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WGUS46 KMFR 021455
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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Medford OR
655 AM PST Sat Mar 2 2024

...The National Weather Service in Medford OR has issued a Flood 
Warning for the following rivers in Oregon...

  Coquille River at Coquille affecting Coos County.

For the Coquille River...including Coquille...Minor flooding is 
forecast.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood 
deaths occur in vehicles.

Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive 
cars through flooded areas.

Additional information is available at www.weather.gov.

The next statement will be issued when needed. this afternoon at 415 
PM PST.

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ORC011-030015-
/O.NEW.KMFR.FL.W.0006.240302T1553Z-240303T0300Z/
/COQO3.1.ER.240302T1553Z.240302T2000Z.240303T0020Z.NO/
655 AM PST Sat Mar 2 2024

...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL THIS EVENING...
...REPLACES RIVER FLOOD WATCH...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Coquille River at Coquille.

* WHEN...Until this evening.

* IMPACTS...At 21.0 feet, The Coquille River is at flood stage. 
  Expect flooding of farmland and low-lying areas throughout the 
  flood plain along the Coquille River.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 6:45 AM PST Saturday the stage was 20.9 feet.
  - Bankfull stage is 20.0 feet.
  - Forecast...The river will oscillate around flood stage with a
    maximum value of 21.1 feet this afternoon.
  - Flood stage is 21.0 feet.
  - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
    21.1 feet on 01/01/1997.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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LAT...LON 4316 12441 4323 12422 4310 12412 4307 12416
      4312 12442


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