Monster Storm
December 1-3, 2007 Hurricane Force Wind Storm
Tabular Observations
Table 1: High Wind Reports
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Location
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Wind Gusts (Speeds) mph
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Washington Coast
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Cape Disappointment
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104 mph (Sustained 70 mph)
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Klipsan (Long Beach)
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102 mph
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Destruction Island
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93 mph
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Toke Point
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75 mph
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Bay Center
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67 mph
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Ocean park
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67 mph
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Long Beach
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60 mph
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Oregon Coast
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Bay City (near Tillamook)
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129 mph
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Lincoln City
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125 mph
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Cape Meares (1500 feet)
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114 mph (before communication outage)
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Rockaway Beach
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104 mph
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Tillamook Bay Tide Gage
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100 mph
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Yaquina HWY 101 Bridge (Newport)
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88 mph (Sustained 50 mph)
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Astoria
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86 mph (Sustained 50 mph)
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Clatsop Spit
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86 mph (Sustained 70 mph)
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Astoria Airport
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85 mph (before communication outage)
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Garibaldi
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85 mph (before communication outage)
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Newport Airport
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83 mph (sustained 58 mph)
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Newport Jetty
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82 mph
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Sea Lion Caves
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81 mph (sustained 45 mph)
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Youngs Bay
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80 mph (before communication outage)
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Cannon Beach
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80 mph
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Agate Beach
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78 mph (before communication outage)
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Tillamook (downtown)
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75 mph
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Hatfield Science Center
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75 mph
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Tillamook (airport)
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74 mph
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Rose Lodge
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64 mph
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South Beach
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64 mph
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Florence Siuslaw Jetty
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63 mph
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Yachats
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61 mph
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Coast Range
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Mt. Hebo
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91 mph
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Abernathy RAWS (WA)
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78 mph
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Cedar Raws
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74 mph
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Rockhouse RAWS
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72 mph
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Cascade Foothills
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Sugarloaf Mt RAWS
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81 mph (sustained 40 mph)
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Canyon Creek RAWS
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67 mph
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Wanderers Peak RAWS
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67 mph
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Brush Creek RAWS
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65 mph
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Cascades
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Timberline
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99 mph (sustained 60 mph)
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White Pass
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94 mph
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Mount Hood Meadows
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66 mph
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Pacific Buoys
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Buoy 50 (off Newport)
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76 mph (Sustained 50 mph) (Seas 40 feet )
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Buoy 89 (50 miles west of Tillamook)
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67 mph (sustained 50 mph) (Seas 48 feet)
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Buoy 29 (Near the Columbia River Bar)
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67 mph (sustained 50 mph) (Seas 44 feet)
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(RAWS) Remote Automated Weather Station
Table 2: Rainfall Totals
Following are rainfall totals from: December 1, 2007 (6:00 am) through December 3, 2007 (Midnight)
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Location
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Total (inches)
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Oregon Coast
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Astoria
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3.94 inches (through 4am Dec 2)
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Tillamook RAWS
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3.76 inches
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Lincoln City
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3.50 inches (through 6am Dec 2)
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Dunes RAWS
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3.10 inches
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Coast Range
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Lees Camp
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14.50 inches
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South Fork RAWS
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12.71 inches
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Frances (southwest WA)
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12.50 inches
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Cedar Mt RAWS
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12.19 inches
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Vernonia
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11.00 inches
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Rye Mt RAWS
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9.51 inches
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Rockhouse RAWS
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9.12 inches
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Miller RAWS
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8.65 inches
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Village Creek RAWS
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7.60 inches
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Goodwin peak RAWS
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5.59 inches
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High Point RAWS
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4.91 inches
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Columbia Gorge
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Bonneville
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5.50 inches
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Middle Mt RAWS
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5.17 inches
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Hood River
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4.50 inches
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Parkdale
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3.57 inches
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Willamette Valley
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Falls City
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10.70 inches
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Gaston
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7.65 inches
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Forest Grove
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6.37 inches
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Scappoose
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5.97 inches
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Jefferson
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4.58 inches
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Hillsboro
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4.48 inches
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Vancouver
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3.73 inches
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Gresham
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3.70 inches
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McMinnville
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3.50 inches
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Troutdale
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3.38 inches
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Portland Airport
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3.35 inches
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Salem
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2.44 inches
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Aurora
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2.36 inches
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Eugene Airport
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2.19 inches
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Stayton
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1.51 inches
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Corvallis
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1.51 inches
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Oregon Cascades and Foothills
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Log Creek RAWS
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11.23 inches
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Horse Creek RAWS
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8.37 inches
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Detroit Lake
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6.39 inches
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Scotts Mills
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5.40 inches
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Dee Flat
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4.96 inches
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Upper Soda
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3.73 inches
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Pebble RAWS
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3.34 inches
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Eagle Creek RAWS
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3.17 inches
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South Washington Cascades and Foothills
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Coldwater Visitor Center
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6.42 inches
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Canyon Creek RAWS
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5.76 inches
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Trout Creek RAWS
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1.43 inches
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(RAWS) Remote Automated Weather Station
Table 3: River Crest Summary
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River / Gage
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Flood Stage (ft)
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River crest (ft)
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Peak flow (cfs)
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Time of Crest (PST)
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Date of Crest
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Coastal rivers
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Willapa (WA)
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21.0
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26.6
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15,000
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5 pm
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Dec 3 **
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Naselle (WA)
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15.5
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14.7
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7,200
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8 am
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Dec 3
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Grays near Rosburg (WA)
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12.0
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16.5
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20,100
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1 pm
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Dec 3 **
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Nehalem near Foss
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14.0
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24.4
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52,200
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12 pm
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Dec 3 **
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Wilson near Tillamook
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12.0
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20.5
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33,300
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11 am
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Dec 3 **
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Trask
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16.5
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20.8
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20,400
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10 am
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Dec 3
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Siletz
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16.0
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19.0
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25,800
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2 pm
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Dec 3
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Alsea near Tidewater
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18.0
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21.8
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27,500
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10 pm
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Dec 3
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Siuslaw near Mapleton
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18.0
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21.5
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30,200
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9 pm
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Dec 3
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Nestucca at Beaver
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18.0
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18.9
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22,200
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12 pm
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Dec 3
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Southwest Washington
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Cowlitz at Castle Rock
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48.0
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47.4
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64,600
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6 pm
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Dec 3
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Cowlitz at Kelso
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21.7
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22.8
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N/a
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1 am
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Dec 4
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Willamette Valley
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Johnson Creek
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11.0
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11.9
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1,300
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10 am
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Dec 3
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Clackamas near Estacada
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20.0
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20.3
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24,200
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11 pm
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Dec 3
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Tualatin at Dilley
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17.5
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19.0
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9,700
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9 pm
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Dec 3
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Tualatin near Farmington
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32.0
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32.6
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11,100
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7 pm
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Dec 5
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Marys near Philomath
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20.0
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21.0
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13,000
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9 pm
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Dec 3 **
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Luckiamute near Suver
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27.0
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29.0
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11,000
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4 pm
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Dec 3
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South Yamhill at McMinnville
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50.0
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55.9
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31,000
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4 pm
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Dec 4
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cfs = cubic feet per second
** Denotes river reached major flood levels
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