Weather for Salem, Oregon
Lat: 44.92N, Lon: 123.02W
Wx Zone: ORZ007
Oregon Drought MonitorThe Oregon Drought monitor is a subset of the United States Monitor, issued every Thursday morning, based on drought conditions the previous Tuesday. The map below shows the current drought level around the state, and the percent of Oregon land area in each drought level compared to the previous week. Read an explanation of the drought intensities and what they mean. |
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Oregon Hydrologic Information StatementNote that if drought conditions are not being experienced, or in the case of river flooding or heavy rain, this statement may be used to indicate river flows or flood potential. 000 FGUS76 KPQR 271930 ESFPQR ORZ001>014-WAZ019>023-039-040-281930- HYDROLOGIC OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR 1130 AM PST MON DEC 27 2010 ...HEAVY RAIN WILL RAISE RIVER LEVELS THROUGH MID WEEK... A WET AND WARM STORM SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO BRING PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN TO THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST BEGINNING EARLY THIS EVENING AND CONTINUING THROUGH LATE TUESDAY. THE CURRENT FORECAST FOCUSES THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL OVER THE COAST RANGE OF OREGON DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS TONIGHT...WITH PRECIPITATION FALLING MAINLY AS SNOW IN THE CASCADES. THE POSSIBILITY OF SHARP RISES AND SOME AREA RIVERS REACHING BANKFULL LEVELS EXISTS. THE CURRENT FORECAST INDICATES THE HEAVIEST PRECIPITATION WILL FALL OVER THE COAST RANGE OF OREGON...WITH 2 TO 3 INCHES OF RAINFALL EXPECTED THROUGH TUESDAY. THE SNOW LEVEL IS AROUND 2000 TO 2500 FEET TODAY...THEREFORE PRECIPITATION WILL BEGIN AS SNOW IN THE CASCADES. THE SNOW LEVEL WILL RISE TO 4000 TO 5000 FEET LATE TONIGHT...TURNING SNOW TO RAIN AT PASS LEVELS WITH 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAINFALL EXPECTED AT THESE LEVELS DURING THE DAY TUESDAY. UP TO AN INCH OF RAIN CAN BE EXPECTED AT LOWER ELEVATIONS INLAND. THESE AMOUNTS OF RAIN WOULD PUSH RIVER LEVELS UP SHARPLY LATER TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...AND SOME COULD REACH BANKFULL AS EARLY AS TUESDAY MORNING. RIVERS DRAINING THE COAST RANGE ARE THE MOST LIKELY TO BE IMPACTED. VISIT WEATHER.GOV/PORTLAND FOR THE LATEST WEATHER AND RIVER FORECASTS. $$ |