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River Flood Warning 6, NWS Medford, OR

December 28, 2008Coos County, Oregon

NWS Medford, OR issued this river flood warning at Dec 28, 2008, 7:31 PM PST for Coos County, Oregon. It took effect at Dec 29, 2008, 9:51 AM PST. It was in force for 18 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Dec 28, 2008, 7:31 PM PST (03:31 UTC)
In effect from
Dec 29, 2008, 9:51 AM PST
Expired
Dec 30, 2008, 4:09 AM PST
In force
18 hr
Issued by
NWS Medford, OR
Flood severity
Minor

County Coos County, OR

The radar

The Medford radar (KMAX), 167 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:32 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The river

Written for the forecast point North Fk Coquille River near Myrtle Point (MYNO3).

Action stage
30 ft
Minor stage
35 ft
Moderate stage
36 ft
Major stage
37 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 14327000, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this river flood warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Medford, OR wrote its last area forecast discussion before this river flood warning went out at Dec 28, 2:57 PM PST, 4 hours 34 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 28, 2:57 PM PST, 4 hours 34 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 28, 4:24 AM PST, 15 hours 7 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
424 AM PST SUN DEC 28 2008

ORZ027-290100-
SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES-
424 AM PST SUN DEC 28 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL
OREGON.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW IS IN EFFECT BEGINNING AT 4 PM
PST TODAY ABOVE 5000 FEET. SEE WEATHER MESSAGE FOR MORE SPECIFIC
DETAILS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW ABOVE 5000 FEET REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST MONDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

ORZ021-022-290100-
SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CURRY COUNTY COAST-
424 AM PST SUN DEC 28 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST
OREGON.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT. SEE WEATHER
MESSAGE FOR MORE SPECIFIC DETAILS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

THE FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL TUESDAY MORNING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

ORZ024-290100-
EASTERN CURRY COUNTY AND JOSEPHINE COUNTY-
424 AM PST SUN DEC 28 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST
OREGON.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PARTS OF THE AREA TODAY THROUGH
TONIGHT. SEE WEATHER MESSAGE FOR MORE SPECIFIC DETAILS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

THE FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MONDAY AFTERNOON.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Dec 28, 1:50 PM PST, 5 hours 41 minutes before
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The office that day

Everything else NWS Medford, OR issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 29, 2:37 AM PSTGale WatchMFR12 hr
Dec 29, 2:37 AM PSTHazardous Seas WatchMFR12 hr
Dec 29, 6:08 AM PSTRiver Flood WarningMFRDouglas6 hr
Dec 29, 6:32 AM PSTAreal Flood AdvisoryMFRDouglas12 hr
Dec 29, 7:48 AM PSTGale WarningMFR2 hr
Dec 29, 2:11 PM PSTGale WarningMFR37 hr
Dec 29, 2:11 PM PSTHazardous Seas WarningMFR35 hr
Dec 29, 3:23 PM PSTRiver Flood WarningMFRDouglas6 hr
Dec 29, 3:08 AM PSTWind AdvisoryMFRSiskiyou9 hr

Nearby

River Flood Warnings in Oregon, 2008Every river flood warning in 2008

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.