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River Flood Warning 9, NWS Medford, OR
NWS Medford, OR issued this river flood warning at Mar 21, 2012, 7:24 PM PDT for Douglas County, Oregon. It took effect at Mar 21, 2012, 9:56 PM PDT. It was in force for 3 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 21, 2012, 7:24 PM PDT (02:24 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 21, 2012, 9:56 PM PDT
- Expired
- Mar 22, 2012, 12:41 AM PDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Medford, OR
- Flood severity
- Minor
County Douglas County, OR
The radar
The Medford radar (KMAX), 139 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:23 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 Elk creek near Drain (ECDO3).
- Action stage
- 14 ft
- Minor stage
- 16 ft
- Moderate stage
- 18 ft
- Major stage
- 20 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 14322000, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
251 WGUS46 KMFR 220224 FLWMFR BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD, OR 724 PM PDT WED MAR 21 2012 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN OREGON... ELK CREEK NEAR DRAIN AFFECTING DOUGLAS COUNTY... .A FRONT HAS STALLED OVER WESTERN OREGON AND HEAVY RAINFALL IS CONTINUING OVER DOUGLAS COUNTY AT THIS TIME. THE GROUND IS ALREADY SATURATED FROM PREVIOUS RAINS. ELK CREEK IS RISING AND IS EXPECTED TO REACH FLOOD STAGE LATE THIS EVENING. FLOODING IS VERY LIKELY IN THE CITY OF DRAIN AT THE CONFLUENCE OF ELK CREEK AND PASS CREEK. ORC019-220824- /O.NEW.KMFR.FL.W.0009.120322T0456Z-120322T1842Z/ /ECDO3.1.ER.120322T0456Z.120322T0600Z.120322T0642Z.NO/ 724 PM PDT WED MAR 21 2012 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WARNING FOR THE ELK CREEK NEAR DRAIN. * UNTIL THURSDAY MORNING. * AT 6:00 PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 14.8 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.THE RIVER IS FORECAST TO PEAK AT 16.3 FEET LATE THIS EVENING. * IMPACT...AT 16.5 FEET...HOMES IN THE CITY OF DRAIN BEGIN TO FLOOD. * FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 15.6 FEET ON JAN 19 2012. $$ PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... NEVER DRIVE THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. THE WATER MAY BE TOO DEEP TO ALLOW FOR SAFE PASSAGE OR THERE MAY BE UNSEEN DAMAGE TO THE ROADWAY. FOR THE LATEST RIVER STAGES AND FORECASTS...VISIT OUR WEB PAGE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO. && MSO/DW
2 follow-up statements
334 WGUS46 KMFR 220243 CCA FLWMFR BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WARNING...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD, OR 724 PM PDT WED MAR 21 2012 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN OREGON... ELK CREEK NEAR DRAIN AFFECTING DOUGLAS COUNTY... .A FRONT HAS STALLED OVER WESTERN OREGON AND HEAVY RAINFALL IS CONTINUING OVER DOUGLAS COUNTY AT THIS TIME. THE GROUND IS ALREADY SATURATED FROM PREVIOUS RAINS. ELK CREEK IS RISING AND IS EXPECTED TO REACH FLOOD STAGE LATE THIS EVENING. FLOODING IS VERY LIKELY IN THE CITY OF DRAIN AT THE CONFLUENCE OF ELK CREEK AND PASS CREEK. ORC019-220824- /O.COR.KMFR.FL.W.0009.120322T0456Z-120322T1842Z/ /ECDO3.1.ER.120322T0456Z.120322T0600Z.120322T0642Z.NO/ 724 PM PDT WED MAR 21 2012 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WARNING FOR THE ELK CREEK NEAR DRAIN. * UNTIL THURSDAY MORNING. * AT 6:00 PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 14.8 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.THE RIVER IS FORECAST TO PEAK AT 16.3 FEET LATE THIS EVENING. THE RIVER IS FORECAST TO FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. * IMPACT...AT 16.5 FEET...HOMES IN THE CITY OF DRAIN BEGIN TO FLOOD. * FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 15.6 FEET ON JAN 19 2012. $$ PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... NEVER DRIVE THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. THE WATER MAY BE TOO DEEP TO ALLOW FOR SAFE PASSAGE OR THERE MAY BE UNSEEN DAMAGE TO THE ROADWAY. FOR THE LATEST RIVER STAGES AND FORECASTS...VISIT OUR WEB PAGE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO. && MSO/DW
636 WGUS86 KMFR 220741 FLSMFR FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD, OR 1241 AM PDT THU MAR 22 2012 ...THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN OREGON... ELK CREEK NEAR DRAIN AFFECTING DOUGLAS COUNTY... ORC019-220811- /O.CAN.KMFR.FL.W.0009.000000T0000Z-120322T1842Z/ /ECDO3.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 1241 AM PDT THU MAR 22 2012 THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE ELK CREEK NEAR DRAIN. * AT 11:30 PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 15.1 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER CRESTED BELOW FLOOD STAGE AT 15.5 FEET. THE RIVER STAGE WILL CONTINUE TO FALL THROUGH THURSDAY. * IMPACT...AT 16.0 FEET...AT THIS STAGE LOW LAND FLOODING BEGINS. * FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 15.6 FEET ON JAN 19 2012. $$ PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... NEVER DRIVE THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. THE WATER MAY BE TOO DEEP TO ALLOW FOR SAFE PASSAGE OR THERE MAY BE UNSEEN DAMAGE TO THE ROADWAY. FOR THE LATEST RIVER STAGES AND FORECASTS...VISIT OUR WEB PAGE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO. &&
The office that day
Everything else NWS Medford, OR issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 21, 11:12 PM PDT | Wind Advisory | MFR | Klamath, Lake | 6 hr |
| Mar 22, 2:44 AM PDT | Gale Watch | MFR | 12 hr | |
| Mar 22, 2:44 AM PDT | Hazardous Seas Watch | MFR | 12 hr | |
| Mar 22, 2:44 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory for Winds | MFR | 32 hr | |
| Mar 22, 2:44 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory for Hazardous Seas | MFR | 44 hr | |
| Mar 22, 2:59 PM PDT | Gale Warning | MFR | 32 hr | |
| Mar 22, 2:59 PM PDT | Hazardous Seas Warning | MFR | 32 hr |
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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.