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WGUS66 KMFR 231733
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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
933 AM PST MON FEB 23 2026
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WESTERN SISKIYOU COUNTY-CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY-SOUTH CENTRAL
OREGON COAST-CURRY COUNTY COAST-CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY-EASTERN
CURRY COUNTY AND JOSEPHINE COUNTY-JACKSON COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...YREKA, SUTHERLIN, SCOTTSBURG,
COQUILLE, CANYONVILLE, ROSEBURG, CHARLESTON, COOS BAY, OBRIEN,
TILLER, GOLD HILL, SHADY COVE, HAPPY CAMP, WEED, GOLD BEACH,
MONTAGUE, EAGLE POINT, WHITE CITY, ASHLAND, BUTTE FALLS, MEDFORD,
PROSPECT, MERLIN, CAVE JUNCTION, BANDON, APPLEGATE, BROOKINGS,
REEDSPORT, PORT ORFORD, SELMA, ROGUE RIVER, PISTOL RIVER, TALENT,
AND MYRTLE POINT
933 AM PST MON FEB 23 2026
...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY
EVENING...
* WHAT...FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL AND SNOWMELT IS
POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...COOS, CURRY, JOSEPHINE, JACKSON, WESTERN AND CENTRAL
DOUGLAS, AND WESTERN SISKIYOU COUNTIES, INCLUDING ALL SMALL
DRAINAGES, CREEKS, AND STREAMS, ESPECIALLY THOSE WHERE MELTING
SNOW MAY CONTRIBUTE TO HIGH RUN OFF.
* WHEN...FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY 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.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- HEAVY RAIN IS EXPECTED TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY, AND WITH HIGH
SNOW LEVELS, SNOW MELT FROM ANY RESIDUAL SNOWPACK IN THE
HILLS AND MOUNTAINS MAY CONTRIBUTE TO EXCESSIVE RUN OFF,
LEADING TO RAPID RISES ON AREA CREEKS AND STREAMS.
- 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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