KPQR [090843]: Preliminary Local Storm Report

NWUS56 KPQR 090843
LSRPQR

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
1243 AM PST FRI JAN 09 2009

..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..

0800 AM FLOOD NASELLE 46.37N 123.82W
01/07/2009 PACIFIC WA OTHER FEDERAL

RECORD FLOODING ON THE NASELLE RIVER NEAR NASELLE. RIVER
ROSE TO ABOVE 20 FT BEFORE GAGE STOPPED REPORTING.
PREVIOUS FLOOD OF RECORD WAS 19.26 FT IN MARCH 1997.
FLOOD STAGE IS 15.5 FT.

0145 PM FLOOD 1 ENE GRAYS RIVER 46.35N 123.58W
01/07/2009 WAHKIAKUM WA OFFICIAL NWS OBS

MAJOR FLOOD ON THE GRAYS RIVER AT ROSBURG. RIVER CRESTED
AT 16.2 FT. FLOOD STAGE IS 12.0 FT.

0345 AM FLOOD 5 ESE RAYMOND 46.65N 123.65W
01/08/2009 PACIFIC WA OTHER FEDERAL

MAJOR FLOODING ON THE WILLAPA RIVER NEAR WILLAPA AND
RAYMOND. WILLAPA RIVER CRESTED AT 24.45 FT NEAR WILLAPA.
FLOOD STAGE FOR THIS POINT IS 21.0 FT.

0403 AM FLOOD 4 E TILLAMOOK 45.46N 123.76W
01/08/2009 TILLAMOOK OR OTHER FEDERAL

WILSON RIVER NEAR TILLAMOOK CRESTED AT 15.9 FT. FLOOD
STAGE EQUALS 12.0 FT.

0630 AM FLOOD NW FOSS 45.70N 123.75W
01/08/2009 TILLAMOOK OR OTHER FEDERAL

NEHALEM RIVER NEAR FOSS CRESTED AT 18.6 FT. FLOOD STAGE
EQUALS 14.0 FT.

0700 AM FLOOD 4 WNW TRASK 45.45N 123.71W
01/08/2009 TILLAMOOK OR OTHER FEDERAL

TRASK RIVER NEAR TILLAMOOK CRESTED AT 16.6 FT. FLOOD
STAGE EQUALS 16.5 FT.

0832 AM FLOOD KELSO 46.13N 122.89W
01/08/2009 COWLITZ WA OFFICIAL NWS OBS

COWLITZ RIVER AT KELSO CRESTED AT 24.2 FT. FLOOD STAGE
EQUALS 21.5 FT.

0930 AM FLOOD CASTLE ROCK 46.27N 122.90W
01/08/2009 COWLITZ WA OTHER FEDERAL

MAJOR FLOODING ON THE COWLITZ RIVER AT CASTLE ROCK. THE
COWLITZ RIVER AT CASTLE ROCK CRESTED AT 54.5 FT. FLOOD
STAGE EQUALS 48.0 FT.

0930 AM FLOOD WOODLAND 45.92N 122.74W
01/08/2009 COWLITZ WA OFFICIAL NWS OBS

LEWIS RIVER AT WOODLAND CRESTED AT 25.4 FT. FLOOD STAGE
EQUALS 24.0 FT.

1100 AM FLOOD 2 NW CATHLAMET 46.22N 123.41W
01/08/2009 WAHKIAKUM WA DEPT OF HIGHWAYS

WASHINGTON HWY 4 CLOSED DUE TO A MUDSLIDE BETWEEN
MILEPOSTS 32 TO 36.

1145 AM FLOOD KELSO 46.13N 122.89W
01/08/2009 COWLITZ WA FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

LANDSLIDE STRUCK A HOUSE IN KELSO...KNOCKING THE HOUSE 6
FEET OFF ITS FOUNDATION AND TRAPPING 2 PEOPLE INSIDE THE
HOUSE. FIRE CREWS WERE ABLE TO RESCUE BOTH OCCUPANTS. A
DOZEN NEARBY HOUSES WERE EVACUATED DUE TO THE LANDSLIDE.

0500 PM FLOOD 1 SSW DILLEY 45.47N 123.12W
01/08/2009 WASHINGTON OR OTHER FEDERAL

TUALATIN RIVER NEAR DILLEY CRESTED AT 17.5 FT. FLOOD
STAGE EQUALS 17.5 FT.

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