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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR

416 PM PDT MON AUG 29 2005



ORC051-WAC011-292345-

MULTNOMAH-CLARK-

416 PM PDT MON AUG 29 2005



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 445 PM PDT FOR EXTREME

SOUTHEASTERN CLARK AND CENTRAL MULTNOMAH COUNTIES...



LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED DEBRIS FLOWS AND SOME 

LANDSLIDES NEAR AND ALONG THE COLUMBIA RIVER SCENIC HIGHWAY NEAR AND 

EAST OF TROUTDALE AND THE SANDY RIVER. THE DEBRIS FLOWS AND 

LANDSLIDES ARE A RESULT OF VERY HEAVY RAINFALL FROM A SERIES OF 

STRONG THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON.



RAINFALL ESTIMATES FROM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER WEATHER 

RADAR INDICATED AMOUNTS EXCEEDING 2 INCHES IN THE AREA. THE 

TROUTDALE AIRPORT REPORTED AROUND AND INCH AND A HALF OF RAIN THIS 

AFTERNOON. 



LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO 

TROUTDALE...BRIDAL VEIL...WASHOUGAL AND CAMAS.



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.

IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.

RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE

PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS

SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY

AUTOMOBILE. SEEK HIGHER GROUND.



LAT...LON 4553 12253 4551 12225 4560 12226 4560 12251



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