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WGUS66 KMFR 162102
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FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
202 PM PDT SUN MAR 16 2025
.HEAVY RAIN MAY FALL ON A DEEP PRIMED SNOWPACK LEADING TO THE MELT
INCREASING. FLOWS IN RIVERS MAY INCREASE QUICKLY AND REACH CRITICAL
LEVELS. PRECIPITATION TYPE WILL CHANGE OVER TO SNOW IN SOME
LOCATIONS AS COLDER AIR SETTLES IN. HOWEVER, FLOODING RISK COULD
STILL PERSIST IN SOME LOW LYING AREAS, EVEN WITH THIS CHANGE OVER TO
SNOW.
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WESTERN SISKIYOU COUNTY-SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CURRY COUNTY
COAST-CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY-EASTERN CURRY COUNTY AND JOSEPHINE
COUNTY-EASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY FOOTHILLS-JACKSON COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF TALENT, MYRTLE POINT, APPLEGATE, GOLD
HILL, MERLIN, REEDSPORT, EAGLE POINT, ROGUE RIVER, BANDON, WHITE
CITY, CHARLESTON, PORT ORFORD, ROSEBURG, OBRIEN, GOLD BEACH,
BROOKINGS, CANYONVILLE, BUTTE FALLS, MEDFORD, SHADY COVE, CAVE
JUNCTION, PROSPECT, SELMA, SUTHERLIN, TILLER, SCOTTSBURG,
ASHLAND, PISTOL RIVER, COQUILLE, HAPPY CAMP, AND COOS BAY
202 PM PDT SUN MAR 16 2025
..FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING
* WHAT...FLOODING CAUSED BY RAIN AND SNOWMELT CONTINUES TO BE
POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING
AREA, WESTERN SISKIYOU COUNTY AND SOUTHWEST OREGON, INCLUDING THE
FOLLOWING AREAS, CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY, CURRY COUNTY COAST,
EASTERN CURRY COUNTY AND JOSEPHINE COUNTY, EASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY
FOOTHILLS, JACKSON COUNTY AND SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST.
* WHEN...UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING.
* IMPACTS...EXCESSIVE RUNOFF MAY RESULT IN FLOODING OF RIVERS,
CREEKS, STREAMS, AND OTHER LOW-LYING AND FLOOD-PRONE LOCATIONS.
CREEKS AND STREAMS MAY RISE OUT OF THEIR BANKS. FLOODING MAY OCCUR
IN POOR DRAINAGE AND URBAN AREAS. LOW-WATER CROSSINGS MAY BE
FLOODED. AREA CREEKS AND STREAMS ARE RUNNING HIGH AND COULD FLOOD
WITH MORE HEAVY RAIN.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AN ATMOSPHERIC RIVER CONTINUES TO BRING HEAVY PRECIPITATION
TO THE REGION WITH WIDESPREAD HEAVY RAIN.
- 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.
SMITH
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