT COUNTY OFFICIALS ARE STILL REPORTING WIDESPREAD FLOODING THROUGHOUT THE AREA. MODERATE RAIN IN THE WASHINGTON CASCADES AND RAIN ALONG THE EAST SLOPES ARE KEEPING RIVERS ABOVE FLOOD LEVELS. RAIN WILL CONTINUE ACROSS NORTHEAST OREGON...SOUTHEAST AND SOUTH CENTRAL WASHINGTON TONIGHT. RAIN WILL BE CHANGING TO SHOWERS FRIDAY MORNING AS A FRONTAL SYSTEM MOVES THROUGH THE AREA. DRIER AIR AND COOLER TEMPERATURES BY THIS WEEKEND WILL BE WELCOME RELIEF TO FLOOD STRICKENED AREAS. IF YOU LIVE NEAR ANY STREAM OR RIVER IN NORTHEAST OREGON...SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON...SOUTH CENTRAL WASHINGTON STAY PREPARED FOR RISING WATERS. REMEMBER TO NEVER DRIVE THROUGH AN AREA WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD. JOHNSON