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WGUS86 KMFR 170601
FLSMFR
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
1101 PM PDT SUN MAR 16 2025
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN OREGON...
COQUILLE RIVER AT COQUILLE AFFECTING COOS COUNTY.
NORTH FORK COQUILLE RIVER NEAR MYRTLE POINT AFFECTING COOS COUNTY.
SOUTH FORK COQUILLE RIVER AT MYRTLE POINT AFFECTING COOS COUNTY.
FOR THE COQUILLE RIVER...INCLUDING COQUILLE...MAJOR FLOODING IS
FORECAST.
FOR THE NORTH FORK COQUILLE RIVER...INCLUDING MYRTLE POINT...MAJOR
FLOODING IS FORECAST.
FOR THE SOUTH FORK COQUILLE RIVER...INCLUDING MYRTLE POINT...MAJOR
FLOODING IS FORECAST.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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.
STAY TUNED TO FURTHER DEVELOPMENTS BY LISTENING TO YOUR LOCAL RADIO,
TELEVISION, OR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER INFORMATION.
MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE AROUND BARRICADES OR DRIVE
CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS.
TURN AROUND, DON'T DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV.
THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED MONDAY MORNING AT 1115 AM PDT.
ORC011-171815-
/O.CON.KMFR.FL.W.0011.000000T0000Z-250318T0000Z/
/MYNO3.3.ER.250317T0019Z.250317T0600Z.250318T0027Z.NO/
1101 PM PDT SUN MAR 16 2025
..FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MONDAY AFTERNOON
* WHAT...MAJOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MAJOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* WHERE...NORTH FORK COQUILLE RIVER NEAR MYRTLE POINT.
* WHEN...UNTIL MONDAY AFTERNOON.
* IMPACTS...AT 37.0 FEET, EXPECT SIGNIFICANT FLOODING ALONG THE
NORTH FORK COQUILLE RIVER AND ITS TRIBUTARIES. SIGNIFICANT
AGRICULTURAL FLOODING CAN BE EXPECTED FROM THE GRAVELFORD AREA TO
THE CONFLUENCE WITH THE SOUTH FORK COQUILLE RIVER. LOG JAMS ARE
POSSIBLE ABOVE THE COPPER BRIDGE WHICH WILL HAVE GREATER IMPACTS
ON THIS SITUATION SHOULD THEY OCCUR.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 10:45 PM PDT SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 37.6 FEET.
- BANKFULL STAGE IS 29.0 FEET.
- RECENT ACTIVITY...THE MAXIMUM RIVER STAGE IN THE 24 HOURS
ENDING AT 10:45 PM PDT SUNDAY WAS 37.6 FEET.
- FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL RISE TO 37.9 FEET TONIGHT. IT WILL
THEN FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE MONDAY AFTERNOON.
- FLOOD STAGE IS 35.0 FEET.
- FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF
37.5 FEET ON 12/23/1964.
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
FLD OBSERVED FORECASTS (11 PM PDT)
LOCATION STG STG DAY/TIME MON TUE WED
NORTH FORK COQUILLE RIVER
MYRTLE POINT 35.0 37.6 SUN 10 PM PD 33.4 27.4 22.6
LAT...LON 4312 12408 4314 12397 4307 12406 4306 12412
4308 12414
ORC011-171815-
/O.CON.KMFR.FL.W.0009.000000T0000Z-250318T1146Z/
/MYPO3.3.ER.250316T1832Z.250317T0340Z.250318T0434Z.NO/
1101 PM PDT SUN MAR 16 2025
..FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY TUESDAY MORNING
* WHAT...MAJOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MAJOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* WHERE...SOUTH FORK COQUILLE RIVER AT MYRTLE POINT.
* WHEN...UNTIL EARLY TUESDAY MORNING.
* IMPACTS...AT 40.0 FEET, EXTENSIVE AND WIDESPREAD FLOODING ALONG
AND NEAR THE SOUTH FORK COQUILLE RIVER CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG WITH
DAMAGE TO HOUSES FARMS AND ROADS.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 10:20 PM PDT SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 40.2 FEET.
- BANKFULL STAGE IS 35.0 FEET.
- RECENT ACTIVITY...THE MAXIMUM RIVER STAGE IN THE 24 HOURS
ENDING AT 10:20 PM PDT SUNDAY WAS 40.4 FEET.
- FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL RISE TO 40.4 FEET TONIGHT, THEN
GRADUALLY FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE LATE MONDAY EVENING AND
BELOW BANKFULL LATE TUESDAY MORNING.
- FLOOD STAGE IS 33.0 FEET.
- FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF
40.2 FEET ON 12/06/1987.
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
FLD OBSERVED FORECASTS (11 PM PDT)
LOCATION STG STG DAY/TIME MON TUE WED
SOUTH FORK COQUILLE RIVER
MYRTLE POINT 33.0 40.2 SUN 10 PM PD 32.6 28.5 20.9
LAT...LON 4307 12417 4308 12414 4302 12408 4287 12406
4293 12417
ORC011-171815-
/O.CON.KMFR.FL.W.0008.000000T0000Z-250319T1905Z/
/COQO3.3.ER.250316T1838Z.250317T1000Z.250319T2023Z.NO/
1101 PM PDT SUN MAR 16 2025
..FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
* WHAT...MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MAJOR FLOODING IS
FORECAST.
* WHERE...COQUILLE RIVER AT COQUILLE.
* WHEN...UNTIL EARLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
* IMPACTS...AT 25.0 FEET, SOME HOMES ARE FLOODED ALONG AND NEAR THE
COQUILLE RIVER. ROADS ARE FLOODED IN SPOTS IN LOW-LYING AREAS NEAR
THE COQUILLE RIVER.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 10:45 PM PDT SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 24.2 FEET.
- BANKFULL STAGE IS 20.0 FEET.
- RECENT ACTIVITY...THE MAXIMUM RIVER STAGE IN THE 24 HOURS
ENDING AT 10:45 PM PDT SUNDAY WAS 24.2 FEET.
- FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL RISE TO 25.2 FEET TONIGHT AND
REMAIN THERE MOST OF MONDAY. IT WILL THEN SLOWLY FALL MONDAY
NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT AND BELOW FLOOD STAGE WEDNESDAY
MORNING. IT COULD FALL BELOW BANKFULL LATE WEDNESDAY OR
WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
- FLOOD STAGE IS 21.0 FEET.
- FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF
25.4 FEET ON 01/18/1971.
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
FLD OBSERVED FORECASTS (11 PM PDT)
LOCATION STG STG DAY/TIME MON TUE WED
COQUILLE RIVER
COQUILLE 21.0 24.2 SUN 10 PM PD 23.6 21.4 19.9
LAT...LON 4316 12441 4323 12422 4310 12412 4307 12416
4312 12442
MAS
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