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Snow levels are forecast to rise to 7,000 to 8,000 feet, which is bad news for ski areas and those who love winter recreation. The “pineapple express” of warm rain typically leads to declines ...
A major storm will continue to pummel areas from Washington to Oregon and Northern California with torrential rain, heavy mountain snow and high winds this week, AccuWeather meteorologists warn.
An atmospheric river of moisture is forecast to drop 1 to 2 inches of rain in the Willamette Valley, and 2 to 6 inches of rain in the mountains over the next few days, according to the National ...
The National Weather Service defines river flooding as "the inundation of normally dry areas as a result of increased water levels in an established water course." A typical warning will state the forecast point covered by the warning, the current flood stage, the established flood stage, and the expected crest , which is issued by the River ...
Flood forecasting is an important component of flood warning, where the distinction between the two is that the outcome of flood forecasting is a set of forecast time-profiles of channel flows or river levels at various locations, while "flood warning" is the task of making use of these forecasts to tell decisions on warnings of floods.
The Willamette River in Salem is forecast to reach about 19 feet, which brings some impact in the Minto Brown Island area. The Willamette River reached nearly 19 feet near the Wheatland Ferry in ...
An evacuation shelter was established at Mt. Hood Community College. [1] The Columbia River itself was also closed to all marine traffic for 20 miles, [26] from mile marker 126 to 146. [27] The I-84 corridor from Troutdale, Oregon to Hood River, Oregon, continued to be an active evacuation zone as of September 12. [28]
Salem has activated sandbag locations in central and West Salem due to the possibility of excessive rainfall and minor flooding.