National Weather Service: Flood Warning , Areal Flood Watch

Kelso, WA

Current Conditions

39 °F

Overcast

Wind:

5 mph from the South

Dew Point:

36 °F

Pressure:

30.55 in

Windchill:

36 °F

Humidity:

87%

Visibility:

10.0 miles

Observed:

Chehalis, WA

Updated — 2:25 AM PST on January 09, 2009

Local Radar

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Locations Nearby:

Kelso-Longview
39 °F - Overcast
Scappoose
35 °F - Overcast
Chehalis
39 °F - Overcast

Forecast for Lower Columbia and I - 5 Corridor in Cowlitz County (98626)

Friday

Partly Cloudy

H 40° / L 36°

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Saturday

Mostly Cloudy

H 45° / L 40°

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Sunday

Chance of Rain

H 47° / L 40°

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Monday

Partly Cloudy

H 50° / L 36°

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Tuesday

Partly Cloudy

H 50° / L 38°

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Today

Mostly cloudy. Patchy fog in the morning. Highs 40 to 45. Light wind.

Tonight

Partly cloudy in the evening...then mostly cloudy. Areas of fog overnight. Lows 30 to 35. South wind 5 to 10 mph.

Saturday

Mostly cloudy. Areas of fog in the morning. A chance of rain in the afternoon mainly Willapa Hills. Highs around 45. South wind 5 to 10 mph.

Saturday Night

Rain likely. Lows 35 to 40. South wind 5 to 15 mph.

Sunday

Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain. Highs around 45. South wind 5 to 10 mph.

Sunday Night

Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain. Patchy fog. Lows around 40.

Monday

Patchy fog in the morning. Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of rain in the morning...then partly sunny in the afternoon. Highs around 50.

Monday Night

Partly cloudy. Patchy fog. Lows 35 to 40.

Tuesday

Partly sunny. Patchy fog in the morning. Highs 45 to 50.

Tuesday Night

Mostly clear. Patchy fog. Lows around 35.

Statement as of 12:59 am PST on January 09, 2009

Flood Warning

The Flood Warning continues for
the Grays River near Rosburg
* until 5 am Friday.
* At 11 PM Thursday the stage was... 12.6 feet / 9400 cfs.
* Flood stage is 12.0 feet and flood flow is 8200 cfs.
* Forecast... this river crested at 15.9 ft at 4 am Thursday. This
river is expected to fall below flood stage by 2 am Friday and
continue falling for the next couple days.
* Impact... above 12.0 feet... expect some flooding of roads along and
near the Grays River... including roadway approaches to the Altoona
bridge over the Grays... and portions of Covered Bridge Road...
Barr-durrah Road... and loop Road in the vicinity of Rosburg and Hwy
4.

958 PM PST Thu Jan 08 2009

The Flood Warning continues for
the Cowlitz river at Kelso
* until 3 PM Friday.
* At 10 PM Thursday the stage was... 22.1 feet... and falling.
* Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.
* Flood stage is 21.5 feet.
* Forecast... this river crested at 24.2 ft at 9 am Thursday. This
river is expected to fall below flood stage around 9 am Friday and
continue falling for the next couple days.
* Impact... above 21.5 ft... flooding of several low lying and secondary
roads begins... including the Cowlitz gardens neighborhood... along
with flooding of pasture and lowland upstream of Kelso.

958 PM PST Thu Jan 08 2009

The Flood Warning continues for
the Cowlitz river at Castle Rock
* until 6 am Friday.
* At 8 PM Thursday the stage was... 49.4 feet / 76700 cfs... and
falling.
* Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.
* Flood stage is 48.0 feet and flood flow is 65000 cfs.
* Forecast... this river crested at 54.5 ft at 8 am Thursday. This
river is expected to fall below flood stage around midnight tonight
and continue falling for the next couple days.
* Impact... above 51 feet... flooding of buildings and residential areas
begins... especially west of the river along Highway 411 and around
Four Corners. Also expect widespread flooding of low-lying
agricultural land.

Statement as of 9:39 am PST on January 8, 2009

Areal Flood Watch

... Flood Watch is cancelled for northwest Oregon and southwest
Washington...

The frontal system that produce the heavy rain and snowmelt
runoff over the past 36 hours has moved east of the area.
Therefore... the Flood Watch for northwest Oregon and southwest
Washington has been cancelled. Several flood warnings remain in
effect... but most mainstem rivers have crested and are beginning
to recede. Several small creeks and streams will also remain high
throughout the day.