River Flood Warning 9, NWS Medford, OR

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WGUS86 KMFR 301209
FLSMFR

FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD, OR
409 AM PST TUE DEC 30 2008

...THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN 
OREGON...

  NORTH FORK COQUILLE NEAR MYRTLE POINT AFFECTING COOS COUNTY
  UMPQUA RIVER NEAR ELKTON AFFECTING DOUGLAS COUNTY
  
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN OREGON...

  SOUTH FORK COQUILLE AT MYRTLE POINT AFFECTING COOS COUNTY
  COQUILLE RIVER AT COQUILLE AFFECTING COOS COUNTY
 
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409 AM PST TUE DEC 30 2008

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE COQUILLE RIVER AT COQUILLE.
  
* UNTIL WEDNESDAY MORNING.
* AT 3:30 AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 23.0 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 21.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO CREST EARLY THIS MORNING AND THEN 
  SLOWLY FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY WEDNESDAY MORNING.
* IMPACT...AT 24.0 FEET...HOMES AND ROADS ARE THREATENED IN LOW-LYING 
  AREAS ALONG AND NEAR THE COQUILLE RIVER. EXPECT SIGNIFICANT 
  WIDESPREAD FLOODING THROUGHOUT THE COQUILLE RIVER ESTUARY TO MYRTLE
  POINT.
* FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 22.2 FEET
  ON DEC 14 2003.

$$

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409 AM PST TUE DEC 30 2008

...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL THIS AFTERNOON...
 
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE SOUTH FORK COQUILLE AT MYRTLE POINT.
  
* UNTIL EARLY THIS AFTERNOON.
* AT 3:30 AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 40.5 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 38.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY 
  EARLY THIS AFTERNOON.
* IMPACT...AT 40.0 FEET...EXPECT FLOODING ALONG SOME SECTIONS OF 
  HIGHWAY 42 DOWNSTREAM FROM MYRTLE POINT AND ALONG THE HIGHWAY TO 
  POWERS. WIDESPREAD FLOODING OF AGRICULTURAL LAND CAN BE EXPECTED.
* FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 42.6 FEET
  ON DEC 14 2003.

$$

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409 AM PST TUE DEC 30 2008

THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR
  THE NORTH FORK COQUILLE NEAR MYRTLE POINT.
  
* AT 3:30 AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 34.9 FEET.
* THE RIVER FELL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AT  3:05 AM TUESDAY.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 35.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO 29.8 FEET BY EARLY 
  TOMORROW.
* IMPACT...AT 35.0 FEET...EXPECT WIDESPREAD PASTURE AND AGRICULTURAL 
  FLOODING. MODERATE BANK EROSION ALONG THE NORTH FORK COQUILLE RIVER
  AND ITS TRIBUTARIES CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED.
* FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 37.1 FEET
  ON DEC 14 2003.

$$

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409 AM PST TUE DEC 30 2008

THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR
  THE UMPQUA RIVER NEAR ELKTON.
  
* AT 3:15 AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 32.8 FEET.
* THE RIVER FELL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AT 2:49 AM TUESDAY.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 33.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO 19.5 FEET BY EARLY 
  TOMORROW.
* IMPACT...AT 33.0 FEET...SLIGHT LOW-LAND AND AGRICULTURAL FLOODING 
  OCCURS MAINLY FROM THE KELLOG AREA THROUGH ELKTON TO SCOTTSBURG.
* FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 33.1 FEET
  ON JAN 1 1997.

$$

NEVER DRIVE THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. THE WATER MAY BE TOO DEEP TO ALLOW
FOR SAFE PASSAGE OR THERE MAY BE UNSEEN DAMAGE TO THE ROADWAY.

FOR THE LATEST RIVER STAGES AND FORECASTS...VISIT OUR WEB PAGE OR 
LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO.

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
906 PM PST MON DEC 29 2008

.DISCUSSION...ASIDE FROM THE RIVERS IN THE COOS COUNTY MOST RIVERS
ARE EITHER CRESTING OR BEGINNING TO RECEDE. SHOWERS HAVE ENDED
ACROSS MOST OF THE FORECAST AREA EXCEPT FOR A FEW ISOLATED CELLS
OVER THE CASCADES. THERE IS PLENTY OF LOW LEVEL RESIDUAL MOISTURE
BUT SKY MAY NOT COMPLETELY CLEAR OUT. EXPECT ONLY PATCHY LOW
CLOUDS AND FOG OVERNIGHT INSTEAD OF WIDESPREAD. NEXT WEATHER
SYSTEM TO IMPACT THE AREA WILL BE TUESDAY NIGHT WITH A COLD FRONT
MOVING INLAND EARLY WEDNESDAY. ANOTHER COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO
MOVE ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND INLAND ON
THURSDAY. SNOW LEVELS WITH THESE PACIFIC STORMS SHOULD STAY ABOVE
THE VALLEYS AND BE CLOSER TO THE MAJOR PASSES.

&&

.AVIATION...VFR CIGS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MOST OF THE NIGHT WITH
AREAS OF MVFR CIGS AND VIS IN LOW CLOUDS AND FOG NEAR SUNRISE.
LOCAL IFR VIS IS POSSIBLE IN CLEARING AREAS.

&&

.HYDROLOGY...THE COQUILLE RIVER AT COQUILLE...THE SOUTH FORK AND
NORTH FORK AT MYRTLE POINT IN COOS COUNTY REMAIN UNDER FLOOD
WARNING TONIGHT. ELK CREEK NEAR DRAIN IN DOUGLAS COUNTY CONTINUES
UNDER FLOOD WARNING THROUGH MIDNIGHT. THE UMPQUA RIVER AT
ELKTON...THE NORTH UMPQUA RIVER AT WINCHESTER AND THE SOUTH UMPQUA
AT ROSEBURG ARE RUNNING HIGH BUT REMAIN UNDER FLOOD STAGE.

&&

.MFR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OR...NONE.

CA...NONE.

PACIFIC COASTAL WATERS...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING FROM 4 PM TUESDAY TO
     4 AM PST WEDNESDAY FOR PZZ350-PZZ356-PZZ370-PZZ376.
     GALE WARNING FROM 4 PM TUESDAY TO 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY FOR PZZ350-
     PZZ356-PZZ370-PZZ376.
     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS UNTIL 4 PM PST TUESDAY
     FOR PZZ350-PZZ356-PZZ370-PZZ376.

08/99/99

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
345 PM PST MON DEC 29 2008

ORZ021-301300-
SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-
345 PM PST MON DEC 29 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST
OREGON.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

A FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE SOUTH FORK OF THE COQUILLE RIVER
AT MYRTLE POINT, THE COQUILLE RIVER AT COQUILLE, AND THE NORTH
FORK OF THE COQUILLE RIVER NEAR MYRTLE POINT. SEE FLOOD WARNING
FOR DETAILS. A FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL THIS EVENING
FOR URBAN AREAS AND SMALL STREAMS. SEE FLOOD STATEMENT FOR DETAILS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

THE FLOOD WARNING FOR THE SOUTH FORK OF THE COQUILLE RIVER AT
MYRTLE POINT, THE COQUILLE RIVER AT COQUILLE, AND THE NORTH FORK
OF THE COQUILLE RIVER NEAR MYRTLE POINT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH
TUESDAY MORNING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

ORZ022-300415-
CURRY COUNTY COAST-
345 PM PST MON DEC 29 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST
OREGON.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

A FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 PM PST FOR URBAN AND
SMALL STREAMS. SEE FLOOD STATEMENT FOR DETAILS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

ORZ023-300525-
CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY-
345 PM PST MON DEC 29 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST
OREGON.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

FLOOD WARNING FOR ELK CREEK NEAR DRAIN IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS
EVENING. SEE FLOOD WARNING FOR DETAILS.
AN URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY IS IN EFFCT UNTIL 615 PM
PST. SEE FLOOD ADVISORY FOR DETAILS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
721 PM PST MON DEC 29 2008

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0720 PM     HEAVY RAIN       1 NNE SCOTTSBURG        43.67N 123.81W
12/29/2008  M1.69 INCH       DOUGLAS            OR   TRAINED SPOTTER

            24 HOUR TOTAL ENDING AT 3 PM PST

&&

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