Oregon, 2008Flooding in Oregon, December 29 to 31, 2008
December 29 to 31, 2008 · NWS MFR · 3 events in 1 county or zone
Heavy rain caused moderate flooding on the Coquille River at Coquille as well as the North and South Forks of the Coquille River at Myrtle Point. Although flooding was verified on these rivers, the only one of the three points that had a functioning and calibrated flood gage was the South Fork of the Coquille River at Myrtle Point.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 3
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
Heavy rain caused moderate flooding on the Coquille River at Coquille as well as the North and South Forks of the Coquille River at Myrtle Point. Although flooding was verified on these rivers, the only one of the three points that had a functioning and calibrated flood gage was the South Fork of the Coquille River at Myrtle Point.
What forecasters said that day
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 29, 2:44 AM PST, 2 hours 16 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 29, 2:44 AM PST, 2 hours 16 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
244 AM PST MON DEC 29 2008
.DISCUSSION...PROLONGED HEAVY RAIN EVENT LOOKS TO BE FINALLY
COMING TO AN END TODAY AS FAIRLY STEADY FLOW PATTERN THAT HAS BEEN
FEEDING BAND OF PWS RANGING FROM 1-1/25 INTO THE REGION FOR THE
PAST SEVERAL DAYS FINALLY WILL BE DISRUPTED. BAROCLINIC LEAF IS
FORMING ALONG THE CENTRAL COAST WITH JET STREAK BEGINNING TO NOSE
INTO THE REGION BEHIND. THIS WILL ALLOW THE ENTRENCHED FRONT TO
FINALLY BEGIN TO MOVE OUT OF THE REGION TONIGHT. COLD AIR FINALLY
MOVES IN BEHIND THE FRONT...DROPPING SNOW LEVELS BEHIND THE FRONT.
THE BULK OF THE PRECIPITATION WILL BE AHEAD OF THIS COLD AIR MASS
WITH LIGHT PRECIPITATION BEHIND RESULTING IN LIGHT SNOW AMOUNTS.
THE NEXT FRONT IS WAITING IN THE WINGS OUT PAST 130W THAT WILL
COME INTO THE AREA TUESDAY. THIS FRONT WILL BRING WINDS UP AGAIN
AT THE COAST BUT MODELS ARE SHOWING DIVERGENT SOLUTIONS WITH THE
GFS MUCH STRONGER THAN THE NAM AND AM KEEPING WINDS TO GALES AT
THIS TIME.
&&
.AVIATION...MVFR WITH IFR AT THE COAST ISOLATED IFR INLAND WITH
HEAVY PRECIPITATION CONTINUES UNDER DEEP OVERCAST DECK THAT WILL
CONTINUE TO OBSCURE HIGHER TERRAIN THROUGH AT LEAST EARLY
AFTERNOON. AREAS OF MVFR TO IFR CONDITIONS FORM BY MORNING IN THE
WEST SIDE VALLEYS AND POSSIBLY VCTY KLMT IN LOW CLOUDS AND FOG.
&&
.MFR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OR...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 1 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON FOR ORZ027.
CA...WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING FOR CAZ081.
PACIFIC COASTAL WATERS...GALE WATCH FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
LATE TUESDAY NIGHT FOR PZZ350-PZZ356-PZZ370-PZZ376.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS UNTIL 2 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON FOR
PZZ350-PZZ356-PZZ370-PZZ376.
HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TUESDAY
NIGHT FOR PZZ350-PZZ356-PZZ370-PZZ376.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS UNTIL 4 PM PST TUESDAY
FOR PZZ350-PZZ356-PZZ370-PZZ376.
SVENFlood, Coos
- When
- December 29, 5:00 AM PST to December 30, 11:45 AM PST
- Where
- Coos County, 1.04 mi WSW of Myrtle Pt to 0.87 mi SW of Myrtle Pt
- Cause
- Heavy Rain
- Reported by
- Official NWS Observations
- Coordinates
- 43.062, -124.147
A Flood Warning was issued for the South Fork of the Coquille River at Myrtle Point at 28/1005 PST, effective from the afternoon of 12/28 until the morning of 12/30/08. The warning was extended until the afternoon of 12/30 at 30/0945 PST. The river exceeded flood stage (38.0 feet)at 29/0500 PST, crested at 41.55 feet at 29/1800 PST, then dropped below flood stage at 30/0845 PST. The flood warning was cancelled at 30/1531 PST.
Flood, Coos
- When
- December 29, 9:00 AM PST to December 31, 9:00 PM PST
- Where
- Coos County, 0.95 mi N of Johnson to 0.45 mi NW of Johnson
- Cause
- Heavy Rain
- Reported by
- Official NWS Observations
- Coordinates
- 43.144, -124.177
A Flood Warning was issued for the Coquille River at Coquille at 28/1005 PST, effective from the afternoon of 12/28 until the morning of 12/30/08. The warning was extended three times: to the morning of 12/31 at 29/1806 PST, the afternoon of 12/30 at 30/0945 PST, and to the morning of the 12/31 at 30/1717 PST. The river exceeded flood stage (21.0 feet) at 29/0800 PST, crested at 23.03 feet at 30/0300 PST, then dropped below flood stage at 31/2100 PST. The Flood Warning was cancelled at 31/1656 PST.
Flood, Coos
- When
- December 29, 1:15 PM PST to December 30, 3:00 AM PST
- Where
- Coos County, 1.14 mi ENE of Myrtle Pt to 1.3 mi ENE of Myrtle Pt
- Cause
- Heavy Rain
- Reported by
- Official NWS Observations
- Coordinates
- 43.078, -124.110
A Flood Warning was issued for the North Fork of the Coquille River at Myrtle Point at 28/1926 PST, effective from the morning of 12/29 until the evening of 12/29. It was extended until the afternoon of 12/30 at 29/2251 PST. The river exceeded flood stage (35.0 feet)at 29/1315 PST, crested at 36.02 feet at 29/2030 PST, then dropped below flood stage at 30/0300 PST. The flood warning was cancelled at 30/0409 PST.
- Flood
- Flooding that develops more slowly than a flash flood: rivers leaving their banks, or water standing over land for an extended time.
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