We've upgraded to a flood watch/warning

We've been upgraded to a flood watch. We will see what things look like in the morning. Maybe we can all stay home again tomorrow! I didn't take another pic at 4 p.m. because the river appeared to be the same level as at 12 noon. Then it was too dark after that.


URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTEDFLOOD WATCHNATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR257 PM PST TUE NOV 11 2008...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FOR AREAS IN SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON ANDNORTHWEST OREGON WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT....A STRONG JET STREAM WILL BRING A VERY WET STORM SYSTEM TO THEPACIFIC NORTHWEST LATER TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY. AREAS OF GREATESTPOTENTIAL IMPACT THAT MAY HAVE THE MOST SUSTAINED PERIOD OF HEAVYRAIN INCLUDE THE WILLAPA HILLS...THE SOUTHERN WASHINGTONCASCADES...THE NORTHWEST OREGON COAST RANGE...THE NORTH OREGONCOAST...AND THE NORTHERN OREGON CASCADES.
ORZ001-003-005-WAZ020>022-121800-/O.NEW.KPQR.FA.A.0002.081112T1400Z-081113T1200Z//00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/NORTH OREGON COAST-COAST RANGE OF NORTHWEST OREGON-LOWER COLUMBIA-WILLAPA HILLS-SOUTH WASHINGTON COAST-I-5 CORRIDOR IN COWLITZ COUNTY-INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASTORIA...CANNON BEACH...TILLAMOOK...VERNONIA...JEWELL...TRASK...ST. HELENS...CLATSKANIE...FRANCES...RYDERWOOD...RAYMOND...LONG BEACH...CATHLAMET...LONGVIEW...KELSO...CASTLE ROCK257 PM PST TUE NOV 11 2008
...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATEWEDNESDAY NIGHT FOR NORTH OREGON COAST AND SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PORTLAND HAS ISSUED A* FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST OREGON AND SOUTHWESTWASHINGTON...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN NORTHWESTOREGON...COAST RANGE OF NORTHWEST OREGON...LOWER COLUMBIA ANDNORTH OREGON COAST. IN SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON...I-5 CORRIDOR INCOWLITZ COUNTY...SOUTH WASHINGTON COAST AND WILLAPA HILLS.* FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT* SINCE EARLY TUESDAY MORNING...APPROXIMATELY 1.0 TO 1.6 INCHES OFRAIN FELL IN THE COAST AND COAST RANGE. PERIODS OF MODERATE TOHEAVY RAIN LATER TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY WILL RESULT IN RAPIDRISES IN SEVERAL RIVERS. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 3.5 INCHES ISEXPECTED IN THE COAST AND COAST RANGE OVER THE NEXT 36 HOURS.CURRENT FORECASTS INDICATE SOME RIVERS IN THE COASTAL AREAS MAYRISE TO NEAR FLOOD STAGE AROUND MIDDAY WEDNESDAY. RIVERS OFCONCERN ARE THE WILLAPA...NASELLE...GRAYS...WILSON AND TRASKRIVERS* PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN LATER TONIGHT THROUGH EARLYTHURSDAY WILL ALSO CAUSE RAPID RISES ON SEVERAL RIVERS ANDSTREAMS IN THE COWLITZ AND LEWIS RIVER BASINS. TWO TO 4.5 INCHESOF RAIN IS EXPECTED IN THE SOUTH WASHINGTON CASCADES AND CASCADEFOOTHILLS OVER THE NEXT 36 HOURS. CURRENT FORECASTS INDICATE THECOWLITZ RIVER MAY RISE TO NEAR FLOOD STAGE THURSDAY MORNING.A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ONCURRENT FORECASTS.LANDSLIDES AND DEBRIS FLOWS ARE POSSIBLE DURING THIS FLOOD EVENT.PEOPLE...STRUCTURES AND ROADS LOCATED BELOW STEEP SLOPES...INCANYONS AND NEAR THE MOUTHS OF CANYONS MAY BE AT SERIOUS RISKFROM RAPIDLY MOVING LANDSLIDES.YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLEFLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BEPREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP.THE NEXT UPDATE FOR THIS WATCH WILL BE ISSUED BY 10 AM WED.
FLOOD ADVISORYNATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR758 PM PST TUE NOV 11 2008
ORC003-007-009-041-053-057-067-071-WAC049-069-121400-/O.NEW.KPQR.FA.Y.0005.081112T0358Z-081112T1400Z//00000.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/LINCOLN OR-BENTON OR-TILLAMOOK OR-WASHINGTON OR-POLK OR-YAMHILL OR-COLUMBIA OR-CLATSOP OR-PACIFIC WA-WAHKIAKUM WA-758 PM PST TUE NOV 11 2008
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PORTLAND HAS ISSUED AN* URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY FOR...CLATSOP COUNTY IN NORTHWEST OREGON...NORTHWESTERN WASHINGTON COUNTY IN NORTHWEST OREGON...TILLAMOOK COUNTY IN NORTHWEST OREGON...WESTERN COLUMBIA COUNTY IN NORTHWEST OREGON...WESTERN YAMHILL COUNTY IN NORTHWEST OREGON...PACIFIC COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON...WESTERN WAHKIAKUM COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON...LINCOLN COUNTY IN WESTERN OREGON...WESTERN BENTON COUNTY IN WESTERN OREGON...WESTERN POLK COUNTY IN WESTERN OREGON...* UNTIL 600 AM PST WEDNESDAY.* AT 755 PM PST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED VERYHEAVY RAIN ALONG THE SOUTH WASHINGTON AND NORTH AND CENTRAL OREGONCOASTS...OVER THE WILLAPA HILLS OF SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON...AND OVERTHE NORTH AND CENTRAL OREGON COAST RANGE.* THIS INCLUDES COASTAL COMMUNITIES SUCH AS TILLAMOOK...ASTORIA...LINCOLN CITY...AND HIGHWAYS IN THE AREA INCLUDING HIGHWAY 101 ANDHIGHWAY 6.SPOTTERS HAVE INDICATED HEAVY RAIN THIS EVENING HAS CAUSED SOMEWATER TO BEGIN TO ACCUMULATE ALONG HIGHWAY 101 NEAR TILLAMOOK ANDALSO ALONG HIGHWAY 6 NEAR AND JUST EAST OF TILLAMOOK. THE HEAVY RAINCOULD BEGIN AFFECTING DRAINAGE IN OTHER AREAS ALONG THE COAST AND INTHE COASTAL MOUNTAINS NORTHWARD INTO SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON.MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTOAREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLYDEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFULENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODEDROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ONHIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES...IN URBAN AREAS WITH POOR OROVERWHELMED DRAINAGE...AND WILL ALSO CAUSE ELEVATED LEVELS ON SMALLCREEKS AND STREAMS.