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River Flood Warning 18, NWS Portland, OR

May 24, 2011Multnomah County, Oregon; Clark County, Washington

NWS Portland, OR issued this river flood warning at May 24, 2011, 8:22 AM PDT for Multnomah County, Oregon; Clark County, Washington. It took effect at May 24, 2011, 3:32 PM PDT. It was in force for 26 days.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
May 24, 2011, 8:22 AM PDT (15:22 UTC)
In effect from
May 24, 2011, 3:32 PM PDT
Expired
Jun 19, 2011, 11:29 AM PDT
In force
26 days
Issued by
NWS Portland, OR
Flood severity
Minor

Counties Multnomah County, OR, Clark County, WA

The radar

The Portland,OR radar (KRTX), 40 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:24 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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 Columbia River at Vancouver (VAPW1).

Action stage
15 ft
Minor stage
16 ft
Moderate stage
20 ft
Major stage
25 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.

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 24, 2:51 AM PDTSmall Craft Advisory for WindsPQR26 hr

Nearby

River Flood Warnings in Oregon, 2011River 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.