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Tillamook County Emergency Management
Tuesday November 17th, 2015 :: 04:10 p.m. PST

Alert

Flood Advisory until 10:51PM Wednesday

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PORTLAND HAS ISSUED A

* SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY FOR RAPID RISES FOR... TILLAMOOK COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN OREGON... NORTHWESTERN YAMHILL COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN OREGON... NORTHWESTERN WASHINGTON COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN OREGON... COLUMBIA COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN OREGON... CLATSOP COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN OREGON... SKAMANIA COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN WASHINGTON... WAHKIAKUM COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN WASHINGTON... PACIFIC COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN WASHINGTON... COWLITZ COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN WASHINGTON...

* UNTIL 1100 PM PST TUESDAY

* AT 252 PM PST...DOPPLER RADAR AND AUTOMATED RAIN GAUGES INDICATED HEAVY RAIN WHICH WILL CAUSE SMALL STREAM FLOODING IN THE ADVISORY AREA. SOME MOUNTAIN LOCATIONS HAVE RECEIVED OVER 3 INCHES TODAY. RAINFALL RATES OF NEAR ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF INCH PER HOUR EXPECTED IN THE NORTH AND CENTRAL COAST RANGE OF OREGON...SOUTH WASHINGTON CASCADES AND WILLAPA HILLS BETWEEN 3 AND 5 PM. HEAVY RAIN WILL TAPER OFF AFTER 5 PM IN SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON...AND AFTER 8 PM IN THE CENTRAL COAST RANGE OF OREGON.

* AFFECTED AREAS: COLUMBIA ... TILLAMOOK

Instructions:

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE PONDING OF WATER AND FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...AS WELL AS FARM AND COUNTRY ROADS. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL ACROSS FLOODED ROADS. FIND ALTERNATE ROUTES.

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:
Flood Advisory

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