Monday, November 21, 2011

Flood Watch

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PORTLAND HAS ISSUED A

* FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST OREGON AND SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON...INCLUDING THE COAST RANGE OF NORTHWEST OREGON SW WASHINGTON AND THE NORTH OREGON COAST.

INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASTORIA...CANNON BEACH...TILLAMOOK...VERNONIA...JEWELL...TRASK...FRANCES...RYDERWOOD...RAYMOND...LONG BEACH. AND CATHLAMET

*THE WATCH WILL BE IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON

* HEAVY RAIN IS EXPECT TO DEVELOP ACROSS PORTIONS OUR AREA TONIGHT (MONDAY) NIGHT AND TUESDAY.
SEVERAL INCHES OF RAINFALL ARE EXPECTED IN THE WILLAPA HILLS AND NORTH OREGON COAST RANGE...POTENTIALLY DRIVING CREEKS AND SMALL
RIVERS TO FLOOD TUESDAY AND POSSIBLY WEDNESDAY.

* SIGNIFICANT RISES ARE EXPECTED ON LARGER COASTAL RIVERS...BUT WIDESPREAD FLOODING IS NOT EXPECTED ON LARGER MAIN STEM RIVERS AT THIS TIME.

..HEAVY RAIN MAY CAUSE FLOODING ON SMALL STREAMS TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY...AND HEAVY RAIN EXPECTED TO PUSH COASTAL RIVERS CLOSE TO BANKFULL

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