Latest Flood Warnings/Statements
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.
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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.
and in WASHINGTON STATE:
...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED FLOOD WARNINGS FOR THE
SKYKOMISH...STILLAGUAMISH...SATSOP AND LEWIS RIVERS...
THE RIVER GAUGE ON THE SKYKOMISH RIVER AT GOLD BAR IS NOT WORKING BUT
RIVER LEVELS UPSTREAM INDICATE THAT THE SKYKOMISH AT GOLD BAR WILL BE
GOING OVER FLOOD STAGE LATE THIS MORNING AND REMAIN OVER FLOOD STAGE
FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE DAY.
THE STILLAGUAMISH RIVER WILL REACH FLOOD STAGE THIS EARLY AFTERNOON.
THE SATSOP RIVER WILL REACH FLOOD STAGE THIS AFTERNOON.
HEAVY RAINS IN THE SOUTH CASCADES WILL ALSO CAUSE MAJOR FLOODING ON
THE LEWIS RIVER THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.
RIVER FORECAST LATEST FLOOD FORECAST/REMARKS
POINT READING STAGE
STILLAGUAMISH NR 12.6 FT 16.0 FT RISING TO FLOOD STAGE AT
ARLINGTON 600 AM 1 PM. CONTINUING TO RISE
THIS AFTERNOON.
SATSOP NR SATSOP 33.0 FT 34.0 FT CRESTING NEAR 34.5 FT
800 AM AROUND 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON
...FLOOD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING MAIN STEM RIVERS...
COWLITZ SNOQUALMIE KLICKITAT
CHEHALIS SNOHOMISH HANGMAN CREEK
SKOOKUMCHUCK WHITE PALOUSE
SKOKOMISH SKAGIT WALLA WALLA
CEDAR PUYALLUP YAKIMA
NISQUALLY NACHES
...A FLOOD WARNING ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ALL SMALL RIVERS AND
STREAMS IN SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON...
HERE ARE THE LATEST READINGS AND FORECASTS FOR MAIN STEM RIVERS.
RIVER FORECAST LATEST FLOOD FORECAST/REMARKS
POINT READING STAGE
COWLITZ AT 10.2 FT 10.5 FT CRESTING NEAR 12.0 FT AROUND
PACKWOOD 715 AM 4 PM TODAY.
COWLITZ AT 21.3 FT 18.0 FT CRESTING NEAR 24.0 FT AROUND
RANDLE 645 AM 8 PM TODAY.
COWLITZ AT 25.0 FT 23.0 FT CRESTING NEAR 28.5 FT AROUND
CASTLE ROCK 400 AM 8 PM TODAY.
COWLITZ AT 22.9 FT 20.0 FT CRESTING NEAR 28.5 FT AROUND
KELSO 400 AM 10 PM TODAY.
CHEHALIS AT 68.2 FT 65.0 FT CRESTING NEAR 72.0 FT FRI
CENTRALIA 630 AM AFTERNOON.
CHEHALIS NEAR 16.3 FT 13.3 FT CRESTING NEAR 18.5 FT FRI
GRAND MOUND 400 AM AFTERNOON.
SKOOKUMCHUCK NEAR 15.1 FT 13.5 FT CRESTING NEAR 17.0 FT FRI
BUCODA 400 AM AFTERNOON.
SKOOKUMCHUCK AT 84.8 FT 85.0 FT CRESTING NEAR 87.0 FT FRI
CENTRALIA 700 AM AFTERNOON.
SKOKOMISH NEAR 16.2 FT 15.5 FT CRESTING NEAR 16.6 FT THIS
POTLATCH 545 AM AFTERNOON.
WHITE BELOW MUD 7000 CFS 8000 CFS RISING TO 8000 CFS BY
MOUNTAIN DAM 115 AM MORNING AND REMAINING NEAR
FLOOD STAGE TODAY.
CEDAR NEAR 5.2 FT 5.0 FT CRESTING NEAR 5.5 FT LATE
LANDSBURG 915 AM THIS AFTERNOON.
CEDAR AT 13.9 FT 12.0 FT CRESTING 14.5 FT TONIGHT.
RENTON 900 AM
SNOQUALMIE AT 25800 CFS 20000 CFS CRESTING NEAR 40000 CFS
THE FALLS 730 AM AROUND 3 PM TODAY.
SNOQUALMIE NEAR 56.3 FT 54.0 FT CRESTING NEAR 58.5 FT EARLY
CARNATION 700 AM FRI MORNING.
SNOHOMISH NEAR 13.8 FT 15.0 FT CRESTING NEAR 18.0 FT
MONROE 800 AM TONIGHT.
SNOHOMISH AT 24.2 FT 25.0 FT CRESTING 27.0 FT EARLY
SNOHOMISH 700 AM FRI MORNING.
SKAGIT NEAR 23.2 FT 28.0 FT CRESTING NEAR FLOOD STAGE
CONCRETE 400 AM THIS EVENING.
SKAGIT NEAR 21.9 FT 28.0 FT REMAINING BELOW FLOOD STAGE.
MOUNT VERNON 630 AM
PUYALLUP NEAR 10.9 FT 10.5 FT REMAINING ABOVE FLOOD STAGE
ORTING 715 AM THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON.
NISQUALLY NEAR 10.4 FT 10.0 FT RISING TO 13.0 FT THIS
NATIONAL 615 AM AFTERNOON.
NISQUALLY AT 10.3 FT 12.0 FT RISING TO 14.5 FT THIS
MCKENNA 200 AM AFTERNOON.
EASTERN WASHINGTON RIVERS
YAKIMA AT 7.1 FT 6.9 FT CRESTING NEAR 8.0 FT 7 AM
CLE ELUM 350 AM FRIDAY.
YAKIMA AT 33.6 FT 34.0 FT CRESTING NEAR 34.0 FT AROUND
ELLENSBURG 350 AM 4 AM FRIDAY.
YAKIMA NEAR 11.9 FT 10.0 FT CRESTING 15.0 FT NOON FRI.
PARKER 350 AM
YAKIMA AT 11.1 FT 13.0 FT CRESTING 18.5 FT SATURDAY.
KIONA 350 AM
NACHES NEAR 17.2 FT 17.0 FT CRESTING NEAR 20.0 FT
NACHES 350 AM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT.
KLICKITAT NEAR 15.4 FT 9.0 FT CRESTING NEAR 17.0 FT 10 PM