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
915 PM PDT MON JUN 4 2012
...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON...
THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES 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
845 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...TONIGHT
FLOODING
EAST SLOPES OF THE WASHINGTON CASCADES, FOOTHILLS OF THE BLUE
MOUNTAINS OF WASHINGTON, FOOTHILLS OF THE NORTHERN BLUE
MOUNTAINS OF OREGON, NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON,
SOUTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON, FOOTHILLS OF THE SOUTHERN
BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON
THUNDERSTORMS
FOOTHILLS OF THE BLUE MOUNTAINS OF WASHINGTON, NORTHWEST BLUE
MOUNTAINS OF WASHINGTON, EAST SLOPES OF THE OREGON CASCADES,
GRANDE RONDE VALLEY, WALLOWA COUNTY, FOOTHILLS OF THE NORTHERN
BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON, NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON,
SOUTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON, OCHOCO-JOHN DAY HIGHLANDS
A STRONG STORM SYSTEM IS MOVING ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT...BRINGING
HEAVY RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS. STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE NO
LONGER EXPECTED AND COVERAGE HAS DECREASED TO ISOLATED. THE BIGGEST
IMPACTS FROM THE STORM WILL BE OVER EASTERN OREGON AND EXTREME
SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON WHERE SOME SMALL STREAM FLOODING WILL BE
POSSIBLE. FLOOD WATCHES ARE IN EFFECT UNTIL TUESDAY AFTERNOON.
PLEASE REFER TO PRODUCT PDXFFAPDT FOR MORE DETAILS.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY
FLOODING TUESDAY
EAST SLOPES OF THE WASHINGTON CASCADES, FOOTHILLS OF THE BLUE
MOUNTAINS OF WASHINGTON, NORTHWEST BLUE MOUNTAINS OF
WASHINGTON, GRANDE RONDE VALLEY, WALLOWA COUNTY, FOOTHILLS OF
THE NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON, NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS
OF OREGON, SOUTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON, FOOTHILLS OF THE
SOUTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON
HE 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.
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