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River Flood Warning 50, NWS Portland, OR

November 19, 2012Lincoln County, Oregon

NWS Portland, OR issued this river flood warning at Nov 19, 2012, 4:06 PM PST for Lincoln County, Oregon. It took effect at Nov 19, 2012, 6:05 PM PST. It was in force for 9 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Nov 19, 2012, 4:06 PM PST (00:06 UTC)
In effect from
Nov 19, 2012, 6:05 PM PST
Expired
Nov 20, 2012, 3:32 AM PST
In force
9 hr
Issued by
NWS Portland, OR
Flood severity
Minor

County Lincoln County, OR

The radar

The Portland,OR radar (KRTX), 140 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:07 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point Siletz River at Siletz (SILO3). The gauge peaked at 16.74 ft at Nov 19, 2012, 7:00 PM PST.

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Action stage
12 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 for site 14305500, 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 Nov 19, 2:34 PM PST, 1 hour 32 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Nov 19, 2:34 PM PST, 1 hour 32 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Nov 19, 5:58 AM PST, 10 hours 8 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
558 AM PST MON NOV 19 2012

ORZ001>004-WAZ021-201700-
NORTH OREGON COAST-CENTRAL OREGON COAST-
COAST RANGE OF NORTHWEST OREGON-
CENTRAL COAST RANGE OF WESTERN OREGON-SOUTH WASHINGTON COAST-
558 AM PST MON NOV 19 2012

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST
OREGON AND SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

WINDS: HIGH WIND WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE COAST...COAST
RANGE...AND WILLAPA HILLS. STRUCTURAL DAMAGE HAS ALREADY BEEN
REPORTED IN THIS WIND EVENT NEAR NEWPORT. SEE NPWPQR FOR MORE DETAILS.

FLOODING: FLOOD WARNINGS FOR URBAN AND SMALL STREAM IS ALSO IN
EFFECT. SEE FLWPQR FOR DETAILS. FLOOD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT AND
ADDITIONAL FLOOD WARNINGS ARE EXPECTED FOR NUMEROUS RIVERS DRAINING
THE COAST RANGE AND HILLS OF SW WASHINGTON. SEE FLWPQR OR FLSPQR
FOR DETAILS.

HIGH SURF: SEAS WILL REMAIN HIGH TODAY...MAKING ANYONE VENTURING
TO THE COAST AT RISK FOR DANGEROUS SURF.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

FLOODING LOOKS TO CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY...THOUGH THE HEAVIEST RAIN
WILL HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE AREA.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES...AND ARE
REMINDED TO STAY SAFE AS CONDITIONS MAY BE DANGEROUS.

ORZ005>014-WAZ019-020-022-023-039-040-201700-
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-I-
5 CORRIDOR IN COWLITZ COUNTY-GREATER VANCOUVER AREA-
SOUTH WASHINGTON CASCADE FOOTHILLS-
558 AM PST MON NOV 19 2012

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST
OREGON AND SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

WIND: WINDS WILL GUST TO 55 MPH IN THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN
WILLAMETTE VALLEY TODAY. THIS MAY CREATE LOCAL POWER OUTAGES DUE
TO TREE DAMAGE. WITH SATURATED GROUND...WEAK OR DEAD TREES MAY
FALL IN THESE CONDITIONS.

FLOODING: A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR MANY INLAND LOCATIONS
TODAY AS HEAVY RAINFALL AFFECTS THE REGION. SEE FFAPQR FOR MORE
DETAILS. A FLOOD WARNING IS ALSO IN EFFECT FOR URBAN AND SMALL
STREAMS FOR PORTIONS OF THE AREA. SEE FLWPQR FOR MORE DETAILS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAIN WILL LINGER INTO TUESDAY WITH POSSIBLE RIVER
AND STREAM FLOODING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

PZZ210-250-255-270-275-201700-
COLUMBIA RIVER BAR-
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-
558 AM PST MON NOV 19 2012

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST
OREGON AND SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON COASTAL WATERS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR MOST LOCATIONS...BUT MAINLY FROM
THE COLUMBIA RIVER ENTRANCE SOUTHWARD. SEE MWWPQR OR CWFPQR FOR
MORE DETAILS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

SEAS WILL REMAIN HAZARDOUS THROUGH THE WEEK...AND GALE WARNINGS
ARE POSSIBLE AT TIMES AS A SERIES OF FRONTS MOVE THROUGH THE
COASTAL WATERS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

In the hours before

Local storm report, Nov 19, 11:09 AM PST, 4 hours 57 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Nov 19, 7:45 PM PSTRiver Flood WarningPQRBenton16 hr
Nov 19, 8:10 PM PSTRiver Flood WarningPQRBenton, Lincoln7 hr
Nov 19, 9:08 PM PSTHigh Wind WatchPQR6 hr
Nov 19, 9:08 PM PSTHigh Wind WatchPQR13 hr
Nov 19, 10:30 PM PSTRiver Flood WarningPQRLane5 hr
Nov 19, 11:33 PM PSTAreal Flood AdvisoryPQRBenton, Clackamas, Columbia, Lane, Linn, Marion and 4 more8 hr
Nov 20, 3:20 AM PSTGale WatchPQR11 hr
Nov 20, 3:20 AM PSTGale WarningPQR24 hr
Nov 20, 3:34 AM PSTCoastal Flood AdvisoryPQR6 hr
Nov 20, 4:11 AM PSTRiver Flood WarningPQRClackamas7 hr
Nov 20, 5:03 AM PSTWinter Weather AdvisoryPQR3 hr
Nov 20, 5:32 AM PSTRiver Flood WarningPQRBenton, Polk31 hr
Nov 20, 2:20 PM PSTWinter Weather AdvisoryPQR27 hr

Nearby

River Flood Warnings in Oregon, 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.