FLOOD STATEMENT BULLETIN NO. 56
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
140 AM PST FRI FEB 9 1996
...FLOOD WARNINGS CONTINUE FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN THE OREGON
COASTAL RIVER BASINS...
NEHALEM WILSON NESTUCCA
SILETZ ALSEA SIUSLAW
FOLLOWING IS A LIST OF WARNINGS AND FORECASTS FOR THE ABOVE RIVERS...
RAINS HAVE DIMINISHED OVER NORTHWEST OREGON AS THE COLD FRONT HAS
MOVED ONSHORE. SCATTERED SHOWERS EXPECTED THIS MORNING THEN DECREASE
THIS AFTERNOON. RUNOFF WILL BE DECREASING THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE
THROUGH THE DAY. MANY COASTAL RIVERS ARE EXPECTED TO CREST EARLY
TODAY AND BEGIN FALLING LATER TODAY.
RIVER/STATION CURRENT FLOOD FORECAST
NAME STAGE STAGE
NEHALEM RIVER EST 27.0 FT 14.0 FEET NEAR CREST. FALL TO
AT FOSS AT 1 AM 18.0 FEET SAT AM.
WILSON RIVER EST 15.5 FEET 13.0 FEET FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE
NR TILLAMOOK AT 1 AM AROUND MIDNIGHT TONIGHT.
NESTUCCA RIVER EST 18.5 FEET 18.0 FEET NEAR CREST. WILL FALL
NR BEAVER AT 1 AM TO 18.0 FEET THIS
AFTERNOON.
SILETZ RIVER 20.2 FEET 16.0 FEET WILL FALL TO 16.0 FEET
NR SILETZ AT 1 AM AROUND MIDNIGHT TONIGHT.
ALSEA RIVER 20.8 FEET 18.0 FEET NEAR CREST. WILL FALL TO
NR TIDEWATER AT 1 AM 18.0 FEET EARLY SATURDAY.
SIUSLAW RIVER EST 20.0 FEET 18.0 FEET WILL CREST AT 22.5 FEET
NR MAPLETON MID MORNING. WILL FALL
BELOW FLOOD STAGE LATE
SATURDAY.
STIGER/ROCKEY
766
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FLOOD STATEMENT BULLETIN NO. 57
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
310 AM PST FRI FEB 9 1996
...SERIOUS FLOODING CONTINUES ON 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
AREA DOWNSTREAM TO THE LONGVIEW AREA...
FOLLOWING IS A LIST OF WARNINGS AND FORECASTS FOR THE LOWER COLUMBIA
RIVER AND THE LOWER WILLAMETTE RIVER...STAGE VALUES ARE AS OF 3 AM
FRIDAY...
RIVER/STATION CURRENT FLOOD FORECAST
NAME STAGE STAGE
WILLAMETTE RIVER
AT PORTLAND 27.5 FT 18.0 FT SLOW RISE TO NEAR 29.0 FEET
MID TO LATE MORNING...THEN
FLUCTUATE NEAR THAT LEVEL
TODAY...THEN FALL VERY SLOWLY
SATURDAY.
COLUMBIA RIVER
AT VANCOUVER 26.4 FT 16.0 FT SLOW RISE TO NEAR 29.0 FEET
MID TO LATE MORNING...THEN
FLUCTUATE NEAR THAT LEVEL
TODAY...THEN FALL VERY
SLOWLY SATURDAY.
COLUMBIA RIVER
AT ST. HELENS EST 22.5 FT 12.0 FT STEADY RISE TO CREST AT 23.0
FEET LATE AFTERNOON...THEN
REMAIN STEADY THROUGH
SATURDAY.
COLUMBIA RIVER
AT LONGVIEW 17.3 FT 12.0 FT RISE TO 19.0 FEET...THEN
FLUCTUATE NEAR THAT LEVEL
THROUGH SATURDAY WITH TIDAL
EFFECT.
DOWNSTREAM FROM BELOW LONGVIEW TO MOUTH OF THE COLUMBIA...POSSIBLE
SLIGHT LOCAL LOWLAND FLOODING FROM WANUA AREA DOWNSTREAM.
STIGER/ROCKEY
832
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FLOOD STATEMENT...CORRECTED FCST ON VANCOUVER... BULLETIN NO. 57
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
310 AM PST FRI FEB 9 1996
...SERIOUS FLOODING CONTINUES ON 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
AREA DOWNSTREAM TO THE LONGVIEW AREA...
FOLLOWING IS A LIST OF WARNINGS AND FORECASTS FOR THE LOWER COLUMBIA
RIVER AND THE LOWER WILLAMETTE RIVER...STAGE VALUES ARE AS OF 3 AM
FRIDAY...
RIVER/STATION CURRENT FLOOD FORECAST
NAME STAGE STAGE
WILLAMETTE RIVER
AT PORTLAND 27.5 FT 18.0 FT SLOW RISE TO NEAR 29.0 FEET
MID TO LATE MORNING...THEN
FLUCTUATE NEAR THAT LEVEL
TODAY...THEN FALL VERY SLOWLY
SATURDAY.
COLUMBIA RIVER
AT VANCOUVER 26.4 FT 16.0 FT SLOW RISE TO NEAR 27.5 FEET
MID TO LATE MORNING...THEN
FLUCTUATE NEAR THAT LEVEL
TODAY...THEN FALL VERY
SLOWLY SATURDAY.
COLUMBIA RIVER
AT ST. HELENS EST 22.5 FT 12.0 FT STEADY RISE TO CREST AT 23.0
FEET LATE AFTERNOON...THEN
REMAIN STEADY THROUGH
SATURDAY.
COLUMBIA RIVER
AT LONGVIEW 17.3 FT 12.0 FT RISE TO 19.0 FEET...THEN
FLUCTUATE NEAR THAT LEVEL
THROUGH SATURDAY WITH TIDAL
EFFECT.
DOWNSTREAM FROM BELOW LONGVIEW TO MOUTH OF THE COLUMBIA...POSSIBLE
SLIGHT LOCAL LOWLAND FLOODING FROM WANUA AREA DOWNSTREAM.
STIGER/ROCKEY
915
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FLOOD STATEMENT...CORRECTED ST. HELENS FLD STG... BULLETIN NO. 57
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
330 AM PST FRI FEB 9 1996
...SERIOUS FLOODING CONTINUES ON 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
AREA DOWNSTREAM TO THE LONGVIEW AREA...
FOLLOWING IS A LIST OF WARNINGS AND FORECASTS FOR THE LOWER COLUMBIA
RIVER AND THE LOWER WILLAMETTE RIVER...STAGE VALUES ARE AS OF 3 AM
FRIDAY...
RIVER/STATION CURRENT FLOOD FORECAST
NAME STAGE STAGE
WILLAMETTE RIVER
AT PORTLAND 27.5 FT 18.0 FT SLOW RISE TO NEAR 29.0 FEET
MID TO LATE MORNING...THEN
FLUCTUATE NEAR THAT LEVEL
TODAY...THEN FALL VERY SLOWLY
SATURDAY.
COLUMBIA RIVER
AT VANCOUVER 26.4 FT 16.0 FT SLOW RISE TO NEAR 27.5 FEET
MID TO LATE MORNING...THEN
FLUCTUATE NEAR THAT LEVEL
TODAY...THEN FALL VERY
SLOWLY SATURDAY.
COLUMBIA RIVER
AT ST. HELENS EST 22.5 FT 17.0 FT STEADY RISE TO CREST AT 23.0
FEET LATE AFTERNOON...THEN
REMAIN STEADY THROUGH
SATURDAY.
COLUMBIA RIVER
AT LONGVIEW 17.3 FT 12.0 FT RISE TO 19.0 FEET...THEN
FLUCTUATE NEAR THAT LEVEL
THROUGH SATURDAY WITH TIDAL
EFFECT.
DOWNSTREAM FROM BELOW LONGVIEW TO MOUTH OF THE COLUMBIA...POSSIBLE
SLIGHT LOCAL LOWLAND FLOODING FROM WANA AREA DOWNSTREAM.
STIGER/ROCKEY
951
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FLOOD STATEMENT...CORRECTED ST. HELENS FLD STG... BULLETIN NO. 57
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
330 AM PST FRI FEB 9 1996
...SERIOUS FLOODING CONTINUES ON 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
AREA DOWNSTREAM TO THE LONGVIEW AREA...
FOLLOWING IS A LIST OF WARNINGS AND FORECASTS FOR THE LOWER COLUMBIA
RIVER AND THE LOWER WILLAMETTE RIVER...STAGE VALUES ARE AS OF 3 AM
FRIDAY...
RIVER/STATION CURRENT FLOOD FORECAST
NAME STAGE STAGE
WILLAMETTE RIVER
AT PORTLAND 27.5 FT 18.0 FT SLOW RISE TO NEAR 29.0 FEET
MID TO LATE MORNING...THEN
FLUCTUATE NEAR THAT LEVEL
TODAY...THEN FALL VERY SLOWLY
SATURDAY.
COLUMBIA RIVER
AT VANCOUVER 26.4 FT 16.0 FT SLOW RISE TO NEAR 27.5 FEET
MID TO LATE MORNING...THEN
FLUCTUATE NEAR THAT LEVEL
TODAY...THEN FALL VERY
SLOWLY SATURDAY.
COLUMBIA RIVER
AT ST. HELENS EST 22.5 FT 17.0 FT STEADY RISE TO CREST AT 23.0
FEET LATE AFTERNOON...THEN
REMAIN STEADY THROUGH
SATURDAY.
COLUMBIA RIVER
AT LONGVIEW 17.3 FT 12.0 FT RISE TO 19.0 FEET...THEN
FLUCTUATE NEAR THAT LEVEL
THROUGH SATURDAY WITH TIDAL
EFFECT.
DOWNSTREAM FROM BELOW LONGVIEW TO MOUTH OF THE COLUMBIA...POSSIBLE
SLIGHT LOCAL LOWLAND FLOODING FROM WANA AREA DOWNSTREAM.
STIGER/ROCKEY
246
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FLOOD STATEMENT BULLETIN NO. 58
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
400 AM PST FRI FEB 9 1996
...FLOOD WARNINGS REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN
NORTHEAST AND NORTH CENTRAL OREGON...
DESCHUTES GRANDE RONDE UMATILLA JOHN DAY
AT 300 AM...RAIN CONTINUES TO FALL ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST
OREGON. A FRONT WAS LOCATED NEAR THE CASCADES AND WAS MOVING SLOWLY
EAST OVER THE STATE. DOPPLER RADAR SHOWS AREAS OF MODERATE RAIN
CONTINUING ALONG THE NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE BLUE MOUNTAINS AND
ANOTHER BAND OF SHOWERS APPROACHING FROM THE WEST. AREAS OF HEAVY
RAIN WILL CONTINUE UNTIL THE FRONT MOVES EAST LATER THIS MORNING.
THESE RAINS WILL INCREASE RUNOFF INTO ALREADY SWOLLEN CREEKS AND
STREAMS AND WILL EVENTUALLY BRING RENEWED RISES TO MAIN-STEM RIVERS
LATER TODAY.
AS THE RAIN SPREADS EAST THE THREAT FROM FLOODING WILL INCREASE. KEEP
A CLOSE EYE ON STREAM LEVELS AND FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS GIVEN BY LOCAL
EMERGENCY OFFICIALS.
FORECAST RIVER LEVELS ARE AS FOLLOWS...
RIVER/STATION LATEST FLOOD REMARKS
NAME STAGE STAGE
(FT) (FT)
N FORK JOHN DAY 14.8 14 RISING TO 15.5 FT
NR MONUMENT BY THIS AFTERNOON
JOHN DAY 13.2 11.5 RISING TO 16.5 FT
AT SERVICE CREEK BY THIS EVENING
UMATILLA 10.2 7.8 RISING TO 11.5 FT
AT PENDLETON THIS AFTERNOON
GRAND RONDE 10.0 10 RISING TO 11.0 FT
NR LA GRANDE THIS AFTERNOON
GRAND RONDE 13.3 10 RISING SLOWLY TO
AT TROY NEAR 14.0 FT LATER
TODAY
DESCHUTES AT 10.7 8 FALL TO NEAR 10.0 FT
MOODY THIS AFTERNOON
JOHN DAY 6.1 8 WILL REMAIN BELOW
AT JOHN DAY FLOOD STAGE
RAMEY
415
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FLOOD STATEMENT BULLETIN NO. 59
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
505 AM PST FRI FEB 9 1996
...A FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE MAINSTEM WILLAMETTE RIVER...
...FLOOD WARNINGS CONTINUE FOR THE FOLLOWING WILLAMETTE VALLEY
TRIBUTARIES IN WESTERN OREGON...
MOHAWK MARYS LUCKIAMUTE
SOUTH SANTIAM SANTIAM SOUTH YAMHILL
MOLLALA PUDDING TUALATIN
CLACKAMAS JOHNSON CREEK
...FLOOD WARNINGS CANCELLED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS...
MCKENZIE NORTH SANTIAM SANDY
MAJOR FLOODING IS LIKELY ALONG THE MAINSTEM WILLAMETTE FROM SALEM
DOWNSTREAM AND ALSO ON SOME TRIBUTARIES IN THAT REACH OF THE RIVER.
FOLLOWING IS A LIST OF WARNINGS AND FORECASTS FOR WILLAMETTE VALLEY
RIVERS. RIVER STAGES ARE FROM 4-5 AM FRIDAY.
RIVER/STATION CURRENT FLOOD FORECAST
NAME STAGE STAGE
*DENOTES MAJOR FLOOD
WILLAMETTE
AT HARRISBURG 11.4 FT 14.0 FT STEADY NEAR 11.5 TO 12.0 FEET
THROUGH SATURDAY.
AT CORVALLIS 23.4 FT. 20.0 FT CRESTING NOW...FALL SLOWLY TO
21.0 FEET SATURDAY MORNING.
AT ALBANY 30.0 FT 25.0 FT CRESTING TO 30.5 FEET BY MID
MORNING...FALL TO 29.0 FEET
SATURDAY.
AT SALEM 34.1 FT 28.0 FT *STEADY NEAR PRESENT LEVEL
THIS MORNING. FALL SLOWLY
LATER TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY.
OREGON CITY UPPER 18.5 FT 14.0 FT *CREST NEAR 19.0 FEET AROUND
NOON...THEN FALL VERY SLOWLY
THROUGH SATURDAY.
OREGON CITY LOWER 44.0 FT 27.0 FT *CREST NEAR 44.5 FEET NEAR
NOON...THEN REMAIN STEADY
TONIGHT THEN FALL VERY
SLOWLY SATURDAY.
PORTLAND AND LOWER COLUMBIA FORECASTS REFER TO FLOOD BULLETIN #57.
MOHAWK RIVER 16.0 FT 15.0 FT CREST NEAR 16.0 FEET AROUND
AT SPRINGFIELD NOON...THEN FALLING.
MARYS RIVER EST 20.8 FT 20.0 FT FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE
AT PHILOMATH TONIGHT.
LUCKIAMUTE RIVER 32.6 FT 27.0 FT CRESTED. WILL FALL BELOW
NEAR SUVER FLOOD STAGE SATURDAY
AFTERNOON.
SOUTH SANTIAM 12.6 FT 12.0 FT CREST NEAR 12.8 FEET SOON.
AT WATERLOO FALL TO 11.5 FEET SATURDAY.
SANTIAM 18.5 FT 15.0 FT WILL CREST AT 18.8 FEET MID
JEFFERSON MORNING...THEN FALL BELOW
FLOOD STAGE NOON SATURDAY.
SOUTH YAMHILL 46.8 FT 38.0 FT *WILL CREST TO 47.5 FEET THIS
NEAR WHITESON AFTERNOON...THEN FALL.
MOLLALA RIVER EST 14.0 FT 13.0 FT NEAR CREST NOW. WILL FALL TO
NEAR CANBY BELOW FLOOD STAGE SATURDAY.
PUDDING RIVER EST 28.5 FT 22.0 FT STEADY TODAY NEAR 28.5 FEET.
NEAR AURORA THEN FALL TONIGHT AND
SATURDAY. EXTENSIVE FLOODING
IN LOWER REACHES OF THE
RIVER.
TUALATIN RIVER 18.7 FT 17.0 FT FLUCTUATE NEAR 18.5 FEET
NEAR DILLEY THROUGH SATURDAY.
EXTENSIVE LOW LAND FLOODING.
NEAR FARMINGTON 36.8 FT 32.0 FT *RISE TO 37.5 FEET FRIDAY AND
FLUCTUATE NEAR THAT LEVEL
THROUGH SATURDAY. EXTENSIVE
FLOODING CONTINUES.
NEAR WEST LINN 17.1 FT 13.5 FT *CREST 18.5 FEET SATURDAY
MORNING. MAJOR FLOODING.
CLACKAMAS RIVER 14.4 FT 10.0 FT CRESTED. FALL BELOW FLOOD
AT ESTACADA STAGE SATURDAY MORNING.
JOHNSON CREEK 13.2 FT 11.0 FT FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE LATE
SYCAMORE THIS AFTERNOON.
FLOOD WARNINGS HAVE BEEN CANCELLED FOR THE MCKENZIE RIVER...LITTLE
NORTH SANTIAM...AND SANDY RIVERS. FLOWS WILL REMAIN BELOW FLOOD
LEVELS ON THE MCKENZIE AND THE LITTLE NORTH SANTIAM. SLIGHT RISES ON
SANDY RISING TO NEAR 20.5 FEET THIS MORNING...THEN BEGIN RECEDING
THIS AFTERNOON...FLOODING IS UNLIKELY TODAY IN THE LOWER REACHES OF
THE SANDY RIVER BASIN.
CS/ROCKEY