Flash Flood Warning 20, NWS Pendleton, OR

Issued

Jan 31, 1997, 10:35 AM PST (18:35 UTC)

Expired

Jan 31, 1997, 4:30 PM PST

In force

6 hr

Issued by

NWS Pendleton, OR

Area

Whole counties

Counties Columbia County, WA, Walla Walla County, WA

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TTAA00 KPDT 311837
FFWPDT
ORC049-059-061-063-WAC013-071-010030-
 
BULLETIN
SMALL STREAM FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
1035 AM PST FRI JAN 31 1997
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PENDLETON HAS ISSUED A
SMALL STREAM FLOOD WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL  430 PM PST
FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
 
IN NORTHEAST OREGON
 
   ...SOUTHERN MORROW COUNTY...EASTERN UMATILLA COUNTY
   ...UNION COUNTY...WALLOWA COUNTY
 
 
IN SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON
 
   ...COLUMBIA COUNTY...EASTERN WALLA WALLA COUNTY
 
AREAS OF HEAVY RAIN CONTINUE IN THE BLUE MOUNTAINS THIS MORNING.
OVERNIGHT RAINFALL RANGED FROM HALF AN INCH TO NEAR TWO INCHES...AND
HAVE CAUSED MANY SMALL STREAMS TO BE AT BANKFUL OR OVERFLOW.
 
AT 1000 AM...AT WAITSBURG WA...COPPEI CREEK HAS OVERFLOWED ITS BANKS.
IN DAYTON...THE PATIT STREET BRIDGE IS CLOSED AND SANDBAGGING IS IN
PROGRESS. IN UMATILLA COUNTY...FLOODING HAS OCCURRED IN THE TOWN OF
ADAMS.  IN EASTERN WALLA WALLA COUNTY...SEVERAL ROADS ARE CLOSED DUE TO
MUD SLIDES.  IN SOUTHERN MORROW COUNTY...THE LOWER HINTON CREEK IS
FLOWING NEAR BANKFUL AND OVERFLOWING AT SEVERAL PLACES.
 
OTHER STREAMS EXPECTED TO FLOOD INCLUDE THE PATIT CREEK...MILL
CREEK...THE NORTH AND SOUTH FORK OF THE TOUCHET RIVER...AND THE TUCANNON
RIVER.
 
SMALL STREAMS WILL CONTINUE TO RISE THROUGHOUT TODAY EVEN IF RAIN
DECREASES ACROSS THE AREA THIS MORNING. IN ADDITION...MODERATE RAIN IS
EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON. IF YOU LIVE NEAR A
STREAM...YOU SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTIONS.
 
FB
 
 
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NWS Pendleton, OR wrote its last area forecast discussion before this flash flood warning went out at Jan 31, 8:03 AM PST, 2 hours 32 minutes earlier.

NORTHEAST OREGON/SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
800 AM PST FRI JAN 31 1997

SN IS GONE AT KPDT THIS AM.  FEW CWA LOCATIONS REPORTG MOD RA.  NEW
QPS AMOUNT FOR MEH LOW FOR FIRST PERIOD.  FORECAST AMOUNT OF 0.25
12-18Z AND KMEH ALREADY RECIEVED 0.25 ATTM.  STLT WATER VAPOR
SHOWS BACK EDGE OF FRNT MOVG ONTO N ORE COAST.  KAST OBS ALSO
INDICATE FRNT IS THRU THERE.  FRNT SHOULD BE IN KALW/KPDT AREA NR
00Z.  PCPN SHWRY BHND FRNT TIL TROF PASSAGE SAT EVE.  ZONES LOOK
GOOD WITH ONLY MINOR CHGS.  WILL LWR SN LVLS IN MTNS SAT.  SB

PDT 9633  ALW 9633  PSC 8522  YKM 9522

.PDT...FLOOD WATCH ORE ZONES 17>20.
       FLOOD WATCH WA ZONE 24.
       SEE ALSO PDXFFWPDT FOR SMALL STREAM FLOOD WARNINGS.

.KPDT...VCP21/CSR21 OPERATIONAL.

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

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