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WGUS66 KMFR 192134
FFAMFR
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
134 PM PST TUE NOV 19 2024
.A MAJOR ATMOSPHERIC RIVER IS BRINGING PERIODS OF HEAVY RAINFALL AND
THE POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING IN URBAN AND RURAL AREAS THROUGH FRIDAY.
SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS WILL SEE RAPID RISES AND MAY ESCAPE THEIR
BANKS. THERE IS A CHANCE OF MAIN STEM RIVER FLOODING LATER IN THE
WEEK BUT FOR NOW FORECASTS REMAIN JUST BELOW FLOOD STAGE. THE TOWN
OF BROOKINGS COULD SEE IMPACTS ALONG THE CHETCO RIVER WHEN HIGH
TIDES ALIGN WITH THE RIVER CREST.
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WESTERN SISKIYOU COUNTY-SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CURRY COUNTY
COAST-EASTERN CURRY COUNTY AND JOSEPHINE COUNTY-SISKIYOU
MOUNTAINS AND SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF MERLIN, HARBECK-FRUITDALE, HARRIS BEACH
STATE PARK, AGNESS, ALFRED A. LOEB STATE PARK, GRIFFIN PARK,
INDIAN MARY PARK, HARBOR, SQUAW LAKES RECREATION SITE, HAPPY
CAMP, SAM BROWN CAMPGROUND, TOM PEARCE PARK, TAKILMA, OBRIEN,
MCKEE BRIDGE RECREATION SITE, BROOKINGS, SPALDING POND
CAMPGROUND, SIXES RIVER CAMPGROUND, ALMEDA PARK, HIGHWAY
199 HAYES HILL SUMMIT, LAKE SELMAC PARK, JONES BEACH PICNIC AREA,
GREENVIEW, NORDHEIMER CAMPGROUND, CAPE BLANCO STATE PARK, OPHIR,
POWERS, APPLEGATE LAKE, REDWOOD, HELLGATE OVERLOOK, SELMA, ETNA,
DILLON CREEK CAMPGROUND, SEIAD VALLEY, SOMES BAR, GRANTS PASS,
CAVE JUNCTION, GRAYBACK MOUNTAIN TRAIL, WHITEHORSE PARK, EDSON
CREEK CAMPGROUND, BOLAN LAKE CAMPGROUND, GOLD BEACH, CAPE BLANCO,
WILLIAMS, BEAR CAMP VIEWPOINT, PISTOL RIVER, SIXES, CURLEY JACK
CAMPGROUND, CATHEDRAL HILLS TRAILS, LANGLOIS, SCOTT BAR,
SCHROEDER PARK, BANDON, HUMBUG MOUNTAIN STATE PARK, PORT ORFORD,
BRIGGS CREEK RECREATION SITE, INDIAN SCOTTY CAMPGROUND, KERBY,
OREGON CAVES, AND GALICE
134 PM PST TUE NOV 19 2024
..FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING
* WHAT...FLOODING CAUSED BY CONTINUED EXCESSIVE RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA INCLUDING WESTERN SISKIYOU
COUNTY, AND SOUTHWEST OREGON INCLUDING CURRY COUNTY, JOSEPHINE
COUNTY, SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS, AND SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES.
* WHEN...FROM NOW THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING.
* IMPACTS...EXCESSIVE RUNOFF MAY RESULT IN FLOODING OF RIVERS AND
CREEKS AND LOW-LYING OR FLOOD-PRONE AREAS. FLOODING MAY ALSO OCCUR
IN POOR DRAINAGE AND URBAN AREAS AS STORM DRAINS AND DITCHES MAY
BECOME CLOGGED WITH LEAVES AND OTHER DEBRIS. THERE WILL BE AN
INCREASED RISK OF ROCK FALL AND LANDSLIDES ON STEEP SLOPES AND
ROAD CUTS.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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.
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