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ORZ006-007-WAZ039-192200-

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
717 AM PST WED NOV 19 2003


...AN URBAN FLOOD ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED AND IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2
PM PST THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE PORTLAND METRO AREA...VANCOUVER...AND
SALEM...

MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS
ACROSS THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL WILLAMETTE VALLEY. THIS WILL RESULT
IN SOME STREET PONDING AND FLOODING IN THE PORTLAND AND SALEM METRO
AREAS. THERE HAVE ALREADY BEEN SOME REPORTS OF FLOODED INTERSECTIONS
AND ROADWAYS IN PORTLAND.

EXPECT RAINFALL TOTALS UP TO 1.5 INCHES...WITH RAINFALL RATES AS HIGH
AS 0.5 INCHES PER HOUR AT TIMES.

DRIVERS SHOULD USE CAUTION DURING THE MORNING COMMUTE AND THROUGH THE
MORNING HOURS. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER
COVERS THE ROADWAY.

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