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River Flood Watch 4, NWS Medford, OR

April 17, 2011Klamath County, Lake County, Oregon

NWS Medford, OR issued this river flood watch at Apr 17, 2011, 9:03 AM PDT for Klamath County, Lake County, Oregon. It took effect at Apr 17, 2011, 10:25 AM PDT. It was in force for 3 days.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 17, 2011, 9:03 AM PDT (16:03 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 17, 2011, 10:25 AM PDT
Expired
Apr 20, 2011, 12:46 PM PDT
In force
3 days
Issued by
NWS Medford, OR
Flood severity
None

Counties Klamath County, OR, Lake County, OR

The radar

The Medford radar (KMAX), 158 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:02 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

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 Sprague River near Beatty (BTYO3).

Action stage
7.5 ft
Minor stage
8.5 ft
Moderate stage
11 ft
Major stage
12 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 11497500, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 17, 3:18 AM PDTFreeze WatchMFRCoos, Curry, Douglas, Jackson, Josephine24 hr
Apr 17, 3:32 AM PDTSmall Craft Advisory for WindsMFR3 days
Apr 17, 3:32 AM PDTSmall Craft Advisory for Hazardous SeasMFR3 days

Nearby

River Flood Watches in Oregon, 2011Every river flood watch in 2011

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.