Alert archive / Oregon / River Flood Watches in 2008

River Flood Watch 2, NWS Medford, OR

December 27, 2008Curry County, Josephine County, Oregon

NWS Medford, OR issued this river flood watch at Dec 27, 2008, 2:40 AM PST for Curry County, Josephine County, Oregon. It took effect at Dec 28, 2008, 9:43 PM PST. It was in force for 36 min.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Dec 27, 2008, 2:40 AM PST (10:40 UTC)
In effect from: Dec 28, 2008, 9:43 PM PST
Expired: Dec 28, 2008, 10:19 PM PST
In force: 36 min
Issued by: NWS Medford, OR
Flood severity: None

Counties Curry County, OR, Josephine County, OR

The river

Written for the forecast point Rogue River near Agness (AGNO3). The gauge peaked at 15.65 ft at Dec 29, 2008, 1:00 PM PST.

Action stage: 20 ft
Minor stage: 25 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 14372300, 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 watch 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 watch went out at Dec 26, 9:02 PM PST, 5 hours 38 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 26, 9:02 PM PST, 5 hours 38 minutes before

<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
  <meta charset="utf-8">
  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
  <title>Service Notice</title>
  <link rel="stylesheet" href="index.css">
</head>
<body>
  <main class="wrap">
    <section class="card" role="status" aria-live="polite">
      <div class="status" id="status">Temporary Notice</div>
      <h1 id="headline">This service is currently unavailable.</h1>
      <p id="message1">
        The site you requested is temporarily down for maintenance or an unexpected outage.
      </p>
      <p id="message2">
        Please try again in a few minutes.
      </p>
      <p class="small" id="detail">
        If you are an administrator, restore upstream service and remove the redirect/fallback rule when normal operations resume.
      </p>
    </section>
  </main>
  <script src="index.js"></script>
</body>
</html>

Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 26, 4:33 PM PST, 10 hours 7 minutes before

<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
  <meta charset="utf-8">
  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
  <title>Service Notice</title>
  <link rel="stylesheet" href="index.css">
</head>
<body>
  <main class="wrap">
    <section class="card" role="status" aria-live="polite">
      <div class="status" id="status">Temporary Notice</div>
      <h1 id="headline">This service is currently unavailable.</h1>
      <p id="message1">
        The site you requested is temporarily down for maintenance or an unexpected outage.
      </p>
      <p id="message2">
        Please try again in a few minutes.
      </p>
      <p class="small" id="detail">
        If you are an administrator, restore upstream service and remove the redirect/fallback rule when normal operations resume.
      </p>
    </section>
  </main>
  <script src="index.js"></script>
</body>
</html>

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Dec 26, 8:47 PM PST	Small Craft Advisory for Hazardous Seas	MFR		4 hr
Dec 27, 12:28 AM PST	Gale Warning	MFR		30 hr
Dec 27, 12:28 AM PST	Hazardous Seas Warning	MFR		32 hr
Dec 27, 2:40 AM PST	River Flood Watch	MFR	Coos, Curry, Douglas	38 hr
Dec 27, 3:07 AM PST	Flood Watch	MFR	Coos, Curry, Douglas	49 hr
Dec 27, 3:20 AM PST	High Wind Watch	MFR	Coos, Curry, Douglas	9 hr
Dec 27, 8:45 AM PST	Gale Warning	MFR		21 hr
Dec 27, 12:52 PM PST	Winter Weather Advisory	MFR	Douglas, Jackson, Klamath	48 hr

Nearby

River Flood Watches in Oregon, 2008 Every river flood watch 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; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.