Alert archive / Washington / River Flood Warnings in 2011
River Flood Warning 1, NWS Pendleton, OR
NWS Pendleton, OR issued this river flood warning at Jan 16, 2011, 12:50 AM PST for Klickitat County, Washington. It took effect at Jan 16, 2011, 4:00 PM PST. It was in force for 44 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 16, 2011, 12:50 AM PST (08:50 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 16, 2011, 4:00 PM PST
- Expired
- Jan 18, 2011, 12:02 PM PST
- In force
- 44 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Pendleton, OR
- Flood severity
- Minor
County Klickitat County, WA
The radar
The Pendleton radar (KPDT), 152 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:49 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 Klickitat River near Pitt (PITW1). The gauge peaked at 10.23 ft at Jan 17, 2011, 9:00 AM PST.
- Action stage
- 8 ft
- Minor stage
- 9 ft
- Moderate stage
- 11 ft
- Major stage
- 14 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 14113000, 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 Pendleton, OR wrote its last area forecast discussion before this river flood warning went out at Jan 15, 9:55 PM PST, 2 hours 55 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 15, 9:55 PM PST, 2 hours 55 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 15, 6:59 PM PST, 5 hours 51 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
659 PM PST SAT JAN 15 2011
ORZ041-042-044-049-050-502-503-505>509-WAZ024-026>030-520-521-
161430-
EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE OF OREGON-NORTH CENTRAL OREGON-
LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF OREGON-GRANDE RONDE VALLEY-WALLOWA COUNTY-
NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON-
SOUTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON-JOHN DAY BASIN-OCHOCO-
JOHN DAY HIGHLANDS-
FOOTHILLS OF THE NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON-
FOOTHILLS OF THE SOUTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON-
EAST SLOPES OF THE OREGON CASCADES-
EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE OF WASHINGTON-KITTITAS VALLEY-
YAKIMA VALLEY-LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF WASHINGTON-
FOOTHILLS OF THE BLUE MOUNTAINS OF WASHINGTON-
NORTHWEST BLUE MOUNTAINS OF WASHINGTON-
EAST SLOPES OF THE WASHINGTON CASCADES-SIMCOE HIGHLANDS-
659 PM PST SAT JAN 15 2011
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST OREGON
AS WELL AS SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON.
.DAY ONE...TONIGHT
FLOODING
EAST SLOPES OF THE WASHINGTON CASCADES, EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER
GORGE OF WASHINGTON, KITTITAS VALLEY, FOOTHILLS OF THE BLUE
MOUNTAINS OF WASHINGTON, NORTHWEST BLUE MOUNTAINS OF
WASHINGTON, GRANDE RON DE VALLEY, WALLOWA COUNTY, FOOTHILLS OF
THE NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON, NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS
OF OREGON
A VIGOROUS STORM SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO BRING ABUNDANT MOISTURE
INTO THE TWO STATE AREA TONIGHT. MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN IS LIKELY
AND HIGH SNOW LEVELS AND UNSEASONABLY WARM TEMPERATURES ARE
CONTRIBUTING TO THE RAPID SNOW MELT. THE COMBINATION OF SNOW MELT
RUNOFF AND HEAVY RAIN WILL LEAD TO SHARP RISES ON RIVERS AND
STREAMS. THE AREAS LISTED ARE UNDER AN URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD
ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PLEASE REFER
TO PRODUCT...PDXFLSPDT.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY
FLOODING SUNDAY
EAST SLOPES OF THE WASHINGTON CASCADES, EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER
GORGE OF WASHINGTON, KITTITAS VALLEY, FOOTHILLS OF THE BLUE
MOUNTAINS OF WASHINGTON, NORTHWEST BLUE MOUNTAINS OF
WASHINGTON, GRANDE RON DE VALLEY, WALLOWA COUNTY, FOOTHILLS OF
THE NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON, NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS
OF OREGON
AN URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE
AREAS LISTED THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. WIDESPREAD RAIN WILL CONTINUE
ACROSS THIS AREA AND THE RAIN WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES. FOR
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PLEASE REFER TO PRODUCT...PDXFLSPDT.
DRIER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY BEFORE THE
NEXT SYSTEM ARRIVES ON FRIDAY.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED.
WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.
GRAPHICAL FORECASTS OF WEATHER HAZARDS OUT TO SEVEN DAYS
ARE DISPLAYED ON THE WORLD WIDE WEB AT:
WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/PDT/CURRENTHAZARDS/HWO.HTML
ALL LETTERS IN THE ABOVE URL ARE LOWER CASE.The office that day
Everything else NWS Pendleton, OR issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 15, 6:26 PM PST | Areal Flood Advisory | PDT | Umatilla, Union, Wallowa | 43 hr |
| Jan 16, 1:04 AM PST | River Flood Watch | PDT | Umatilla | 7 hr |
| Jan 16, 3:33 AM PST | Wind Advisory | PDT | Deschutes, Gilliam, Jefferson, Morrow, Sherman, Umatilla and 2 more | 42 hr |
| Jan 16, 7:24 AM PST | River Flood Warning | PDT | Umatilla | 28 hr |
| Jan 16, 7:24 AM PST | River Flood Warning | PDT | Umatilla | 39 hr |
| Jan 15, 6:41 PM PST | Areal Flood Advisory | PDT | Kittitas, Klickitat, Yakima | 60 hr |
| Jan 16, 1:04 AM PST | River Flood Watch | PDT | Benton, Columbia, Franklin, Klickitat, Walla Walla | 30 hr |
| Jan 16, 9:28 AM PST | River Flood Warning | PDT | Yakima | 26 hr |
| Jan 16, 9:28 AM PST | River Flood Warning | PDT | Yakima | 46 hr |
| Jan 16, 9:28 AM PST | River Flood Warning | PDT | Yakima | 68 hr |
| Jan 16, 9:28 AM PST | River Flood Warning | PDT | Benton | 4 days |
| Jan 16, 3:40 PM PST | River Flood Warning | PDT | Kittitas | 34 hr |
| Jan 16, 3:40 PM PST | River Flood Warning | PDT | Kittitas | 47 hr |
Nearby
River Flood Warnings in Washington, 2011Every river flood warning 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.