Weather Alerts: Flood Watch Hydrologic Outlook

[G. Alan Ferguson]

Weather Alerts

Flood Watch Hydrologic Outlook

..HEAVY RAIN MAY PRODUCE FLOODING SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY... ANOTHER STRONG STORM WILL BRING ADDITIONAL MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN TO THE REGION THROUGH THE WEEKEND.  FLOODING OF CREEKS AND SMALL RIVERS IS POSSIBLE.  IN ADDITION...DEBRIS FLOWS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE STEEPER MOUNTAIN TERRAIN...AND STREET FLOODING MAY IMPACT CITY AREAS.  MORE STORMS WILL BRING ADDITIONAL RAINFALL NEXT WEEK. ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A    * FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA AND SOUTHWEST OREGON...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA...WESTERN SISKIYOU COUNTY.  IN SOUTHWEST OREGON... CURRY COUNTY COAST...EASTERN CURRY COUNTY AND JOSEPHINE COUNTY AND SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST.   * FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING.   * HEAVY RAIN WILL AGAIN IMPACT THE REGION THIS WEEKEND.   * RIVERS AND STREAMS WILL SEE SIGNIFICANT RISES AND POTENTIAL FLOODING.  DEBRIS FLOWS ARE POSSIBLE IN STEEP TERRAIN.   * TRAVELERS SHOULD STAY INFORMED OF THE WEATHER AND MONITOR ROAD CONDITIONS BEFORE TRAVEL.  WWW.TRIPCHECK.COM FOR TRAVEL IN OREGON AND WWW.QUICKMAP.DOT.CA.GOV FOR TRAVEL IN CALIFORNIA.

Additional Information

LANDSLIDES AND DEBRIS FLOWS ARE POSSIBLE DURING THIS FLOOD EVENT. PEOPLE...STRUCTURES AND ROADS LOCATED BELOW STEEP SLOPES...IN CANYONS AND NEAR THE MOUTHS OF CANYONS MAY BE A SERIOUS RISK FROM RAPIDLY MOVING LANDSLIDES.A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP.

HYDROLOGIC OUTLOOK ORC011-015-019-029-033-CAC093-012153- HYDROLOGIC OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD, OR 153 PM PST FRI NOV 30 2012


...FLOOD POTENTIAL OUTLOOK FOR RIVER RISES AND FLOODING ON RIVERS AND STREAMS AND IN URBAN AREAS IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN CALIFORNIA...SISKIYOU AND IN OREGON...COOS...CURRY...DOUGLAS... JACKSON...JOSEPHINE...

.DEEP LOW PRESSURE OFF THE COAST WILL CONTINUE TO PROVIDE PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN TO THE REGION THROUGH THE WEEKEND AND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. SIGNIFICANT RIVER RISES ARE EXPECTED WITH SOME POINTS FORECAST TO REACH FLOOD STAGE.

SOILS ARE ALREADY SATURATED AND WITH THE HEAVY RAINS EXPECTED THERE IS A HIGH LIKELIHOOD OF LANDSLIDES IN AREAS WITH STEEP TERRAIN... ESPECIALLY AREAS THAT ARE PRONE TO LANDSLIDES. THE THREAT FOR URBAN AND STREET FLOODING WILL ALSO RETURN.

A FLOOD POTENTIAL OUTLOOK IS ISSUED WHEN THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT RISES OR FLOODING ALONG RIVERS AND STREAMS OR IN URBAN AREAS.

AN UPDATE TO THIS FLOOD POTENTIAL OUTLOOK WILL BE ISSUED TOMORROW AFTERNOON.

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COQUILLE RIVER AT COQUILLE MOST RECENT READING:18.5 FT / 19213 CFS AT 11:30 AM. FLOOD STAGE IS 21 FT. THE COQUILLE RIVER IS FORECAST TO REACH FLOOD STAGE ON SUNDAY MORNING.

PREPAREDNESS TIP

Are you prepared to evacuate due to flooding?  What about your pets or other animals? The time to think it out and prepare a plan is BEFORE it is needed.  Don't delay until it is too late.

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