Flood Watch
...VERY HEAVY RAIN FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST OREGON TONIGHT...
.A STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE INLAND TONIGHT WITH PERIODS
OF HEAVY RAIN FOR NORTHEAST OREGON.
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GRANDE RONDE VALLEY-WALLOWA COUNTY-
NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON-
SOUTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON-
FOOTHILLS OF THE NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON-
FOOTHILLS OF THE SOUTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON-
FOOTHILLS OF THE BLUE MOUNTAINS OF WASHINGTON-
NORTHWEST BLUE MOUNTAINS OF WASHINGTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COVE...ELGIN...LA GRANDE...UNION...
ENTERPRISE...JOSEPH...WALLOWA...MEACHAM...TOLLGATE...LONG CREEK...
UKIAH...PENDLETON...PILOT ROCK...HEPPNER...CONDON...FOSSIL...
DAYTON...WAITSBURG...WALLA WALLA...SKI BLUEWOOD RESORT
102 PM PDT MON JUN 4 2012
...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PENDLETON HAS ISSUED A
* FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF OREGON AND SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON...
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN OREGON...FOOTHILLS OF THE
NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON...FOOTHILLS OF THE SOUTHERN
BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON...GRANDE RONDE VALLEY...NORTHERN BLUE
MOUNTAINS OF OREGON...SOUTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON AND
WALLOWA COUNTY. IN SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON...FOOTHILLS OF THE
BLUE MOUNTAINS OF WASHINGTON AND NORTHWEST BLUE MOUNTAINS OF
WASHINGTON.
* THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON
* RAIN WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT WITH RAIN AMOUNTS
OF 0.50 TO 1.50 INCHES POSSIBLE ACROSS THE BLUE MOUNTAINS AND
WALLOWA COUNTY. THE RAIN WILL CONTINUE ON TUESDAY WITH AMOUNTS
AROUND ONE-QUARTER OF AN INCH.
* THE HEAVY RAIN WILL CAUSE STREAMS AND CREEKS ACROSS THE AREA TO
RISE QUICKLY WITH MINOR FLOODING POSSIBLE FOR CREEKS AND STREAMS
DRAINING THE BLUE AND WALLOWA MOUNTAINS. MOST OF THE LARGER
RIVERS HAVE ROOM FOR THE INCREASED RUNOFF...BUT THE GRANDE RONDE
RIVER IN WALLOWA COUNTY COULD SEE WATER LEVELS RISE TO WITHIN
ONE-HALF FOOT OF FLOOD STAGE. THE HIGH WATER LEVELS WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT BEFORE RECEDING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON
CURRENT FORECASTS.
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.
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Hazardous Weather Outlook
114 PM PDT MON JUN 4 2012
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST OREGON
AS WELL AS SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON.
.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT
FLOODING
EAST SLOPES OF THE WASHINGTON CASCADES, FOOTHILLS OF THE BLUE
MOUNTAINS OF WASHINGTON, FOOTHILLS OF THE NORTHERN BLUE
MOUNTAINS OF OREGON, SOUTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON,
FOOTHILLS OF THE SOUTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON
THUNDERSTORMS
LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF WASHINGTON, FOOTHILLS OF THE BLUE
MOUNTAINS OF WASHINGTON, NORTHWEST BLUE MOUNTAINS OF
WASHINGTON, EAST SLOPES OF THE OREGON CASCADES, FOOTHILLS OF
THE NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON, NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS
OF OREGON, SOUTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON, JOHN DAY BASIN,
OCHOCO-JOHN DAY HIGHLANDS
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS
FOOTHILLS OF THE BLUE MOUNTAINS OF WASHINGTON, NORTHWEST BLUE
MOUNTAINS OF WASHINGTON, GRANDE RONDE VALLEY, WALLOWA COUNTY,
NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON, SOUTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF
OREGON, JOHN DAY BASIN, OCHOCO-JOHN DAY HIGHLANDS
INCREASED RELEASES OF WATER FROM THE RESERVOIRS ON THE UPPER YAKIMA
RIVER WILL CAUSE MINOR FLOODING IN THE ELK MEADOWS SUBDIVISION
BETWEEN EASTON AND CLE ELUM.
A VERY STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION THIS
AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...BRINGING HEAVY RAIN AND SCATTERED
THUNDERSTORMS. THE BIGGEST IMPACTS FROM THE STORM WILL BE OVER
EASTERN OREGON AND EXTREME SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON WHERE SOME SMALL
STREAM FLOODING AND STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE
POSSIBLE. FLOOD WATCHES AND A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH ARE IN
EFFECT. PLEASE REFER TO PRODUCTS PDXWCNPDT AND PDXFFAPDT FOR MORE
DETAILS.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY
THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.
THE TROUGH WILL EXIT LATE TUESDAY...BUT ANOTHER TROUGH WILL
ARRIVE LATE THIS WEEK WITH MORE SHOWERS. THERE IS THE POSSIBILITY
OF THUNDERSTORMS WITH THIS LATE WEEK STORM AS WELL.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED.
WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.
GRAPHICAL FORECASTS OF WEATHER HAZARDS OUT TO SEVEN DAYS
ARE DISPLAYED ON THE WORLD WIDE WEB AT:
WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/PDT/CURRENTHAZARDS/HWO.HTML
ALL LETTERS IN THE ABOVE URL ARE LOWER CASE.
Special Weather Statement
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EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE OF OREGON-NORTH CENTRAL OREGON-
LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF OREGON-GRANDE RONDE VALLEY-WALLOWA COUNTY-
NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON-
SOUTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON-JOHN DAY BASIN-OCHOCO-
JOHN DAY HIGHLANDS-
FOOTHILLS OF THE NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON-
FOOTHILLS OF THE SOUTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON-
EAST SLOPES OF THE OREGON CASCADES-
EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE OF WASHINGTON-KITTITAS VALLEY-
YAKIMA VALLEY-LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF WASHINGTON-
FOOTHILLS OF THE BLUE MOUNTAINS OF WASHINGTON-
NORTHWEST BLUE MOUNTAINS OF WASHINGTON-
EAST SLOPES OF THE WASHINGTON CASCADES-SIMCOE HIGHLANDS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARLINGTON...THE DALLES...DUFUR...
MADRAS...MAUPIN...MORO...PRINEVILLE...REDMOND...BOARDMAN...
HERMISTON...IONE...COVE...ELGIN...LA GRANDE...UNION...
ENTERPRISE...JOSEPH...WALLOWA...MEACHAM...TOLLGATE...LONG CREEK...
NORTH POWDER...UKIAH...DAYVILLE...JOHN DAY...MITCHELL...
MONUMENT...SPRAY...BROTHERS...PAULINA...PRAIRIE CITY...SENECA...
ATHENA...PENDLETON...PILOT ROCK...HEPPNER...CONDON...FOSSIL...
BEND...CAMP SHERMAN...LA PINE...SISTERS...SUNRIVER...
WHITE SALMON...ELLENSBURG...THORP...NACHES...SUNNYSIDE...
TOPPENISH...YAKIMA...CONNELL...PROSSER...TRI-CITIES...DAYTON...
WAITSBURG...WALLA WALLA...SKI BLUEWOOD RESORT...APPLETON...
CLE ELUM...CLIFFDELL...EASTON...ROSLYN...TROUT LAKE...BICKLETON...
GOLDENDALE
200 PM PDT MON JUN 4 2012
...SNOW POSSIBLE IN THE HIGH COUNTRY LATE TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...
A STRONG PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT
AND TUESDAY BRINGING ABUNDANT MOISTURE AND MUCH LOWER SNOW LEVELS.
BY LATE TONIGHT...SNOW LEVELS WILL LOWER TO 4500 TO 5000 FEET
OVER THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN MOUNTAINS...WITH THESE LOW SNOW
LEVELS REMAINING ON TUESDAY. SOME ACCUMULATING SNOW IS LIKELY
ABOVE 5000 FEET WITH A COUPLE OF INCHES POSSIBLE IN THE BLUE
MOUNTAINS AND 4 TO 6 INCHES ACROSS THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS OF THE
WALLOWA MOUNTAINS.
CAMPERS...HIKERS...AND OTHER OUTDOOR ENTHUSIASTS SHOULD BE
PREPARED FOR THE COLDER WEATHER CONDITIONS AND THE POSSIBILITY OF
SNOW AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS THROUGH TUESDAY.
Light Rain
