NOUS46 KPQR 212040 CCA PNSPQR PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...CORRECTED TOTALS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR 1230 PM PDT TUE AUG 21 2007 ...RAIN RETURNS TO WESTERN OREGON AND WESTERN WASHINGTON... A SERIES OF VERY WET LOW PRESSURE SYSTEMS CAME ASHORE THIS PAST WEEKEND. RAINFALL AMOUNTS WERE QUITE IMPRESSIVE...ESPECIALLY FOR AUGUST...AND WERE DUE IN PART TO TROPICAL MOISTURE BEING ENTRAINED INTO THE UPPER LEVEL FLOW. THE FOLLOWING LIST OUTLINES PRECIPITATION TOTALS AT VARIOUS SITES FOR EACH DAY...AS WELL AS TOTALS FOR THE ENTIRE EVENT. STORM TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS * VALID 8AM 8/18/07 THROUGH 4PM 8/19/07 ** VALID 4PM 8/19/07 THROUGH 11AM 8/20/07 *** VALID 11AM 8/20/07 THROUGH 11AM 8/21/07 ================================================ COASTAL SITES * ** *** | TOTAL ------------------------------------------------ NEWPORT - 0.33 0.15 0.18 | 0.66 IN TILLAMOOK (RAWS) - 0.41 0.24 0.17 | 0.82 DUNES - 0.52 0.14 0.09 | 0.75 TILLAMOOK - 0.33 0.26 0.10 | 0.69 ASTORIA - 0.27 0.01 0.17 | 0.45 ------------------------------------------------ COAST RANGE (RAWS SITES...EXCEPT KELSO) * ** *** TOTAL ------------------------------------------------ ABERNATHY - 0.70 1.51 1.11 | 3.32 IN CEDAR - 0.32 0.56 0.60 | 1.48 GOODWIN PK - 0.45 0.35 0.48 | 1.28 CANNIBAL MTN - 0.41 0.44 0.19 | 1.04 SOUTH FORK - 0.44 0.26 0.19 | 0.89 KELSO - 0.76 0.01 0.03 | 0.80 $ RYE MTN - 0.37 0.23 0.17 | 0.77 CLAY CREEK - 0.53 0.18 0.06 | 0.77 MILLER - 0.57 0.04 0.03 | 0.64 HIGH POINT - 0.38 0.11 0.07 | 0.56 ROCKHOUSE - 0.37 0.07 0.05 | 0.49 WILLOW CREEK - 0.32 0.02 0.06 | 0.40 ------------------------------------------------ WILLAMETTE VALLEY * ** *** TOTAL ------------------------------------------------ MCMINNVILLE - 0.44 0.13 0.16 | 0.73 SALEM - 0.46 0.13 0.13 | 0.72 CORVALLIS - 0.60 0.09 0.00 | 0.69 FINLEY (RAWS) - 0.55 0.07 0.06 | 0.68 TROUTDALE - 0.30 0.10 0.22 | 0.62 AURORA - 0.37 0.13 0.11 | 0.61 EUGENE - 0.47 0.05 0.06 | 0.58 HILLSBORO - 0.30 0.17 0.03 | 0.50 PORTLAND - 0.33 0.09 0.04 | 0.46 VANCOUVER - 0.33 0.11 0.02 | 0.46 ------------------------------------------------ CASCADES AND CASCADE FOOTHILLS (RAWS SITES) * ** *** TOTAL ------------------------------------------------ HAMILTON - 0.27 1.33 1.23 | 2.83 IN LOG CREEK - 0.68 0.92 1.08 | 2.68 YELLOWSTONE - 0.68 0.59 0.42 | 1.69 BOULDER CREEK - 0.42 0.67 0.35 | 1.44 WANDERERS - 0.62 0.50 0.31 | 1.43 HORSE CREEK - 0.65 0.66 0.08 | 1.39 CASCADE LOCKS - 0.29 0.85 0.13 | 1.27 EAGLE CREEK - 0.51 0.35 0.32 | 1.18 BLUE RIDGE - 0.55 0.50 0.11 | 1.16 TROUT CREEK - 0.47 0.09 0.44 | 1.00 PEBBLE - 0.45 0.04 0.50 | 0.99 TROUT LAKE - 0.34 0.31 0.26 | 0.91 STAYTON - 0.56 0.21 0.08 | 0.85 RED BOX - 0.43 0.33 0.08 | 0.84 LARCH MTN - 0.34 0.11 0.38 | 0.83 EMIGRANT - 0.54 0.02 0.15 | 0.71 VILLAGE CREEK - 0.42 0.17 0.12 | 0.71 WILKINSON RIDGE - 0.27 0.38 0.04 | 0.69 CASTLE ROCK - 0.63 0.00 0.02 | 0.65 BRUSH CREEK - 0.48 0.17 0.00 | 0.65 ELK ROCK - 0.36 0.16 0.06 | 0.58 MIDDLE MTN - 0.25 0.32 0.01 | 0.58 ------------------------------------------------ $ - KELSO...THIS PRECIP TOTAL IS SLIGHTLY SKEWED DUE TO A HEAVY SHOWER MOVING OVER THE AIRPORT BETWEEN 3 AND 4PM ON 8-18-07. THIS SHOWER DROPPED 0.38 INCHES OF PRECIP IN ONE HOUR AND ACCOUNTS FOR HALF OF THE PRECIP TOTAL ENDING AT 4PM ON 8-19-07. $$ GOSS/DALTON VISIT OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PORTLAND