I'm in a safe area (power outage is my biggest concern) but I know others aren't and doing what I can via socmed to spread news in different ways to reach folks.

Just what the doctor ordered!

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Flood information and warnings for OR and WA as of 10:30pm PST

This is going through the entire area including Riffe Lake. It is expected to get as high as 23.7 feet, potentially more. This will be similar to the flooding in 1995.

Cowlitz River at Packwood, you all need to be on alert. Severe flooding anticipated and likely to smash records. Likely to crest above 13.7 feet past the record in 1977.

If you are in the Cowlitz River Basin, this is your notice to be prepared and get ready!

Cowlitz River at Randle, same as above-

Nisqually River is expected to hit major flood status and may top the levees. Comparisons + predictions being made to the 1974 flood. Please take caution and action if you live in/around the Nisqually River Basin!

This will go from the upper Mt. Rainier to Alder Lake areas.

To give you an idea of why WA and OR residents are currently swearing like nobody's business, check out this awesome radar image of the storm system.

That is ONE storm. ONE. stretching across the entirety of the Northern Pacific!

As the graphic says, 4/7 WAY too much water.

Vynase crash is real and it fucking BLOWS. ;-; hopefully it's not a perma side effect!!

This was last updated about an hour ago. I will try and post another update before bed tonight as well as tomorrow am as things develop.

Please be safe, keep your emergency alert systems activated, check in with your loved ones, and take care!

Rivers getting the hairy eyeball (OR):

Sandy River near Bull Run
Clackamas River near Estacada
N Santiam at Mehama
Tualatin at Farmington and Dilley
Nestucca near Beaver

OR Rivers:

We're lucky so far. Only a couple minor heading moderate projection wise as of 3:17pm.

Nehalem near Foss
Wilson near Tillamook
Trask near Tillamook
Johnson Creek in Portland (locals will go 'no shit')
Pudding near Aurora
Siletz near named city

Projected to hit Moderate Flood Status (WA) 2 of 2:

Newaukum near Chehalis
Naselle near said city
Naches near said city
Yakima near Parker and Kiona

Projected to hit Moderate Flood Status 1 of 2:

Stillaguamish at Arlington
Snohomish near Monroe
Tolt near Carnation
Skokomish at Combined Forks
S Prairie Creek at South Prairie
Carbon near Fairfax
Chehalis near Grand Mound
Skookumchuck near Bucoda

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2 to 4 inches in the central Willamette Valley, and 1.5-2.5 inches in the southern Willamette Valley.

The wind is still going to suck tonight into tomorrow. We may see slight relief for rain but both are expected to ramp back up into Wednesday. 4am Thursday is when this storm is supposed to end.

Chances for flooding along the Willamette mainstem remains low at 5-15%.

Forecast rain amounts from 4 AM Monday through 4 AM Thursday range from 4 to 6 inches in the Cowlitz Valley, lower Columbia, Portland/Vancouver metro and northern Willamette Valley.

Rivers draining the coastal mountains and several Willamette Tributaries have a 30 to 60% chance of reaching minor flood stage or higher.

The Pudding River at Aurora and Johnson Creek at Sycamore have an 80% chance of reaching minor flood stage or higher.

Update from 11:30am PDT:
Rivers, Streams, Creeks draining from:

Forecast rain amounts reach 6 to 12 inches in the Cascades, Cascade foothills, Coast Range and the coast.

Swift Reservoir + Cascade Locks areas, I am looking at you specifically w/ rain totals forecast to be in the double digits (10+)