Tagged: Floods

Wind, Rain In Northwest
5:35 pm
Mon November 19, 2012

High Winds, Heavy Rain Pummel The Northwest

Credit Chris Lehman
A vehicle speeds through a flooded intersection in Salem.

High winds and heavy rain are pummeling the Northwest Monday. Downed trees and floodwaters have closed countless roads, making the evening commute a difficult one. Salem Correspondent Chris Lehman went to check out a creek near his home.

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Landslide Risk
5:32 pm
Mon November 19, 2012

Forecast For High Risk Of Landslides Coming True

Credit WSDOT
File photo of a mudslide along an Amtrak line in Washington state in February 2011.

Oregon's Department of Geology put all of western Oregon on notice for increased potential of landslides Monday. Across the Columbia River, state geologists in Washington reclassified Pacific and Clark counties to "high hazard" for landslides.

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Northwest Landslides
4:39 pm
Mon November 19, 2012

Heavy Rain Sets Off Landslides Around Region

Credit Randy Hoodenpyl
Flood waters buried E. Main Street and Brown Park in Gaston, Ore., Monday.

Heavy rains and high winds are making it hard to get around parts of western Washington and northwest Oregon this afternoon. Flood watches and warnings are in effect across a wide area of the Northwest. At least half a dozen mudslides have blocked highways and rail lines since this morning.

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Breaking: Flood Warning
10:24 am
Tue March 27, 2012

Flooding And High Water Continues In Palouse Region

Credit Photo by Glenn Mosley / Northwest Public Radio
Paradise Creek at Railraod Avenue, near the University of Idaho, in Moscow on Monday.

UPDATED Tuesday 10:20 AM: Area streams and rivers are now receding, although a flood warning continues for the Palouse River near Potlatch.

UPDATED Tuesday 5:55 AM: Flood warning continues for the Palouse River near Potlatch, and also for urban areas and small streams. 

UPDATED Wednesday 10:15 PM: The flood warning has been canceled for the Palouse River (South Fork) at Pullman, but remains in effect for the Palouse River near Potlatch. See updated NWS statement at the end of this post.

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