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.

&&

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.

There are currently no Special Weather Statements Imnaha, Oregon.

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