NOUS46 KPQR 310430
PNSPQR

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
830 PM PST FRI DEC 30 2005

...A VERY WET PACIFIC FRONT MOVED THROUGH NORTHWEST OREGON AND 
SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON LAST NIGHT AND TODAY...DROPPING COPIOUS
AMOUNTS OF RAINFALL OVER THE AREA. THE FRONT...AND HEAVIEST STEADY
RAIN...MOVED EAST OF THE CASCADES THIS EVENING. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
WILL CONTINUE OVER THE AREA TONIGHT.

THIS HEAVY RAINFALL HAS PUSHED MANY RIVERS ABOVE BANKFULL. FLOOD
WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR MULTIPLE RIVERS ON THE COAST 
AND THROUGHOUT THE WILLAMETTE VALLEY. PLEASE SEE WGUS86 KPQR
OR KPDXFLSPQR FOR DETAILS. ANOTHER POWERFUL WET WEATHER SYSTEM IS
EXPECTED TO AFFECT THE AREA LATE SUNDAY BRINGING MORE HEAVY RAINFALL.

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL TOTALS ENDING 6 PM FRIDAY DECEMBER 30 REPORTED BY
VARIOUS SKYWARN WEATHER SPOTTERS:


LOCATION            PRECIPITATION           TIME PERIOD
                       (INCHES)             
--------            -------------           -----------
SPRINGFIELD (LANE-35)   1.00         5 HR TOTAL ENDING 130 PM
MARCOLA (LANE-77H)      1.37        12 HR TOTAL ENDING 530 PM
SWISS HOME (LANE-24)    2.56        12 HR TOTAL ENDING 600 PM
PHILOMATH (BENTON-19)   2.09        18 HR TOTAL ENDING 600 PM
CORVALLIS (BENTON-3)    2.05        24 HR TOTAL ENDING 530 PM
BLUE RIVER (LANE-13)    3.55        24 HR TOTAL ENDING 600 PM
SWISS HOME (LANE-24)    7.95        19 HR TOTAL ENDING 530 PM 

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