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WGUS46 KMFR 162152  
FLWMFR  
 
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED  
FLOOD WARNING  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR  
252 PM PDT SUN MAR 16 2025  
 
FOR THE DEER CREEK...INCLUDING ROSEBURG...MAJOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.  
 
FOR THE ELK CREEK...INCLUDING DRAIN...MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
STAY TUNED TO FURTHER DEVELOPMENTS BY LISTENING TO YOUR LOCAL RADIO,  
TELEVISION, OR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER INFORMATION.  
 
PLEASE REPORT OBSERVED FLOODING TO LOCAL EMERGENCY SERVICES OR LAW  
ENFORCEMENT AND REQUEST THEY PASS THIS INFORMATION TO THE NATIONAL  
WEATHER SERVICE WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.  
 
TURN AROUND, DON'T DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD  
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.  
 
MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE AROUND BARRICADES OR DRIVE  
CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS.  
 
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE  
DANGERS OF FLOODING.  
 
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV.  
 
THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED LATE TONIGHT AT 300 AM PDT.  
 
 
 
ORC019-171000-  
/O.EXT.KMFR.FL.W.0010.000000T0000Z-250317T1614Z/  
/ECDO3.2.ER.250316T1840Z.250317T0000Z.250317T0414Z.NO/  
252 PM PDT SUN MAR 16 2025  
   
..FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL LATE TOMORROW MORNING  
 
* WHAT...MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MAJOR FLOODING IS  
FORECAST.  
 
* WHERE...ELK CREEK NEAR DRAIN.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL LATE TOMORROW MORNING.  
 
* IMPACTS...AT 18.0 FEET, WIDESPREAD FLOODING OF LOW LANDS AND  
STRUCTURES AT THIS STAGE.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...  
- AT 2:15 PM PDT SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 18.1 FEET.  
- BANKFULL STAGE IS 15.0 FEET.  
- RECENT ACTIVITY...THE MAXIMUM RIVER STAGE IN THE 24 HOURS  
ENDING AT 2:15 PM PDT SUNDAY WAS 18.1 FEET.  
- FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL RISE TO 18.4 FEET LATE THIS  
AFTERNOON. IT WILL THEN FALL QUICKLY BELOW FLOOD STAGE LATER  
THIS EVENING.  
- FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 FEET.  
- FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF  
18.8 FEET ON 01/15/1974.  
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD  
 
 
 
FLD OBSERVED FORECASTS (5 PM PDT)  
LOCATION STG STG DAY/TIME MON TUE WED  
 
ELK CREEK  
DRAIN 16.0 18.1 SUN 2 PM PDT 6.4 5.1 4.1  
 
 
 
LAT...LON 4366 12336 4367 12331 4361 12327 4361 12329  
4364 12331  
 
 
 
ORC019-171000-  
/O.EXT.KMFR.FL.W.0006.000000T0000Z-250317T2159Z/  
/DEEO3.3.ER.250316T1405Z.250317T0000Z.250317T0959Z.NR/  
252 PM PDT SUN MAR 16 2025  
   
..FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY TOMORROW AFTERNOON  
 
* WHAT...MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MAJOR FLOODING IS  
FORECAST. THIS APPROACHES THE FLOOD OF RECORD.  
 
* WHERE...DEER CREEK AT ROSEBURG.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL EARLY TOMORROW AFTERNOON.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...  
- AT 2:00 PM PDT SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 15.0 FEET.  
- BANKFULL STAGE IS 10.0 FEET.  
- RECENT ACTIVITY...THE MAXIMUM RIVER STAGE IN THE 24 HOURS  
ENDING AT 2:00 PM PDT SUNDAY WAS 15.0 FEET.  
- FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL RISE TO 15.6 FEET LATE THIS  
AFTERNOON. IT WILL THEN FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE A FEW HOURS  
AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
- FLOOD STAGE IS 10.0 FEET.  
- FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF  
15.4 FEET ON 12/06/1981.  
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD  
 
 
 
FLD OBSERVED FORECASTS (5 PM PDT)  
LOCATION STG STG DAY/TIME MON TUE WED  
 
DEER CREEK  
ROSEBURG 10.0 15.0 SUN 2 PM PDT 5.4 4.9 4.5  
 
 
 
LAT...LON 4321 12334 4322 12334 4322 12325 4321 12317  
4320 12324  
 
 
 
SMITH  
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