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Wednesday, January 7, 2009

Flood watch Update 4:16 pm

The Cowlitz River at Castle Rock

*From 4pm Wednesday until 9am Friday
*at 12 pm Wednesday the stage was 44.9 feet/49350 cubic feet per second
*Major flodding is forecast
*Flood stage is 48 feet and flood flow is 65000 cubic feet per second
*Forecast - This river will rise above flood stage around 4pm Wednesday and is expected to crest at 55.3 feet around 4 am Thursday.
*Major flooding can be expected during the crest.
*Impact above 54 feet: Expect widespread flooding of residential and business areas, especially west of the river in the four corners area and along highway 411 (Westside Highway). Also expect widespread flooding of agricultural land. Levees have historically been threatened of overtopping at this and higher levels.


Flood warning continues for Cowlitz River at Kelso:

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Until 10pm Friday
*At 12 pm Wednesday the stage was 21.5 feet
*Minor flooding is forecast
*Flood stage is 21.5
*Forecast: This river is expected to crest at 25.6 feet around 2 am Thursday.
*Impact above 24.5 feet: Flooding of a few residential areas in the Kelso vicinity begins. Also expect widespread flooding of pasture land and low lying roads.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Where should volunteers coming home at dinner time (now) go to help with sandbagging? Is there a central muster and distribution point.

Thanks for all the great information today!

Brian wood

Anonymous said...

nothing said about south kelso evacuation. Whats the status of the evac?