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WGUS86 KPQR 142016
FLSPQR
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
116 PM PDT SAT MAR 14 2026
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN
WASHINGTON...
COWLITZ RIVER AT KELSO AFFECTING COWLITZ COUNTY.
...THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN
WASHINGTON...OREGON...
COWLITZ RIVER AT CASTLE ROCK AFFECTING COWLITZ COUNTY.
WILSON RIVER NEAR TILLAMOOK AFFECTING TILLAMOOK COUNTY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING.
MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE AROUND BARRICADES OR DRIVE
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 THIS AFTERNOON AT 230 PM PDT.
WAC015-142130-
/O.CAN.KPQR.FL.W.0008.000000T0000Z-260314T2016Z/
/CASW1.N.ER.260314T1055Z.260314T1115Z.260314T1145Z.NO/
116 PM PDT SAT MAR 14 2026
..FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED
THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR
THE COWLITZ RIVER AT CASTLE ROCK.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 12:30 PM PDT SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 46.1 FEET.
- BANKFULL STAGE IS 46.0 FEET.
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO FALL TO 37.6 FEET
TUESDAY, MARCH 24.
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
LAT...LON 4632 12293 4628 12293 4626 12293 4625 12291
4620 12293 4620 12289 4625 12287 4629 12290
4633 12291
ORC057-142130-
/O.CAN.KPQR.FL.W.0006.000000T0000Z-260314T2016Z/
/TLMO3.1.ER.260314T0445Z.260314T0915Z.260314T1517Z.UU/
116 PM PDT SAT MAR 14 2026
..FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED
THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR
THE WILSON RIVER NEAR TILLAMOOK.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 12:30 PM PDT SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 11.2 FEET.
- BANKFULL STAGE IS 10.5 FEET.
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO FALL TO 5.4 FEET TUESDAY,
MARCH 24.
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
LAT...LON 4548 12387 4549 12386 4548 12384 4548 12377
4549 12371 4547 12370 4546 12375 4546 12384
WAC015-151300-
/O.EXT.KPQR.FL.W.0005.000000T0000Z-260315T1300Z/
/KELW1.1.ER.260313T1843Z.260313T2258Z.260315T0420Z.NO/
116 PM PDT SAT MAR 14 2026
..FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL TOMORROW MORNING
* WHAT...MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* WHERE...COWLITZ RIVER AT KELSO.
* WHEN...UNTIL TOMORROW MORNING.
* IMPACTS...ABOVE 21.5 FEET, FLOODING OF SEVERAL LOW LYING AND
SECONDARY ROADS BEGINS, INCLUDING THE COWLITZ GARDENS
NEIGHBORHOOD, ALONG WITH FLOODING OF PASTURE AND LOWLAND UPSTREAM
OF KELSO.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 12:58 PM PDT SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 22.4 FEET.
- BANKFULL STAGE IS 18.0 FEET.
- RECENT ACTIVITY...THE MAXIMUM RIVER STAGE IN THE 24 HOURS
ENDING AT 12:58 PM PDT SATURDAY WAS 23.5 FEET.
- FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL OSCILLATE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE WITH A
MAXIMUM VALUE OF 22.3 FEET THIS AFTERNOON. IT WILL FALL BELOW
FLOOD STAGE LATE THIS EVENING.
- FLOOD STAGE IS 21.5 FEET.
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
LAT...LON 4620 12292 4620 12290 4619 12289 4617 12290
4614 12290 4613 12291 4612 12289 4611 12289
4611 12291 4612 12293 4613 12293 4615 12292
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