Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Issued by the National Weather Service - Portland, OR
Areas Affected: Clackamas, OR; Multnomah, OR
Urgency: Expected
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Likely
Alert Sent: Thursday 9:01am PDT
Alert Effective: Thursday 9:01am PDT
Alert Expires: Thursday 5:15pm PDT (expect updated alert by this time)
Event Onset: Thursday 11:00am PDT
Event Ends: Saturday 5:00am PDT
Issued by: NWS Portland OR
...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY SATURDAY MORNING... ...REPLACES RIVER FLOOD WATCH... ...The National Weather Service in Portland OR has issued a Flood Warning for the following rivers in Oregon... Johnson Creek at Sycamore affecting Clackamas and Multnomah Counties. * WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Johnson Creek at Sycamore. * WHEN...Until early Saturday morning. * IMPACTS...Above 11.0 feet, minor flooding begins along Johnson Creek between SE 92nd Street to SE 122nd Street and between Johnson Creek and SE Harold Street. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 8:30 AM PDT Thursday the stage was 9.4 feet. - Bankfull stage is 10.0 feet. - Forecast...The river will rise to a maximum value of 11.3 feet late this afternoon. - Flood stage is 11.0 feet. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
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 through flooded areas. Additional information is available at www.weather.gov. The next statement will be issued by this afternoon at 515 PM PDT.
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.93ece66aae349c107b87f419b8b66f30606f72c5.001.1 Codes: ORC005, ORC051 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.93ece66aae349c107b87f419b8b66f30606f72c5.001.1
Areas Affected: Multnomah, OR
Urgency: Expected
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Likely
Alert Sent: Thursday 8:02am PDT
Alert Effective: Thursday 8:02am PDT
Alert Expires: Thursday 2:00pm PDT
Event Onset: Thursday 8:02am PDT
Event Ends: Thursday 2:00pm PDT
Issued by: NWS Portland OR
...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... * WHAT...Urban area and small stream flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected. * WHERE...A portion of northwest Oregon, including the following county, Multnomah. * WHEN...Until 200 PM PDT Thursday. * IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring. Streams continue to rise due to excess runoff from earlier rainfall. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 757 AM PDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated heavy rain. Flooding is already occurring in the warned area. Between 1.5 and 2.5 inches of rain have fallen. - Additional rainfall amounts up to 1 inch are possible in the warned area. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... Gresham, Troutdale, Fairview and Wood Village. - River gauges on the upper reaches of Johnson Creek at Gresham and Beaver Creek at Troutdale are observing minor flooding. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. In hilly terrain there are hundreds of low water crossings which are potentially dangerous in heavy rain. Do not attempt to cross flooded roads. Find an alternate route.
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.79fa7e1a69cb218320dd5a5f405dc3fc49f96fa9.001.1 Codes: ORC051 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.79fa7e1a69cb218320dd5a5f405dc3fc49f96fa9.001.1