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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
635 AM PST THU JAN 30 2003

NW OREGON/SW WASHINGTON COASTAL BASINS BULLETIN NO. 3 
LOWER COLUMBIA/LOWER WILLAMETTE/SW WASHINGTON BULLETIN NO. 2 
WILLAMETTE TRIBUTARIES BULLETIN NO. 2


...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS...
   NEHALEM RIVER IN CLATSOP AND TILLAMOOK COUNTIES
   WILSON RIVER IN TILLAMOOK COUNTY

...A FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 AM PST SUNDAY MORNING 
FOR RIVERS AND STREAMS IN NORTHWEST OREGON AND SOUTHWEST 
WASHINGTON...

A SERIES OF PACIFIC STORMS WILL CONTINUE TO BRING HEAVY RAINFALL TO 
NORTHWEST OREGON AND SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON THROUGH FRIDAY. RAINFALL 
AMOUNTS IN THE PAST 48 HOURS HAVE RANGED FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES...AND 
ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4.5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. SNOW LEVELS WILL 
CONTINUE TO BE HIGH...RANGING FROM 6000 TO 9000 FEET THROUGH FRIDAY.

COASTAL RIVERS AND SOME WILLAMETTE TRIBUTARIES ARE RISING...AND SOME 
RIVERS ARE CURRENTLY FORECAST TO REACH FLOOD STAGE AS EARLY AS  
THIS MORNING. MOST RIVERS WILL CREST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY.

IN ADDITION TO THE WILSON AND NEHALEM RIVERS...OTHER RIVERS THAT MAY 
APPROACH OR EXCEED FLOOD STAGE INCLUDE THE SILETZ AND ALSEA RIVERS 
IN LINCOLN COUNTY...THE SIUSLAW RIVER IN LANE COUNTY...THE MARYS 
RIVER IN BENTON COUNTY...THE LUCKIAMUTE RIVER IN POLK AND BENTON 
COUNTIES...THE CLACKAMAS RIVER IN CLACKAMAS COUNTY...REACHES OF THE 
TUALATIN RIVER IN WASHINGTON COUNTY...SOUTH YAMHILL RIVER IN YAMHILL 
COUNTY...AND THE COWLITZ RIVER IN COWLITZ COUNTY.
  
ORC007-057-312000-
NEHALEM R NR FOSS
   MOST RECENT READING: 13.2 FT / 18600 CFS AT 5 AM FRIDAY           
   FLOOD STAGE   --->   14.0 FT / 21000 CFS      
   (DATUM 32.6 FT)
    
FORECAST / REMARKS:
FLOOD WARNING IS IN EFFECT. THIS RIVER IS FORECAST TO RISE ABOVE 
FLOOD STAGE AROUND 9 AM TODAY...AND IS EXPECTED TO CREST AT 14.2 FT 
AROUND 3 PM TODAY. MINOR FLOODING CAN BE EXPECTED DURING THE CREST. 
ABOVE 14 FT...EXPECT MINOR FLOODING OF LOW LYING FARM LAND AND 
STRUCTURES. 
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ORC057-312000-
WILSON R NR TILLAMOOK
   MOST RECENT READING: 12.8 FT / 12800 CFS AT 5 AM FRIDAY     
   FLOOD STAGE   --->   13.0 FT / 13200 CFS      
   (DATUM 71.9 FT)
    
FORECAST / REMARKS:
FLOOD WARNING IS IN EFFECT. THIS RIVER IS FORECAST TO RISE ABOVE 
FLOOD STAGE AROUND 7 AM TODAY...AND IS EXPECTED TO CREST AT 13.6 FT 
AROUND 2 PM TODAY. MINOR FLOODING CAN BE EXPECTED DURING THE CREST. 
ABOVE 13 FT...MINOR FLOODING OF LOW LYING DAIRY AND PASTURE LAND 
NORTH OF TILLAMOOK CAN BE EXPECTED...PARTICULARLY DURING THE HIGH 
TIDES. 
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A FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT AND PERSONS ALONG 
THE WARNED RIVERS SHOULD TAKE NECESSARY ACTION NOW. A FLOOD WATCH 
MEANS THAT RIVERS IN THE WATCH AREA HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO REACH OR 
EXCEED FLOOD STAGE. 

RIVER FORECASTS ARE BASED ON OBSERVED AND FORECAST RAINFALL AND 
TEMPERATURES...AND WILL BE UPDATED FREQUENTLY AS THIS EVENT 
CONTINUES. FORECASTS ALSO INCLUDE CURRENT AND PLANNED RESERVOIR 
RELEASES. FOR THE LATEST RIVER STAGES AND FORECASTS...VISIT OUR WEB 
PAGE AT WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/PORTLAND.

THE NEXT UPDATE FOR THESE LOCATIONS WILL BE ISSUED BY NOON FRIDAY.

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