Alert archive / Washington / River Flood Warnings in 2012
River Flood Warning 24, NWS Portland, OR
NWS Portland, OR issued this river flood warning at Jan 21, 2012, 10:13 AM PST for Wahkiakum County, Washington. It was in force for 4 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 21, 2012, 10:13 AM PST (18:13 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 21, 2012, 2:41 PM PST
- In force
- 4 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Portland, OR
- Flood severity
- Minor
County Wahkiakum County, WA
The radar
The Portland,OR radar (KRTX), 74 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:16 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 Grays River at Covered Bridge near Rosburg (GRRW1).
- Action stage
- 27.5 ft
- Minor stage
- 28.5 ft
- Moderate stage
- 30.5 ft
- Major stage
- 32.5 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 Portland, OR wrote its last area forecast discussion before this river flood warning went out at Jan 21, 8:58 AM PST, 1 hour 15 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 21, 8:58 AM PST, 1 hour 15 minutes before
<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
<title>Service Notice</title>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="index.css">
</head>
<body>
<main class="wrap">
<section class="card" role="status" aria-live="polite">
<div class="status" id="status">Temporary Notice</div>
<h1 id="headline">This service is currently unavailable.</h1>
<p id="message1">
The site you requested is temporarily down for maintenance or an unexpected outage.
</p>
<p id="message2">
Please try again in a few minutes.
</p>
<p class="small" id="detail">
If you are an administrator, restore upstream service and remove the redirect/fallback rule when normal operations resume.
</p>
</section>
</main>
<script src="index.js"></script>
</body>
</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 21, 5:55 AM PST, 4 hours 18 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR 555 AM PST SAT JAN 21 2012 ORZ001>014-WAZ019>023-039-040-221700- NORTH OREGON COAST-CENTRAL OREGON COAST- COAST RANGE OF NORTHWEST OREGON- CENTRAL COAST RANGE OF WESTERN OREGON-LOWER COLUMBIA- GREATER PORTLAND METRO AREA-CENTRAL WILLAMETTE VALLEY- SOUTH WILLAMETTE VALLEY-WESTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE- NORTHERN OREGON CASCADE FOOTHILLS-NORTHERN OREGON CASCADES- CASCADE FOOTHILLS IN LANE COUNTY-CASCADES IN LANE COUNTY- UPPER HOOD RIVER VALLEY-SOUTH WASHINGTON CASCADES-WILLAPA HILLS- SOUTH WASHINGTON COAST-I-5 CORRIDOR IN COWLITZ COUNTY- GREATER VANCOUVER AREA-SOUTH WASHINGTON CASCADE FOOTHILLS- 555 AM PST SAT JAN 21 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST OREGON AND SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT THOUGH THE HEAVIEST RAIN HAS GENERALLY ENDED...FLOODING WILL CONTINUE ON SEVERAL AREA RIVERS TODAY. PLEASE SEE PDXFLSPQR FOR FURTHER DETAILS. A SIGNIFICANT ICE STORM IS FINALLY COMING TO AN END THIS MORNING IN THE COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE AND HOOD RIVER VALLEY. HOWEVER...SNOW LEVELS WILL LOWER IN THE CASCADES TODAY AND A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR 6 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW. PLEASE SEE PDXWSWPQR FOR FURTHER DETAILS. HIGH SURF AND MINOR COASTAL FLOODING WILL ALSO BE AN ISSUE TODAY. SEE PDXCFWPQR FOR FURTHER DETAILS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY THE NEXT STORM SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO BRING WINDY CONDITIONS ALONG THE COAST SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT. SNOW IS EXPECTED DOWN TO THE FOOTHILL ELEVATIONS...POSSIBLY THE PORTIONS OF THE COLUMBIA GORGE AND HOOD RIVER VALLEY AS WELL. A SIGNIFICANT WARM RAIN EVENT IS POSSIBLE TUESDAY AND/OR WEDNESDAY AS ANOTHER LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM PULLS IN DEEP MOISTURE FROM THE SUBTROPICS. HEAVY RAIN IS POSSIBLE WITH THIS SYSTEM...POTENTIALLY EXACERBATING FLOODING PROBLEMS ON SOME AREA RIVERS. THE LONGER TERM FORECAST SHOWS AN ACTIVE WEATHER PATTERN CONTINUING INTO NEXT WEEKEND...THOUGH SOME BRIEF BREAKS OF A DAY OR SO ARE POSSIBLE...MOST LIKELY MONDAY AND FRIDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. PZZ250-255-270-275-221700- COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CASCADE HEAD OR OUT 10 NM-COASTAL WATERS FROM CASCADE HEAD TO FLORENCE OR OUT 10 NM- WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CASCADE HEAD OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-WATERS FROM CASCADE HEAD TO FLORENCE OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 555 AM PST SAT JAN 21 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST OREGON AND SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL WATERS TODAY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL WATERS SUNDAY. AN ACTIVE PACIFIC STORM TRACK WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE UPCOMING WEEK... BRINGING TRANSITORY GALE OR STORM FORCE CONDITIONS TO THE COASTAL WATERS AT TIMES. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Portland, OR issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 20, 9:46 PM PST | River Flood Warning | PQR | Clatsop, Tillamook | 12 hr |
| Jan 21, 2:56 AM PST | Gale Warning | PQR | 12 hr | |
| Jan 21, 2:56 AM PST | Storm Watch | PQR | 12 hr | |
| Jan 21, 3:15 AM PST | River Flood Warning | PQR | Tillamook | 7 hr |
| Jan 21, 3:53 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PQR | 10 hr | |
| Jan 21, 3:56 AM PST | Coastal Flood Advisory | PQR | 10 hr | |
| Jan 21, 3:56 AM PST | High Surf Advisory | PQR | 52 hr | |
| Jan 21, 1:47 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PQR | 31 hr | |
| Jan 21, 1:51 PM PST | High Wind Watch | PQR | 6 hr | |
| Jan 21, 2:49 PM PST | Small Craft Advisory for Winds | PQR | 12 hr | |
| Jan 21, 2:49 PM PST | Storm Warning | PQR | 24 hr | |
| Jan 21, 2:49 PM PST | Small Craft Advisory for Hazardous Seas | PQR | 12 hr | |
| Jan 21, 12:43 AM PST | River Flood Warning | PQR | Wahkiakum | 8 hr |
Nearby
River Flood Warnings in Washington, 2012Every river flood warning 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.