…FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING…

THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR

* PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST OREGON AND SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON, INCLUDING
THE FOLLOWING AREAS, IN NORTHWEST OREGON, CASCADE FOOTHILLS IN
LANE COUNTY, CASCADES IN LANE COUNTY, CENTRAL COAST RANGE OF
WESTERN OREGON, CENTRAL COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE, CENTRAL OREGON
COAST, CENTRAL WILLAMETTE VALLEY, COAST RANGE OF NORTHWEST OREGON,
GREATER PORTLAND METRO AREA, LOWER COLUMBIA, NORTH OREGON COAST,
NORTHERN OREGON CASCADE FOOTHILLS, NORTHERN OREGON CASCADES, SOUTH
WILLAMETTE VALLEY AND WESTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE. IN SOUTHWEST
WASHINGTON, CENTRAL COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE, GREATER VANCOUVER AREA,
I-5 CORRIDOR IN COWLITZ COUNTY, SOUTH WASHINGTON CASCADE
FOOTHILLS, SOUTH WASHINGTON CASCADES, SOUTH WASHINGTON COAST,
WESTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE AND WILLAPA HILLS.

* THROUGH THIS EVENING

* EXCESSIVE RAINFALL COULD LEAD TO RIVER FLOODING AS WELL AS
FLOODING OF SMALL STREAMS AND URBAN AREAS. HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE
CASCADES COULD CAUSE DEBRIS FLOWS OVER AND NEAR RECENT BURN AREAS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON
CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT
FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING
SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP.

LANDSLIDES AND DEBRIS FLOWS ARE POSSIBLE DURING THIS FLOOD EVENT.
PEOPLE, STRUCTURES, AND ROADS LOCATED BELOW STEEP SLOPES, IN
CANYONS, AND NEAR THE MOUTHS OF CANYONS MAY BE AT SERIOUS RISK FROM
RAPIDLY MOVING LANDSLIDES.

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