Flash Flood Warning 10, NWS Pendleton, OR

Issued

Jan 1, 1997, 2:01 PM PST (22:01 UTC)

Expired

Jan 1, 1997, 4:30 PM PST

In force

2 hr

Issued by

NWS Pendleton, OR

Area

Whole counties

County Umatilla County, OR

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TTAA00 KPDT 012206
FFWPDT
ORC069-059-020100-
 
BULLETIN
SMALL STREAM FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
201 PM PST WED JAN 1 1997
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PENDLETON HAS EXTENDED THE
SMALL STREAM FLOOD WARNING UNTIL 430 PM PST
FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
 
IN NORTH CENTRAL OREGON
 
   ...WHEELER COUNTY
 
IN NORTHEAST OREGON
 
   ...UMATILLA COUNTY
 
AT 130 PM...SPOTTERS REPORTED THAT FLOODING CONTINUED ON BIRCH CREEK
SOUTH OF PILOT ROCK...BUT WATER LEVELS WERE RECEDING. OTHER SMALL
STREAMS WILL CONTINUE TO RECEDE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
 
AT 130 PM...A SPOTTER IN MITCHELL REPORTED THAT ALTHOUGH MOUNTAIN CREEK
ALONG U.S. 26 WAS NOT FLOODING...IT WAS ERODING PARTS OF THE HIGHWAY.
AS OF 2 PM...TWO SECTIONS OF U.S. 26 IN THE MITCHELL AREA WERE
REPORTEDLY WASHED OUT.
 
REMEMBER...DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH ANY AREA WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD.
 
DOHERTY
 
 
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NWS Pendleton, OR wrote its last area forecast discussion before this flash flood warning went out at Jan 1, 8:30 AM PST, 5 hours 31 minutes earlier.

NORTHEAST OREGON/SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
830 AM PST WED JAN 1 1997

150+KT JET OVR ORE QCKLY PUSHED LOW TWRDS VCVR ISLD THIS MORN WITH
FRNTL PSTN VCNTY OF SERN ORE.  RNFALL AMTS HVY OVR BLUES WITH MEH
REPORTING 0.65 INCHES IN 3 HR PD.  WITH HI SNOW LVLS AND RAIN
OVRNGT...FLOODING AND MUDSLIDES TO CONT.  H20 VPR LOOPS SHOW ANTHR
WAVE DVLPG NEAR 40/130.  SW FLOW ALF AND SUBTPCL TAP WILL CONT
THREAT OF MORE RNFALL AS THIS VORT MAX PASSES THRU. SINCE FROPA
OCCURRED ERLR THIS AM...HAVE LWRD POPS FOR BASIN AND FTHILLS TDY.
12Z MODELS SIMILAR AT BRINGING NXT SYS TO CST LATE THU AND E OF
CASCDS FRI.  SNOW LVLS TO DCRS BY FRI MORN WHICH SHUD PUT AN END TO
RUNOFF.  NGM COOLER THAN ETA BY DROPPING THCKSS DOWN TO 527DM FRI
AM.  THIS WUD LWR SNOW LVLS DOWN TO BASIN FLOOR.  WILL TAKE A CLSR
LUK AT NEW RUNS BFR DECIDING PCPN TYPE FOR BASIN/FTHILLS.  SMITH

PDT 6446  ALW 6446  PSC 5334  YKM 6445

.PDT...SEE FFWPDT...FLSPDX AND FLWSEA FOR FLOOD
WRNGS/WATCHES/ADVYS.

.KPDT...VCP 21/CSR-21...OPERATIONAL.

Flash Flood Warnings in Oregon, 1997Every flash flood warning in 1997

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