Alert archive / Washington / River Flood Warnings in 2011
River Flood Warning 14, NWS Pendleton, OR
NWS Pendleton, OR issued this river flood warning at Mar 31, 2011, 2:27 PM PDT for Kittitas County, Washington. It took effect at Mar 31, 2011, 6:02 PM PDT. It was in force for 15 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 31, 2011, 2:27 PM PDT (21:27 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 31, 2011, 6:02 PM PDT
- Expired
- Apr 1, 2011, 9:11 AM PDT
- In force
- 15 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Pendleton, OR
- Flood severity
- Minor
County Kittitas County, WA
The radar
The Seattle radar (KATX), 181 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:29 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 Yakima River at Horlick (HLKW1).
- Action stage
- 35.5 ft
- Minor stage
- 36 ft
- Moderate stage
- 37 ft
- Major stage
- 38.5 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record, 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 Mar 31, 1:55 PM PDT, 32 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 31, 1:55 PM PDT, 32 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 31, 10:44 AM PDT, 3 hours 43 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
1044 AM PDT THU MAR 31 2011
UPDATED TO ADD WIND ADVISORY FOR TODAY
ORZ041-042-044-049-050-502-503-505>509-WAZ024-026>030-520-521-
011415-
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-
1044 AM PDT THU MAR 31 2011
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST OREGON
AS WELL AS SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
FLOODING
EAST SLOPES OF THE WASHINGTON CASCADES, KITTITAS VALLEY
WIND
LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN IF WASHINGTON
RAIN ALONG THE CREST OF THE CASCADES AND MILD TEMPERATURES WILL
CONTINUE TO CAUSE INCREASED SNOWMELT AND RUNOFF WITH AREAS OF
FLOODING IN WESTERN KITTITAS COUNTY. SEE FLOOD WARNING PRODUCT
PDXFLWPDT FOR MORE INFORMATION.
A STRONG UPPER LEVEL JET STREAM ON THE NORTHERN FRINGES OF THE
FORECAST AREA AND TIGHT SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENTS WILL PRODUCE
WINDY CONDITIONS IN THE BOUNDARY LAYER TODAY. THE LOWER COLUMBIA
BASIN IN SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON AND ESPECIALLY THE AREA NORTH OF
RATTLESNAKE MOUNTAIN IN NORTHERN BENTON COUNTY WILL BE THE WINDIEST
TODAY. A WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THIS AREA. OTHERWISE...A
LOW AMPLITUDE RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE IN THE MID/UPPER ATMOSPHERE
WILL PERSIST OVER THE INTERIOR PACIFIC NORTHWEST THROUGH TONIGHT
PRODUCING SUBSIDENCE AND DRY CONDITIONS... EXCEPT FOR A CHANCE OF
LIGHT RAIN OR RAIN SHOWERS ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE CASCADES AND
IN THE HIGHER MOUNTAINS OF NORTHEAST OREGON/SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY
SNOW SATURDAY
NORTHWEST BLUE MOUNTAINS OF WASHINGTON, GRANDE RONDE VALLEY,
WALLOWA COUNTY, NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON, SOUTHERN
BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON
A MID/UPPER LEVEL PACIFIC TROUGH WILL PUSH A COLD FRONT THROUGH THE
FORECAST AREA SATURDAY AND BRING RAIN AND SNOW TO THE FORECAST AREA.
SNOW LEVELS WILL DROP SATURDAY AFTERNOON AS THE COLD FRONT EXITS
INTO IDAHO WITH SNOW LEVELS LOWERING TO AROUND 3500-4000 FEET BY
LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND THEN CONTINUE TO LOWER SATURDAY NIGHT TO
AROUND 2000-2500 FEET IN THE MOUNTAINS OF EASTERN OREGON AND
SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON. THESE AREAS MAY RECEIVE LATE SEASON SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS OF 2-5 INCHES...WHICH WOULD MEET WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORY CRITERIA FOR SNOW IN THE BLUE MOUNTAINS AND IN THE GRANDE
RONDE AND WALLOWA VALLEYS.
.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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 30, 8:06 PM PDT | Areal Flood Warning | PDT | Kittitas | 46 hr |
| Mar 31, 12:10 AM PDT | River Flood Watch | PDT | Yakima | 11 hr |
| Mar 31, 10:16 AM PDT | Wind Advisory | PDT | Benton, Franklin, Klickitat, Walla Walla | 11 hr |
| Mar 31, 11:25 AM PDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PDT | Yakima | 24 hr |
| Mar 31, 2:27 PM PDT | River Flood Warning | PDT | Kittitas | 32 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.