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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE PORTLAND OR
845 AM PST MON DEC 15 2003
 
...THIS WEEKEND'S FLOOD WARNING VERIFICATION DATA FOR NW OREGON...

.SYNOPSIS...
HEAVY RAIN FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY CAUSED FLOODING OF SOME RIVERS 
IN NORTHWEST OREGON SATURDAY EVENING AND SUNDAY. RAINFALL AMOUNTS 
RANGED FROM 2 TO 5 INCHES IN THE CENTRAL COAST RANGE OF WESTERN 
OREGON...THE WILLAMETTE VALLEY...AND THE CENTRAL AND NORTH OREGON 
CASCADES. REFER TO A PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT ISSUED SUNDAY 
MORNING FOR RAINFALL TOTALS AT SPECIFIC LOCATIONS.

.WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
A FLOOD WARNING FOR THE SIUSLAW RIVER IN LANE COUNTY WAS ISSUED AT 
150 PM ON SATURDAY DECEMBER 13. THE WARNING ENDED AT 940 AM SUNDAY 
DECEMBER 14.
A FLOOD WARNING FOR THE MOHAWK RIVER IN LANE COUNTY...CLACKAMAS 
RIVER IN CLACKAMAS COUNTY...AND JOHNSON CREEK IN CLACKAMAS AND 
MULTNOMAH COUNTIES WAS ISSUED AT 330 PM ON SATURDAY DECEMBER 13. THE 
WARNINGS FOR THE CLACKAMAS RIVER AND JOHNSON CREEK ENDED AT 340 AM 
SUNDAY DECEMBER 14...AND THE WARNING FOR THE MOHAWK RIVER ENDED 1055 
AM SUNDAY DECEMBER 14.
A FLOOD WARNING WAS ISSUED FOR THE SANTIAM RIVER IN MARION AND LINN 
COUNTIES AT 100 AM SUNDAY DECEMBER 14. THE WARNING ENDED 1055 AM 
SUNDAY DECEMBER 14.

.RIVER REPORTS...
THE SIUSLAW RIVER REACHED FLOOD STAGE (18.0 FT) AROUND 8 PM SATURDAY 
DECEMBER 13 AND CRESTED AT ABOUT 18.4 FT AROUND 9 PM SATURDAY 
DECEMBER 13.

THE MOHAWK RIVER REACHED FLOOD STAGE (15.0 FT) AT ABOUT 630 PM 
SATURDAY AND CRESTED AT ABOUT 17.8 FT 12 AM SUNDAY DECEMBER 14.

THE SANTIAM RIVER REACHED FLOOD STAGE (15.0 FT) AT ABOUT 1 AM SUNDAY 
DECEMBER 14 AND CRESTED AT ABOUT 15.2 FT 3 AM SUNDAY DECEMBER 14.

JOHNSON CREEK REACHED FLOOD STAGE (11.0 FT) AT ABOUT 730 PM SATURDAY 
DECEMBER 13 AND CRESTED AT ABOUT 11.3 FT 10 PM SATURDAY DECEMBER 13.

THE CLACKAMAS RIVER DID NOT REACH FLOOD STAGE (20.0 FT) AND CRESTED 
AT ABOUT 19.0 FT 9 PM SATURDAY DECEMBER 13. 

THIS RIVER DATA IS PRELIMINARY AND IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE.

END.

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