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...MINOR FLOODING POSSIBLE THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING FROM HEAVY RAIN FOR NORTHWEST OREGON AND THE GREATER VANCOUVER AREA... ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING FOR NORTHWEST OREGON AND THE GREATER VANCOUVER AREA... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PORTLAND HAS ISSUED A

* FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST OREGON AND SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN NORTHWEST OREGON...CASCADE FOOTHILLS IN LANE COUNTY...CENTRAL COAST RANGE OF WESTERN OREGON...CENTRAL OREGON COAST...CENTRAL WILLAMETTE VALLEY...COAST RANGE OF NORTHWEST OREGON...GREATER PORTLAND METRO AREA...NORTH OREGON COAST...NORTHERN OREGON CASCADE FOOTHILLS AND SOUTH WILLAMETTE VALLEY. IN SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON...GREATER VANCOUVER AREA.

* FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING

* A MOIST FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL PRODUCE HEAVY RAIN TONIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING...WITH AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN EXPECTED.

* RIVERS AND SMALL STREAMS WILL RISE IN RESPONSE TO THE RAIN. SOME OF THE QUICKER RESPONDING RIVERS...ESPECIALLY THE ONES THAT HAD RISES WITH THE PREVIOUS RAIN...MAY EXCEED BANKFULL OR FLOOD STAGE AND CAUSE MINOR FLOODING.

* HEAVY RAIN MAY CAUSE PONDING OR MINOR FLOODING ON THE ROADS...LOW LYING AREAS...AND AREAS IMPACTED BY CLOGGED DRAINS.

* AFFECTED AREAS: CENTRAL COAST RANGE OF WESTERN OREGON ... CENTRAL OREGON COAST ... CENTRAL WILLAMETTE VALLEY ... COAST RANGE OF NORTHWEST OREGON ... GREATER PORTLAND METRO AREA ... NORTH OREGON COAST ... NORTHERN OREGON CASCADE FOOTHILLS ... SOUTH WILLAMETTE VALLEY

Instructions:

A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. LANDSLIDES AND DEBRIS FLOWS ARE POSSIBLE DURING THIS FLOOD EVENT. PEOPLE...STRUCTURES AND ROADS LOCATED BELOW STEEP SLOPES...IN CANYONS AND NEAR THE MOUTHS OF CANYONS MAY BE AT SERIOUS RISK FROM RAPIDLY MOVING LANDSLIDES. 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. THE NEXT UPDATE FOR THIS WATCH WILL BE ISSUED BY 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON.