NOUS46 KPQR 132012 PNSPQR PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR 1215 PM PST FRI JAN 13 2006 ...A PERSISTENT WET WEATHER PATTERN HAS GIVEN NORTHWEST OREGON AND SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON RAINFALL FOR 25 OF THE LAST 26 DAYS (FROM DEC 18 THROUGH JAN 12). FREQUENTLY THIS RAINFALL HAS BEEN HEAVY. OVER THESE 26 DAYS...THE AREA HAS RECEIVED TWO TO THREE TIMES THE NORMAL AMOUNT OF RAIN THAT COULD BE EXPECTED OVER THIS 26 DAY PERIOD. RAINFALL TOTALS FROM SOME SELECTED STATIONS ARE : LOCATION PRECIPITATION NORMAL % OF NORMAL (DEC 18-JAN 12) (INCHES) --------------- ------------- ------ ------------- ASTORIA 23.75 7.90 300% PORTLAND AIRPORT 11.82 4.24 280% SALEM 16.19 4.83 333% EUGENE 14.06 5.98 233% VANCOUVER 12.83 4.76 270% HILLSBORO 13.57 4.82 280% TROUTDALE 11.79 4.86 240% GOVERNMENT CAMP 18.69 11.29 170% MARION FORKS 24.11 8.64 280% LAUREL MTN 49.25 15.08 325% BONNEVILLE 20.70 9.34 220% SCOTTS MILL 22.30 9.55 233% COUGAR WA 25.61 14.13 180% DETROIT 28.27 10.49 270% COTTAGE GROVE 14.72 5.19 280% FRANCES 28.60 NA NA JEWELL 27.30 NA NA LEES CAMP 37.00 NA NA DIXIE MTN 20.90 NA NA GRANDE RHONDE 24.60 NA NA HASKINS DAM 27.00 NA NA MAPLETON 33.60 NA NA GRESHAM 13.30 NA NA FALLS CITY 31.30 NA NA TOUTLE WA 13.98 NA NA COUGAR DAM 22.21 NA NA ...THIS EXTENDED PERIOD OF RAINFALL HAS PUSHED MANY NORTHWEST OREGON AND SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON RIVERS ABOVE FLOOD STAGE. THIS IS THE HIGHEST LEVEL MANY OF THESE RIVERS HAVE SEEN IN SEVERAL YEARS. THE FOLLOWING IS A LIST OF RIVERS THAT REACHED...OR CAME CLOSE TO REACHING FLOOD STAGE...WITH THE CREST LEVEL THIS YEAR COMPARED WITH THE CREST OF THE HISTORIC FLOODS IN 1996. COAST RIVER 2006 CREST 1996 CREST (IN FEET) (IN FEET) ------------- ------------- ------------- NASELLE 14.4 15.2 WILLAPA 21.0 23.2 NEHALEM 15.9 27.4 WILSON 15.6 18.1 SILETZ 18.7 24.5 SIUSLAW 22.7 30.2 TRIBUTARIES 2006 CREST 1996 CREST (IN FEET) (IN FEET) ------------- ------------- ------------- MOHAWK 16.3 23.1 SANTIAM 12.0 23.2 MARYS 20.2 20.8 LUCKIAMUTE 29.6 33.0 S YAMHILL 51.2 59.3 PUDDING 25.4 30.5 TUALATIN - DILLEY 17.9 19.1 TUALATIN - FARMINGTON 33.6 37.2 TUALATIN - WEST LINN 13.9 (FORECAST) 18.3 CLACKAMAS - ESTACADA 22.6 27.6 CLACKAMAS - OR CITY 40.6 NA COWLITZ 22.8 29.0 MAINSTEM 2006 CREST 1996 CREST WILLAMETTE (IN FEET) (IN FEET) ------------- ------------- ------------- AT HARRISBURG 13.8 14.7 AT CORVALLIS 18.8 23.5 AT ALBANY 23.7 30.1 AT SALEM 25.9 35.1 AT OR CITY UPPER 64.1 (FORECAST) 69.5 AT OR CITY LOWER 28.7 (FORECAST) 46.0 AT PORTLAND 16.2 (FORECAST) 28.6 COLUMBIA - VANCOUVER 15.4 (FORECAST) 27.2 $$ WEATHER.GOV/PORTLAND