BREAKING WEATHER NEWS -- The National Weather Service in Portland has issued a flood watch for Southwest Washington and Northwest Oregon, including all of Polk County. This watch is in effect from Saturday afternoon through Monday afternoon. The potential for very large rainfall totals across the region exist. The Coast Range foothills and Cascades are expected to see in the range of 6 to 12 inches of rain, with locally higher amounts possible. Projected rainfall along the Coast is forecasted to be around 4 to 8 inches, with at least 2 to 5 inches expected in the Willamette Valley. There is the strong potential for flooding over the weekend on numerous rivers and tributaries draining the Coast Range and Cascades. A few rivers may reach major flood stage. There also appears to be potential for flooding on some of the main stem rivers early next week. In addition to flooding potential on the main stem rivers and tributaries, there are likely to be impacts from urban and small stream flooding and flooding along low-lying pasture land. In addition to the flooding concerns, excessive rainfall has the potential to create landslides, debris flows and excessive runoff in the vicinity of recent wildfire burn scars and other areas.
Posted on: Fri, 19 Dec 2014 23:04:19 +0000
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