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FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
938 AM PDT MON MAR 17 2025
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN OREGON...
UMPQUA RIVER NEAR ELKTON AFFECTING DOUGLAS COUNTY.
.WHILE HEAVY RAIN, SNOW AND STRONG WINDS HAVE ABATED, BANDS OF
SHOWERS ARE CURRENTLY STREAMING ACROSS THE REGION THIS MORNING AND
WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS WITH
THESE SHOWERS WILL BE FAR LESS THAT WHAT OCCURRED YESTERDAY. THE
UMPQUA RIVER NEAR ELKTON IS FALLING BUT IS STILL ABOVE FLOOD STAGE.
WHILE THE FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO DECREASE MOVING FORWARD IT IS
IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER THAT THE FLOOD WATERS ARE STILL VERY
DANGEROUS. THERE HAVE BEEN MANY SWIFT-WATER RESCUES ACROSS SOUTHERN
OREGON OVER THE LAST 36 HOURS. PLEASE STAY SAFELY AWAY FROM FLOOD
WATERS.
FOR THE UMPQUA RIVER...INCLUDING ELKTON, REEDSPORT...MINOR FLOODING
IS FORECAST.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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.
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.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV.
THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED MONDAY EVENING.THIS EVENING AT 945
PM PDT.
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938 AM PDT MON MAR 17 2025
..FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL LATE TONIGHT
* WHAT...MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* WHERE...UMPQUA RIVER NEAR ELKTON.
* WHEN...UNTIL LATE TONIGHT.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 9:15 AM PDT MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 37.6 FEET.
- BANKFULL STAGE IS 25.0 FEET.
- RECENT ACTIVITY...THE MAXIMUM RIVER STAGE IN THE 24 HOURS
ENDING AT 9:15 AM PDT MONDAY WAS 39.1 FEET.
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE
LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE FALLING TO 10.5 FEET
THURSDAY, MARCH 27.
- FLOOD STAGE IS 33.0 FEET.
- FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF
37.5 FEET ON 02/18/1983.
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
FLD OBSERVED FORECASTS (11 AM PDT)
LOCATION STG STG DAY/TIME TUE WED THU
UMPQUA RIVER
ELKTON 33.0 37.6 MON 9 AM PDT 23.0 16.5 13.7
LAT...LON 4371 12376 4367 12348 4328 12341 4327 12347
4338 12362
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