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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...UPDATE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
330 PM PST MON DEC 10 2007

UPDATE TO ADD FINAL CREST FOR TUALATIN AT FARMINGTON

...FINAL SUMMARY OF FLOOD CRESTS FOR DECEMBER 2-4 FLOODING...

A POWERFUL STORM SYSTEM OVER THE NORTH PACIFIC BROUGHT MUCH WARMER
AIR AND HEAVY RAIN INTO THE REGION THIS WEEKEND. 

SEVERAL RIVERS ALONG THE SOUTH WASHINGTON AND NORTH OREGON COAST 
REACHED LEVELS HIGHER THAN THOSE OF THE FEBRUARY 1996 FLOODS. THESE 
RIVERS ARE THE WILSON NEAR TILLAMOOK (18.4 FT IN 1996)...THE 
TUALATIN AT DILLEY (19.0 FT IN 1996)...AND WILLAPA NEAR WILLAPA 
(23.2 IN 1996).

NOTE THAT THIS IS PRELIMINARY STREAMFLOW DATA SUBJECT TO REVISION.
RIVER CRESTS FOR SELECT RIVERS IN SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON AND NORTHWEST
OREGON FOLLOW...  

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NOTES:  CFS IS CUBIC FEET PER SECOND
        ** DENOTES RIVER REACHED MAJOR FLOOD LEVELS
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RIVER/                FLOOD     RIVER     PEAK      DATE/TIME   
GAUGE NAME            STAGE     CREST   FLOW (CFS)   OF CREST
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...COASTAL RIVERS...
WILLAPA NR WILLAPA   21.0 FT    26.6 FT   15,000    5 PM DEC 3 **
NASELLE NR NASELLE   15.5 FT    14.7 FT    7,200    8 AM DEC 3 
GRAYS NR ROSBURG     12.0 FT    16.5 FT   20,100    1 PM DEC 3 **
NEHALEM NR FOSS      14.0 FT    24.4 FT   52,200   12 PM DEC 3 ** 
WILSON NR TILLAMOOK  12.0 FT    20.5 FT   33,300   11 AM DEC 3 **
TRASK NR TILLAMOOK   16.5 FT    20.8 FT   20,400   10 AM DEC 3 
SILETZ AT SILETZ     16.0 FT    19.0 FT   25,800    2 PM DEC 3 
ALSEA NR TIDEWATER   18.0 FT    21.8 FT   27,500   10 PM DEC 3
SIUSLAW NR MAPLETON  18.0 FT    21.5 FT   30,200    9 PM DEC 3

...SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON INTERIOR...
COWLITZ AT CASTLE RK 48.0 FT    47.4 FT   64,600    6 PM DEC 3
COWLITZ AT KELSO     21.7 FT    22.8 FT    N/A      1 AM DEC 4

...WILLAMETTE VALLEY...
JOHNSON CK IN PORTLAND 11.0 FT    11.9 FT    1,300   10 AM DEC 3
CLACKAMAS NR ESTACADA  20.0 FT    20.3 FT   24,200   11 PM DEC 3
TUALATIN AT DILLEY     17.5 FT    19.0 FT    9,700    9 PM DEC 3 
TUALATIN NR FARMINGTON 32.0 FT    32.6 FT   11,100  7 PM DEC 5
MARYS NR PHILOMATH   20.0 FT    21.0 FT   13,000    9 PM DEC 3 **
LUCKIAMUTE AT SUVER  27.0 FT    29.0 FT   11,000    4 PM DEC 3
S YAMHILL AT MCMINN. 50.0 FT    55.9 FT   31,000    4 PM DEC 4

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FOR A COMPARISON TO THE 1996 FLOODS...SEE OUR WEBPAGE AT       
HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/PQR/PASTSTORMS/12FEB1996.TXT

FOR MORE WEATHER DATA...INCLUDING PAST STORMS AND SUMMARIES...
VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ONLINE AT WEATHER.GOV/PORTLAND.

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