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River Flood Watch 45, NWS Medford, OR
NWS Medford, OR issued this river flood watch at Dec 19, 2012, 9:50 PM PST for Coos County, Curry County, Douglas County, Oregon. It was in force for 36 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 19, 2012, 9:50 PM PST (05:50 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 21, 2012, 9:46 AM PST
- In force
- 36 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Medford, OR
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Coos County, OR, Curry County, OR, Douglas County, OR
The radar
The Medford radar (KMAX), 135 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:50 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 North Fk Coquille River near Myrtle Point (MYNO3). The gauge peaked at 28.74 ft at Dec 22, 2012, 9:00 AM PST.
- Action stage
- 30 ft
- Minor stage
- 35 ft
- Moderate stage
- 36 ft
- Major stage
- 37 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 14327000, 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 Medford, OR issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 19, 9:50 PM PST | River Flood Watch | MFR | Coos, Curry, Douglas | 59 hr |
| Dec 19, 9:50 PM PST | River Flood Watch | MFR | Coos, Curry, Douglas | 36 hr |
| Dec 20, 3:57 AM PST | High Surf Advisory | MFR | Coos, Curry, Douglas | 36 hr |
| Dec 20, 8:58 AM PST | Areal Flood Advisory | MFR | Coos, Curry, Douglas | 7 hr |
| Dec 20, 9:25 AM PST | Small Craft Advisory for Winds | MFR | 29 hr | |
| Dec 20, 2:42 PM PST | Gale Watch | MFR | 12 hr | |
| Dec 20, 2:42 PM PST | Hazardous Seas Watch | MFR | 12 hr |
Nearby
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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.