A Flood Warning was in effect for the South Fork of the Coquille River at Myrtle Point at 09/0645 PST and expired at 10/1845 PST.
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A Flood Warning was in effect for the South Fork of the Coquille River at Myrtle Point at 09/0645 PST and expired at 10/1845 PST.
The local office's own words before the first event, 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 the first event at Dec 9, 2:50 PM PST, 1 hour 10 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
250 PM PST THU DEC 9 2004
.DISCUSSION...
SATELLITE LOOPS STILL SHOWING BROAD RIDGE OVER THE EASTERN PACIFIC
AND PACIFIC NORTHWEST WITH COLD AIR CUMULUS BEING HELD AT BAY WELL
NORTH OF THE CANADIAN BORDER. DOPPLER RADAR DATA SHOWING OVERRUNNING
SHOWERS HAVE DECREASED OVER MUCH OF THE FORECAST AREA (FA) FROM
EARLIER IN THE DAY AS A SURFACE WARM FRONT CONTINUES TO MOVE SLOWLY
NORTHWARD OUT OF THE FA. SWOLLEN RIVERS FROM RAINS RECEIVED OVER THE
PAST 3 DAYS ARE MOSTLY CRESTING AT THIS TIME OR HAVE BEGUN TO LOWER
IN RESPONSE TO DECREASED SHOWERS. WILL STILL CARRY A FLOOD WATCH FOR
THE NORTH FORK OF THE COQUILLE AT MYRTLE POINT AND THE LOWER ROGUE
RIVER NEAR AGNESS TONIGHT THOUGH THIS WILL PROBABLY BE CANCELLED
LATE TONIGHT.
WILL SEE SHOWERS END OVERNIGHT AS THE UPPER RIDGE STRENGTHENS OVER
THE FA. WILL SEE DRY CONDITIONS CONTINUE UNTIL FRIDAY AFTERNOON WHEN
THE NEXT FRONT WILL MOVE ONSHORE. THIS FRONT IS EXPECTED TO SHEAR
APART AS IT MOVES INLAND SATURDAY WITH THE BULK OF THE MOISTURE FROM
THE FRONT BEING RECEIVED AT THE COAST. A NEGATIVE TILT TROUGH WILL
MOVE ONSHORE SUNDAY BRINGING MORE WIDESPREAD SHOWERS TO THE REGION.
SHOWERS WILL DIMINISH SUNDAY NIGHT AND WILL REMAIN LIMITED UNTIL A
STRONGER TROUGH BEGINS TO IMPACT THE AREA MONDAY AFTERNOON. THIS
TROUGH WILL BE SLOW TO MOVE OUT OF THE AREA AND WILL CAUSE A
CONTINUED THREAT OF SHOWERS THROUGH WEDNESDAY. FOR THE END OF NEXT
WEEK AN UPPER RIDGE WILL REBUILD OVER THE EASTERN PACIFIC AND
PACIFIC NORTHWEST BRINGING A RETURN TO DRY CONDITIONS.
REYNOLDS
&&
.MFR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OR...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...FLORENCE OR TO THE OR/CA BORDER.
HIGH SURF ADVISORY.....ORZ021/022 COAST TIL 8 PM TONIGHT.
FLOOD WATCH............NORTH FORK OF COQUILLE AT MYRTLE POINT.
LOWER ROGUE RIVER NEAR AGNESS.
CA...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...OR/CA BORDER TO PT ST GEORGE CA.
&&
ALSO VISIT THE NWS ON THE WEB AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORDHAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 545 AM PST THU DEC 9 2004 ORZ021-022-023-101345- CURRY COUNTY COAST-COOS COUNTY COAST-SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST- 545 AM PST THU DEC 9 2004 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHERN OREGON .DAY ONE...TODAY A FLOOD WATCH FOR THE COQUILLE RIVER AND THE LOWER ROGUE RIVER REMAINS IN EFFECT. REFER TO PDXFFAMFR FOR DETAILS. A HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT. REFER TO PDXCFWMFR FOR DETAILS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY A FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES THROUGH FRIDAY FOR THE COQUILLE RIVER. SEE PDXFFAMFR FOR DETAILS. A HIGH SURF ADVISORY CONTINUES THROUGH 2AM FRIDAY. REFER TO PDXCFWMFR FOR DETAILS. .INSTRUCTIONS TO SPOTTERS... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. JACOBS
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
1056 AM PST THU DEC 09 2004
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0859 AM HEAVY RAIN SITKUM 43.15N 123.86W
12/09/2004 2.38 INCH COOS OR TRAINED SPOTTER
24 HOUR RAINFALL ENDING AT 10 AM.
1018 AM HEAVY RAIN 5 NNE SELMA 42.34N 123.57W
12/09/2004 2.02 INCH JOSEPHINE OR TRAINED SPOTTER
24 HOUR RAINFALL ENDING AT 10 AM.
1018 AM HEAVY RAIN 3 S BANDON 43.07N 124.42W
12/09/2004 1.80 INCH COOS OR TRAINED SPOTTER
24 HOURS ENDING AT 10 AM.
&&
ORRPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
1133 AM PST THU DEC 09 2004
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1132 AM HEAVY RAIN 4 SSW WEED 41.36N 122.42W
12/09/2004 1.55 INCH SISKIYOU CA TRAINED SPOTTER
24 HOUR RAINFALL MIDNIGHT TO MIDNIGHT.
1133 AM HEAVY RAIN N DUNSMUIR 41.23N 122.27W
12/09/2004 2.30 INCH SISKIYOU CA TRAINED SPOTTER
24 HOUR RAINFALL ENDING AT 8AM.
&&
ORRPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
1222 PM PST THU DEC 09 2004
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1200 PM HEAVY RAIN 2 NNE SELMA 42.30N 123.59W
12/09/2004 1.61 INCH JOSEPHINE OR TRAINED SPOTTER
NOON-NOON.
1200 PM HEAVY RAIN N LANGLOIS 42.93N 124.45W
12/09/2004 3.08 INCH CURRY OR TRAINED SPOTTER
NOON-NOON. 1.98 OF THE TOTAL FELL FROM MIDNIGHT TIL NOON.
1200 PM HEAVY RAIN 3 NW MOUNT SHASTA 41.35N 122.35W
12/09/2004 3.10 INCH SISKIYOU CA TRAINED SPOTTER
530PM TUESDAY-NOON THURSDAY.
&&
ORRPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
325 PM PST THU DEC 09 2004
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1230 PM HEAVY RAIN 5 NNW BROOKINGS 42.12N 124.32W
12/09/2004 1.32 INCH CURRY OR TRAINED SPOTTER
RAINFALL FROM 8 AM TO NOON.
1230 PM HEAVY RAIN 3 E NORTH BEND 43.41N 124.18W
12/09/2004 1.71 INCH COOS OR TRAINED SPOTTER
24 HOUR RAINFALL ENDING AT 9 AM.
1230 PM HEAVY RAIN 4 NNW BROOKINGS 42.11N 124.33W
12/09/2004 4.15 INCH CURRY OR TRAINED SPOTTER
RAINFALL FROM 12 AM TO 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON
1230 PM HEAVY RAIN 1 W MYRTLE POINT 43.06N 124.16W
12/09/2004 1.63 INCH COOS OR TRAINED SPOTTER
24 HOUR RAINFALL ENDING AT 3 PM
0325 PM HEAVY RAIN 1 NNE SCOTTSBURG 43.67N 123.81W
12/09/2004 1.88 INCH DOUGLAS OR TRAINED SPOTTER
24 HOUR RAINFALL ENDING AT 3 PM.
&&
ORRThe national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
The South Fork of the Coquille River at Myrtle Point exceeded flood stage during this time interval. The crest was 39.8 feet at 10/0745.
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