WGUS86 KPQR 130232 FLSPQR BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR 632 PM PST WED NOV 12 2008 NW OREGON/SW WASHINGTON COASTAL BASINS BULLETIN ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN WASHINGTON...OREGON... NASELLE RIVER AFFECTING PACIFIC AND WAHKIAKUM COUNTIES GRAYS RIVER NEAR ROSBURG AFFECTING WAHKIAKUM COUNTY NEHALEM RIVER NEAR FOSS AFFECTING CLATSOP AND TILLAMOOK COUNTIES WILSON RIVER NEAR TILLAMOOK AFFECTING TILLAMOOK COUNTY TRASK RIVER NEAR TILLAMOOK AFFECTING TILLAMOOK COUNTY .HEAVY RAIN CONTINUES OVER NORTHWEST OREGON THIS EVENING. HOURLY RAINFALL RATES OVER NORTHWEST OREGON OF 0.3 TO 0.4 INCH PER HOUR CAN BE EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT 2 TO 3 HOURS. AN ADDITIONAL 1.5 TO 2.5 INCHES OF RAIN IS POSSIBLE OVER NORTHWEST OREGON DURING THE NEXT 4 TO 6 HOURS. IN SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON RAINFALL HAS WEAKENED OVER THE LAST FEW HOURS AND WILL CONTINUE TO TAPER OFF THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. RIVER STAGE FORECASTS ARE BASED ON OBSERVED AND FORECAST RAINFALL AND TEMPERATURES. IF ACTUAL RAINFALL AND TEMPERATURES VARY FROM THE FORECAST VALUES...THE RIVER STAGE WILL VARY ACCORDINGLY. RIVER FORECASTS INCLUDE CURRENT AND PLANNED RESERVOIR RELEASES. FOR THE LATEST RIVER STAGES AND FORECASTS...VISIT OUR WEB PAGE AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/PORTLAND (LOWER CASE). THE NEXT UPDATE FOR THESE LOCATIONS WILL BE ISSUED BY 2 AM THURSDAY MORNING. WAC049-069-130817- /O.CON.KPQR.FL.W.0003.000000T0000Z-081113T0817Z/ /NASW1.1.ER.081112T1936Z.081112T2115Z.081112T2317Z.NO/ 632 PM PST WED NOV 12 2008 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE NASELLE RIVER NEAR NASELLE * UNTIL 12 AM THURSDAY. * AT 5 PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS...15.6 FEET / 8040 CFS. * FLOOD STAGE IS 15.5 FEET AND FLOOD FLOW IS 8070 CFS. * FORECAST...THIS RIVER CRESTED AT 15.8 FT AT 2 PM TODAY. THIS RIVER IS EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AROUND 7 PM THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE FALLING FOR THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS. * IMPACT...ABOVE 15.5 FT...EXPECT FLOODING IN NUMEROUS LOWLAND AREAS ALONG THE NASELLE. HISTORICALLY...WATER BEGINS TO SURROUND HOMES ALONG AND NEAR THE RIVER AT THIS POINT. A FEW ROADS ARE FLOODED AT THIS LEVEL...INCLUDING STATE ROUTE 4. $$ WAC069-131032- /O.CON.KPQR.FL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-081113T1739Z/ /GRRW1.1.ER.081112T1522Z.081112T2315Z.081113T0839Z.UU/ 632 PM PST WED NOV 12 2008 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE GRAYS RIVER NEAR ROSBURG * UNTIL 10 AM THURSDAY. * AT 5 PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS...14.9 FEET / 14760 CFS. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 12.0 FEET AND FLOOD FLOW IS 8200 CFS. * FORECAST...THIS RIVER CRESTED AT 14.9 FT AT 5 PM TODAY. THIS RIVER IS EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AROUND 4 AM THURSDAY AND CONTINUE FALLING FOR THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS. * IMPACT...ABOVE 14.0 FEET...EXPECT WIDESPREAD LOWLAND FLOODING AND NUMEROUS FLOODED ROADS IN THE VICINITY OF ROSBURG AND HWY 4. THIS INCLUDES THE ROADWAY APPROACHES TO THE ALTOONA BRIDGE OVER THE GRAYS RIVER. $$ ORC007-057-131032- /O.CON.KPQR.FL.W.0004.081113T0354Z-081113T2012Z/ /FSSO3.1.ER.081113T0354Z.081113T0600Z.081113T1112Z.NO/ 632 PM PST WED NOV 12 2008 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE NEHALEM RIVER NEAR FOSS * FROM 6 PM WEDNESDAY UNTIL 8 AM THURSDAY. * AT 6 PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS...13.7 FEET / 20190 CFS. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 14.0 FEET AND FLOOD FLOW IS 21000 CFS. * FORECAST...THIS RIVER WILL RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE AROUND 7 PM THIS EVENING...AND IS EXPECTED TO CREST AT 16.0 FT AROUND 10 PM THIS EVENING. * IMPACT...ABOVE 14 FT...EXPECT MINOR FLOODING OF LOW LYING FARM LAND AND STRUCTURES. $$ ORC057-131032- /O.CON.KPQR.FL.W.0005.081113T0324Z-081113T2100Z/ /TLMO3.1.ER.081113T0324Z.081113T0600Z.081113T1200Z.UU/ 632 PM PST WED NOV 12 2008 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE WILSON RIVER NEAR TILLAMOOK * FROM 6 PM WEDNESDAY UNTIL 6 AM THURSDAY. * AT 5 PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS...11.3 FEET / 13590 CFS. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 12.0 FEET AND FLOOD FLOW IS 13200 CFS. * FORECAST...THIS RIVER WILL RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE AROUND 7 PM THIS EVENING...AND IS EXPECTED TO CREST AT 12.9 FT AROUND 10 PM THIS EVENING. * IMPACT...ABOVE 12 FT...MINOR FLOODING OF LOW LYING DAIRY AND PASTURE LAND NORTH OF TILLAMOOK CAN BE EXPECTED...PARTICULARLY DURING THE HIGH TIDES. $$ ORC057-131032- /O.CON.KPQR.FL.W.0006.081113T0530Z-081113T1528Z/ /TRAO3.1.ER.081113T0530Z.081113T0600Z.081113T0628Z.NO/ 632 PM PST WED NOV 12 2008 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE TRASK RIVER NEAR TILLAMOOK * FROM 6 PM WEDNESDAY UNTIL 6 AM THURSDAY. * AT 6 PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS...15.2 FEET / 9700 CFS. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 16.5 FEET AND FLOOD FLOW IS 12100 CFS. * FORECAST...THIS RIVER WILL RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE AROUND 8 PM WEDNESDAY...AND IS EXPECTED TO CREST AT 16.7 FT AROUND 10 PM WEDNESDAY. * IMPACT...ABOVE 16.5 FT...EXPECT SOME MINOR FLOODING ALONG THE LOWER TRASK RIVER. DAIRY FARMS...BUILDINGS...AND A FEW RESIDENCES ADJACENT TO THE TRASK IN THE VICINITY OF HWY 101 MAY BE THREATENED. $$