Flood Warning in Polk County, Oregon
Issued by the National Weather Service and archived by Claims Pages
EXPIRED
12/11/2023 9:39:00 PM (UTC)
Urgency: Expected
Severity: Moderate
Certainty: Likely
12/11/2023 9:39:00 PM until 12/12/2023 6:00:00 AM
Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive
through flooded areas.
Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.
Additional information is available at www.weather.gov.
The next statement will be issued Tuesday morning at 600 AM PST.
The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Oregon...
Luckiamute River near Suver affecting Polk and Benton Counties.
...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL TUESDAY MORNING...
* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Luckiamute River near Suver.
* WHEN...Until Tuesday morning.
* IMPACTS...Above 27.0 feet, expect flooding of low lying and
agricultural lands in the vicinity of Sarah Helmick State Park,
Highway 99W, and Parker Road. Some secondary roads and rural
access roads may be flooded at this point. Flooding along Buena
Vista Rd near the confluence with the Willamette is also likely,
especiallly if the Willamette is running high.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 9:10 PM PST Monday the stage was 27.1 feet.
- Bankfull stage is 25.0 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 9:10 PM PST Monday was 27.3 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage
late Monday night and continue falling to 11.3 feet Thursday,
December 21.
- Flood stage is 27.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
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