…The National Weather Service in Portland OR has issued a Flood
Warning for the following rivers in Oregon…
Luckiamute River near Suver affecting Polk and Benton Counties.
* WHAT…Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE…Luckiamute River near Suver.
* WHEN…Until Wednesday 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,
especially if the Willamette is running high.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…
– At 1:40 PM PST Monday the stage was 26.7 feet.
– Bankfull stage is 25.0 feet.
– Forecast…The river will rise above flood stage to 27.1 feet
late this afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage late
this afternoon to 26.5 feet late tonight. It could rise just
above flood stage again tomorrow afternoon to 27.1. It will
then fall below flood stage again late tomorrow evening.
– Flood stage is 27.0 feet.
– http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood