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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Portland OR
650 AM PDT Sun Mar 16 2025

...The National Weather Service in Portland OR has issued a Flood 
Warning for the following rivers in Oregon...

  Siuslaw River near Mapleton affecting Lane County.

  Mohawk River Near Springfield affecting Lane County.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

Please report observed flooding to local emergency services or law 
enforcement and request they pass this information to the National 
Weather Service when you can do so safely.

Additional information is available at www.weather.gov.

The next statement will be issued this afternoon at 500 PM PDT.

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ORC039-170000-
/O.NEW.KPQR.FL.W.0007.250316T1432Z-250317T1200Z/
/MPLO3.1.ER.250316T1432Z.250317T0000Z.250317T0912Z.NO/
650 AM PDT Sun Mar 16 2025

...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL LATE TONIGHT...
...REPLACES RIVER FLOOD WATCH...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Siuslaw River near Mapleton.

* WHEN...Until late tonight.

* IMPACTS...Above 20.0 feet, expect water over East Mapleton Road. 
  Flooding of some low-lying homes and structures begins. Flooding 
  may be exacerbated by high tide.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 6:00 AM PDT Sunday the stage was 17.5 feet.
  - Bankfull stage is 15.0 feet.
  - Forecast...The river will rise above flood stage this morning
    to 20.6 feet late this afternoon. It will then fall below
    flood stage just after midnight tonight to 8.1 feet early
    Friday morning.
  - Flood stage is 18.0 feet.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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LAT...LON 4399 12407 4403 12398 4403 12387 4405 12390
      4407 12390 4408 12388 4408 12386 4406 12379
      4405 12379 4405 12381 4406 12387 4405 12387
      4403 12384 4401 12385 4401 12398 4397 12405


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ORC039-170000-
/O.NEW.KPQR.FL.W.0008.250316T1839Z-250317T2100Z/
/SPRO3.1.ER.250316T1839Z.250317T0600Z.250317T1905Z.NO/
650 AM PDT Sun Mar 16 2025

...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS MORNING TO EARLY TOMORROW 
AFTERNOON...
...REPLACES RIVER FLOOD WATCH...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Mohawk River near Springfield.

* WHEN...From this morning to early tomorrow afternoon.

* IMPACTS...Above 18.1 feet, the flow is about 8,800 cfs which has a 
  20 percent chance of happening in a given year (aka the 5-year 
  flood). Expect extensive flooding of farmland and local roads from 
  Marcola down to the confluence with the McKenzie River. Also 
  expect numerous road closures.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 5:45 AM PDT Sunday the stage was 10.3 feet.
  - Bankfull stage is 12.5 feet.
  - Forecast...The river will rise above flood stage late this
    morning to 18.1 feet late this evening. It will then fall
    below flood stage early tomorrow afternoon to 6.1 feet early
    Thursday morning.
  - Flood stage is 15.0 feet.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

&&

LAT...LON 4409 12298 4412 12294 4415 12292 4418 12286
      4417 12285 4414 12290 4411 12292 4408 12296


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