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FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
356 PM PDT THU MAR 12 2026
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CLATSOP COUNTY COAST-TILLAMOOK COUNTY COAST-NORTH OREGON COAST
RANGE LOWLANDS-NORTH OREGON COAST RANGE-LOWER COLUMBIA RIVER-
TUALATIN VALLEY-PORTLAND WEST HILLS AND CHEHALEM MOUNTAIN-INNER
PORTLAND METRO-EAST PORTLAND METRO-OUTER SOUTHEAST PORTLAND METRO-
WEST CENTRAL WILLAMETTE VALLEY-EAST CENTRAL WILLAMETTE VALLEY-
WEST COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE OF OREGON ABOVE 500 FT-WEST COLUMBIA
RIVER GORGE I-84 CORRIDOR-CLACKAMAS COUNTY CASCADE FOOTHILLS-
WILLAPA AND WAHKIAKUM LOWLANDS-WILLAPA HILLS-COWLITZ COUNTY
LOWLANDS-NORTH CLARK COUNTY LOWLANDS-INNER VANCOUVER METRO-EAST
CLARK COUNTY LOWLANDS-SOUTH WASHINGTON CASCADE FOOTHILLS-WEST
COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE SR 14 CORRIDOR-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF KEIZER, CHEHALEM MOUNTAIN, WARRENTON,
CATHLAMET, BORING, LONGVIEW, SYLVAN HILL, CANNON BEACH, MONMOUTH,
WOODBURN, CORBETT, DALLAS, TROUTDALE, KELSO, LAKE OSWEGO,
WELCHES, HILLSBORO, KALAMA, VANCOUVER, ESTACADA, WILLAPA, SANDY,
ROCKCREEK, ASTORIA, SUNSET SUMMIT, VERNONIA, PORTLAND, MULTNOMAH
FALLS, BATTLE GROUND, JEWELL, SELLWOOD, STAYTON, ROSBURG, CAPE
HORN, EVERGREEN, SILVERTON, WASHOUGAL, KNAPPA, GRESHAM,
TILLAMOOK, MANZANITA, WILSON RIVER SUMMIT, AMBOY, SALMON CREEK,
WILSONVILLE, NECANICUM, CHERRYVILLE, NORTH BONNEVILLE, ROOSTER
ROCK, BEACON ROCK SP, CASTLE ROCK, RAINIER, MOLALLA, SCAPPOOSE,
EAGLE CREEK, NESKOWIN, YACOLT, OREGON CITY, TIGARD, LAKE MERWIN,
ST. HELENS, BRUSH PRAIRIE, NEWBERG, PACIFIC CITY, LA CENTER,
WOODLAND, CASCADE LOCKS, RHODODENDRON, SHERIDAN, BRIGHTWOOD,
GLENWOOD, CAMAS, SEASIDE, GRAND RONDE INDIAN RESERVATION,
FAIRVIEW, FOREST GROVE, MCMINNVILLE, BONNEVILLE, BROOKLYN, LEBAM,
SALEM, RIDGEFIELD, HAPPY VALLEY, HOCKINSON, SKYLINE DRIVE,
CLATSKANIE, STEVENSON, SHERWOOD, ROCKAWAY BEACH, AND TOUTLE
356 PM PDT THU MAR 12 2026
..FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON
* WHAT...FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL CONTINUES TO BE
POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST OREGON, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING
AREAS, CLACKAMAS COUNTY CASCADE FOOTHILLS, CLATSOP COUNTY COAST,
EAST CENTRAL WILLAMETTE VALLEY, EAST PORTLAND METRO, INNER
PORTLAND METRO, LOWER COLUMBIA RIVER, NORTH OREGON COAST RANGE,
NORTH OREGON COAST RANGE LOWLANDS, OUTER SOUTHEAST PORTLAND METRO,
PORTLAND WEST HILLS AND CHEHALEM MOUNTAIN, TILLAMOOK COUNTY COAST,
TUALATIN VALLEY, WEST CENTRAL WILLAMETTE VALLEY, WEST COLUMBIA
RIVER GORGE I-84 CORRIDOR AND WEST COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE OF OREGON
ABOVE 500 FT AND SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING
AREAS, COWLITZ COUNTY LOWLANDS, EAST CLARK COUNTY LOWLANDS, INNER
VANCOUVER METRO, NORTH CLARK COUNTY LOWLANDS, SOUTH WASHINGTON
CASCADE FOOTHILLS, WEST COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE SR 14 CORRIDOR,
WILLAPA HILLS AND WILLAPA AND WAHKIAKUM LOWLANDS.
* WHEN...THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
* IMPACTS...EXCESSIVE RUNOFF MAY RESULT IN FLOODING OF RIVERS,
CREEKS, STREAMS, AND OTHER LOW-LYING AND FLOOD-PRONE LOCATIONS.
FLOODING MAY OCCUR IN POOR DRAINAGE AND URBAN AREAS. AREA CREEKS
AND STREAMS ARE RUNNING HIGH AND COULD FLOOD WITH MORE HEAVY RAIN.
LANDSLIDES AND DEBRIS FLOWS ARE POSSIBLE DURING THIS FLOOD EVENT.
PEOPLE, STRUCTURES, AND ROADS LOCATED BELOW STEEP SLOPES, IN
CANYONS, AND NEAR THE MOUTHS OF CANYONS MAY BE AT SERIOUS RISK
FROM RAPIDLY MOVING LANDSLIDES.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- 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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