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Tillamook County Emergency Management
Sunday December 21st, 2014 :: 09:07 p.m. PST

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Coastal Flood Advisory in effect from 10 AM to 4 PM PST Monday

...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 4 PM PST MONDAY FOR THE NORTH OREGON AND CENTRAL OREGON COAST...AND THE SOUTH WASHINGTON COAST... A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 4 PM PST MONDAY.

* TIDES: THE OBSERVED HIGH TIDE LATE SUNDAY MORNING WAS OBSERVED AROUND 11 FT AT TOKE POINT AND SOUTH BEACH...AND 11.5 FT AT ASTORIA WITH TIDAL ANOMALIES OF AROUND 1.5 FT. THE HIGH TIDE MONDAY AFTERNOON AROUND 1 PM IS EXPECTED TO BE OF A SIMILAR MAGNITUDE.

* RIVER FLOWS: FLOW ON THE COASTAL RIVERS REMAINS HIGH AS A RESULT OF RECENT ABUNDANT RAINFALL. WHILE FLOWS WILL BE DECREASING IN THE NEXT 24 HOURS...THEY WILL REMAIN HIGH ENOUGH FOR THE MIDDAY HIGH TIDE TOMORROW TO CONTRIBUTE TO MINOR TIDAL OVERFLOW.

* TIMING: MINOR TIDAL OVERFLOW CAN AGAIN BE EXPECTED DURING THE HIGH TIDE AROUND 1 PM MONDAY WITH IMPACTS LIKELY OCCURRING BETWEEN 10 AM AND 4 PM.

* IMPACTS: AFFECTED LOCATIONS WILL INCLUDE LOW LYING AREAS NEAR BAYS AND SLOUGHS...HIGHWAY 101...AND THE LOWER REACHES OF COASTAL RIVERS. LOW LYING AREAS NEAR THE CITY OF ASTORIA... NEAR HIGHWAY 101 IN TILLAMOOK...AND HIGHWAY 126 EAST OF FLORENCE WERE IMPACTED TODAY AND MAY ALSO SEE MINOR TIDAL OVERFLOW ON MONDAY. THESE IMPACTS SHOULD EASE AS THE TIDE MOVES OUT AGAIN MONDAY AFTERNOON.

* AFFECTED AREAS: CENTRAL OREGON COAST ... NORTH OREGON COAST

Instructions:

A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE.

Address/Location
Tillamook County Emergency Management
201 Laurel Ave
Tillamook, OR 97141

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 503-842-3412

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Alert Details

Severity:
Minor - Minimal to no known threat to life or property
Urgency:
Expected - Responsive action SHOULD be taken soon (within next hour)
Certainty:
Likely (p > ~50%)
Category:
Meteorological (inc. flood)
Event:
Coastal Flood Advisory

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