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River Flood Watch 26, NWS Medford, OR

March 30, 2012Coos County, Douglas County, Oregon

NWS Medford, OR issued this river flood watch at Mar 30, 2012, 11:44 AM PDT for Coos County, Douglas County, Oregon. It was in force for 2 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Mar 30, 2012, 11:44 AM PDT (18:44 UTC)
Expired: Mar 30, 2012, 2:12 PM PDT
In force: 2 hr
Issued by: NWS Medford, OR
Flood severity: None

Counties Coos County, OR, Douglas County, OR

The radar

The Medford radar (KMAX), 149 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:45 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point North Umpqua River near Winchester (WNRO3). The gauge peaked at 15.21 ft at Mar 30, 2012, 10:00 PM PDT.

Action stage: 18 ft
Minor stage: 26 ft
Moderate stage: 30 ft
Major stage: 31 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 14319500, 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 watch went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Medford, OR wrote its last area forecast discussion before this river flood watch went out at Mar 30, 9:06 AM PDT, 2 hours 38 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 30, 9:06 AM PDT, 2 hours 38 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 29, 2:53 PM PDT, 20 hours 51 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
253 PM PDT THU MAR 29 2012

ORZ021-022-301300-
SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CURRY COUNTY COAST-
253 PM PDT THU MAR 29 2012

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST
OREGON.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT THROUGH 8 PM THIS EVENING...SEE
THE LATEST WIND PRODUCT FOR THE SPECIFIC DETAILS.

A FLOOD WARNING FOR THE COQUILLE RIVER AT COQUILLE AND THE NORTH
AND SOUTH FORK COQUILLE AFFECTING MYRTLE POINT IS IN EFFECT...SEE
THE LATEST FLOOD WARNING PRODUCT FOR THE SPECIFIC DETAILS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

A FLOOD WARNING FOR THE COQUILLE RIVER AT COQUILLE AND THE NORTH
AND SOUTH FORK COQUILLE AFFECTING MYRTLE POINT IS IN EFFECT...SEE
THE LATEST FLOOD WARNING PRODUCT FOR THE SPECIFIC DETAILS.

A HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SATURDAY AFTERNOON...SEE THE LATEST WIND PRODUCT FOR THE SPECIFIC DETAILS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

ORZ023-024-301300-
CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY-EASTERN CURRY COUNTY AND JOSEPHINE COUNTY-
253 PM PDT THU MAR 29 2012

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST
OREGON.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR COW CREEK AT RIDDLE...DEER CREEK AT
ROSEBURG...SOUTH UMPQUA RIVER NEAR WINSTON...SOUTH UMPQUA RIVER AT
ROSEBURG...UMPQUA RIVER NEAR ELKTON...SEE THE LATEST FLOOD WATCH
PRODUCT FOR THE SPECIFIC DETAILS.

A FLOOD WATCH FOR OTHER RIVERS AND STREAMS IS IN EFFECT...SEE THE
LATEST FLOOD WATCH PRODUCT FOR THE SPECIFIC DETAILS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

A FLOOD WARNING FOR THE ROGUE RIVER NEAR AGNESS IS IN EFFECT FROM
FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING...SEE THE LATEST FLOOD
WARNING PRODUCT FOR THE SPECIFIC DETAILS.

A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING...FOR COW CREEK
AT RIDDLE...DEER CREEK AT ROSEBURG...SOUTH UMPQUA RIVER NEAR
WINSTON...SOUTH UMPQUA RIVER AT ROSEBURG...UMPQUA RIVER NEAR
ELKTON...SEE THE LATEST FLOOD WATCH PRODUCT FOR THE SPECIFIC
DETAILS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

CAZ080-301300-
WESTERN SISKIYOU COUNTY-
253 PM PDT THU MAR 29 2012

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN
CALIFORNIA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT...SEE THE LATEST FLOOD WATCH PRODUCT
FOR THE SPECIFIC DETAILS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...SEE THE
LATEST FLOOD WATCH PRODUCT FOR THE SPECIFIC DETAILS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

CAZ081-301300-
CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY-
253 PM PDT THU MAR 29 2012

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN
CALIFORNIA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT THROUGH 11 PM THIS EVENING...SEE
THE LATEST WIND WARNING FOR THE SPECIFIC DETAILS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

A HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH
SATURDAY AFTERNOON...SEE THE LATEST WIND PRODUCT FOR THE SPECIFIC DETAILS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

CAZ085-301300-
MODOC COUNTY-
253 PM PDT THU MAR 29 2012

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN
CALIFORNIA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT...SEE THE LATEST WIND PRODUCT FOR THE
SPECIFIC DETAILS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT THROUGH 5 AM FRIDAY...SEE THE LATEST
WIND PRODUCT FOR THE SPECIFIC DETAILS.

A HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY
EVENING...SEE THE LATEST WIND PRODUCT FOR THE SPECIFIC DETAILS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

ORZ029>031-301300-
KLAMATH BASIN-
NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY-
CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY-
253 PM PDT THU MAR 29 2012

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL
OREGON.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT...SEE THE LATEST WIND MESSAGE FOR THE
SPECIFIC DETAILS.

A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT...SEE THE LATEST WIND PRODUCT FOR
THE SPECIFIC DETAILS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT THROUGH 5 AM FRIDAY...SEE THE LATEST
WIND PRODUCT FOR THE SPECIFIC DETAILS.

A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT THROUGH 11 AM FRIDAY...SEE THE
LATEST WIND PRODUCT FOR THE SPECIFIC DETAILS.

A HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY
EVENING...SEE THE LATEST WIND PRODUCT FOR THE SPECIFIC DETAILS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Mar 30, 9:45 AM PDT, 1 hour 59 minutes before

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Local storm report, Mar 30, 10:12 AM PDT, 1 hour 32 minutes before

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Local storm report, Mar 30, 10:20 AM PDT, 1 hour 24 minutes before

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Local storm report, Mar 30, 10:41 AM PDT, 1 hour 3 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Mar 30, 3:05 AM PDT	Gale Warning	MFR		44 hr
Mar 30, 3:05 AM PDT	Hazardous Seas Warning	MFR		68 hr
Mar 30, 3:05 AM PDT	Hazardous Seas Warning	MFR		3 days
Mar 30, 3:05 AM PDT	Small Craft Advisory for Winds	MFR		8 hr
Mar 30, 3:50 AM PDT	High Wind Warning	MFR	Coos, Curry, Douglas	40 hr
Mar 30, 5:56 AM PDT	Areal Flood Warning	MFR	Coos	47 hr
Mar 30, 9:15 AM PDT	Areal Flood Warning	MFR	Curry, Josephine	24 hr
Mar 30, 2:05 PM PDT	Winter Weather Advisory	MFR	Douglas, Jackson, Josephine, Klamath, Lake	36 hr
Mar 30, 2:33 PM PDT	Wind Advisory	MFR	Klamath, Lake	29 hr
Mar 30, 3:51 AM PDT	Winter Storm Watch	MFR	Siskiyou	10 hr
Mar 30, 10:22 AM PDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MFR	Siskiyou	24 hr

Nearby

River Flood Watches in Oregon, 2012 Every river flood watch in 2012

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.