000 WGUS66 KPQR 171454 FFAPQR FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR 654 AM PST MON FEB 17 2014 ORZ001-003-005>007-WAZ020>022-039-040-180000- /O.CON.KPQR.FA.A.0001.000000T0000Z-140218T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ NORTH OREGON COAST-COAST RANGE OF NORTHWEST OREGON-LOWER COLUMBIA- GREATER PORTLAND METRO AREA-CENTRAL WILLAMETTE VALLEY- WILLAPA HILLS-SOUTH WASHINGTON COAST-I- 5 CORRIDOR IN COWLITZ COUNTY-GREATER VANCOUVER AREA- SOUTH WASHINGTON CASCADE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASTORIA...CANNON BEACH...TILLAMOOK... VERNONIA...JEWELL...SUNSET SUMMIT...LEES CAMP...TRASK... ST. HELENS...CLATSKANIE...HILLSBORO...PORTLAND...OREGON CITY... GRESHAM...SALEM...MCMINNVILLE...WILSONVILLE...STAYTON...DALLAS... WILLAPA...FRANCES...ELK MOUNTAIN...RYDERWOOD...RAYMOND... LONG BEACH...OCEAN PARK...NASELLE...CATHLAMET...LONGVIEW... KELSO...CASTLE ROCK...VANCOUVER...BATTLE GROUND...WASHOUGAL... TOUTLE...ARIEL...LAKE MERWIN...YALE LAKE...COUGAR 654 AM PST MON FEB 17 2014 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON FOR MUCH OF SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON...THE NORTH OREGON COAST AND COAST RANGE... THE GREATER PORTLAND AND VANCOUVER METRO AREA...AND THE CENTRAL WILLAMETTE VALLEY... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST OREGON AND SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON... INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN NORTHWEST OREGON...CENTRAL WILLAMETTE VALLEY...COAST RANGE OF NORTHWEST OREGON...GREATER PORTLAND METRO AREA...LOWER COLUMBIA AND NORTH OREGON COAST. IN SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON...GREATER VANCOUVER AREA...I-5 CORRIDOR IN COWLITZ COUNTY...SOUTH WASHINGTON CASCADE FOOTHILLS...SOUTH WASHINGTON COAST AND WILLAPA HILLS. * UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON * DETAILS...HEAVY RAIN HAS BEEN FALLING OVER SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON AND NORTHWEST OREGON OVERNIGHT...WITH LOCALLY 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN REPORTED IN THE PAST 6 TO 12 HOURS. THE HEAVY RAIN WILL SLOWLY MOVE EASTWARD LATER TODAY AND BECOME LIGHTER BY LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OF 1 TO 2 INCHES IS EXPECTED BY THIS EVENING...WITH LIGHTEST AMOUNTS IN THE SOUTH INTERIOR VALLEYS AND THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS IN THE NORTH COAST RANGE AND SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON. * RIVERS OF MOST CONCERN ARE THE WILLAPA AND GRAYS RIVERS IN SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON AND NEHALEM RIVER IN TILLAMOOK AND CLATSOP COUNTIES. MINOR FLOODING IS ALSO POSSIBLE ON RIVERS DRAINING FROM THE NORTH OREGON COAST RANGE...SUCH AS THE TUALATIN RIVER. HEAVIER RAINFALL MAY CAUSE MINOR URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ISSUES IN THE GREATER PORTLAND AND VANCOUVER METRO AREA THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. LANDSLIDES AND DEBRIS FLOWS ARE POSSIBLE DURING THIS FLOOD EVENT. PEOPLE...STRUCTURES AND ROADS LOCATED BELOW STEEP SLOPES...IN CANYONS AND NEAR THE MOUTHS OF CANYONS MAY BE AT SERIOUS RISK FROM RAPIDLY MOVING LANDSLIDES. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. THE NEXT UPDATE FOR THIS WATCH WILL BE ISSUED BY 4 PM MONDAY. && $$ 000 WGUS66 KPQR 171454 FFAPQR FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR 654 AM PST MON FEB 17 2014 ORZ001-003-005>007-WAZ020>022-039-040-180000- /O.CON.KPQR.FA.A.0001.000000T0000Z-140218T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ NORTH OREGON COAST-COAST RANGE OF NORTHWEST OREGON-LOWER COLUMBIA- GREATER PORTLAND METRO AREA-CENTRAL WILLAMETTE VALLEY- WILLAPA HILLS-SOUTH WASHINGTON COAST-I- 5 CORRIDOR IN COWLITZ COUNTY-GREATER VANCOUVER AREA- SOUTH WASHINGTON CASCADE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASTORIA...CANNON BEACH...TILLAMOOK... VERNONIA...JEWELL...SUNSET SUMMIT...LEES CAMP...TRASK... ST. HELENS...CLATSKANIE...HILLSBORO...PORTLAND...OREGON CITY... GRESHAM...SALEM...MCMINNVILLE...WILSONVILLE...STAYTON...DALLAS... WILLAPA...FRANCES...ELK MOUNTAIN...RYDERWOOD...RAYMOND... LONG BEACH...OCEAN PARK...NASELLE...CATHLAMET...LONGVIEW... KELSO...CASTLE ROCK...VANCOUVER...BATTLE GROUND...WASHOUGAL... TOUTLE...ARIEL...LAKE MERWIN...YALE LAKE...COUGAR 654 AM PST MON FEB 17 2014 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON FOR MUCH OF SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON...THE NORTH OREGON COAST AND COAST RANGE... THE GREATER PORTLAND AND VANCOUVER METRO AREA...AND THE CENTRAL WILLAMETTE VALLEY... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST OREGON AND SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON... INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN NORTHWEST OREGON...CENTRAL WILLAMETTE VALLEY...COAST RANGE OF NORTHWEST OREGON...GREATER PORTLAND METRO AREA...LOWER COLUMBIA AND NORTH OREGON COAST. IN SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON...GREATER VANCOUVER AREA...I-5 CORRIDOR IN COWLITZ COUNTY...SOUTH WASHINGTON CASCADE FOOTHILLS...SOUTH WASHINGTON COAST AND WILLAPA HILLS. * UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON * DETAILS...HEAVY RAIN HAS BEEN FALLING OVER SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON AND NORTHWEST OREGON OVERNIGHT...WITH LOCALLY 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN REPORTED IN THE PAST 6 TO 12 HOURS. THE HEAVY RAIN WILL SLOWLY MOVE EASTWARD LATER TODAY AND BECOME LIGHTER BY LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OF 1 TO 2 INCHES IS EXPECTED BY THIS EVENING...WITH LIGHTEST AMOUNTS IN THE SOUTH INTERIOR VALLEYS AND THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS IN THE NORTH COAST RANGE AND SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON. * RIVERS OF MOST CONCERN ARE THE WILLAPA AND GRAYS RIVERS IN SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON AND NEHALEM RIVER IN TILLAMOOK AND CLATSOP COUNTIES. MINOR FLOODING IS ALSO POSSIBLE ON RIVERS DRAINING FROM THE NORTH OREGON COAST RANGE...SUCH AS THE TUALATIN RIVER. HEAVIER RAINFALL MAY CAUSE MINOR URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ISSUES IN THE GREATER PORTLAND AND VANCOUVER METRO AREA THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. LANDSLIDES AND DEBRIS FLOWS ARE POSSIBLE DURING THIS FLOOD EVENT. PEOPLE...STRUCTURES AND ROADS LOCATED BELOW STEEP SLOPES...IN CANYONS AND NEAR THE MOUTHS OF CANYONS MAY BE AT SERIOUS RISK FROM RAPIDLY MOVING LANDSLIDES. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. THE NEXT UPDATE FOR THIS WATCH WILL BE ISSUED BY 4 PM MONDAY. && $$