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SAFETY MESSAGE

Do not drive cars through flooded areas. The water depth and road condition may be unsafe. Additional information is available at https://water.weather.gov/ahps2/ Stay tuned for further updates by listening to NOAA weather radio... or your local radio and TV stations.

Flood Warning

Flood Warning issued April 17 at 4:09PM MDT until April 19 at 1:49PM MDT by NWS Boise ID

...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in Oregon... Owyhee River Below Owyhee Dam affecting Malheur County. .Snow melt and increased reservoir releases will cause the river flows to become high. Expect minor flooding downstream from the dam. For the Owyhee River...including Owyhee Dam, Owyhee Dam...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Owyhee River below Owyhee Dam. * WHEN...Until early Friday afternoon. * IMPACTS...At 3,000 cfs, Low lying roads, river access and recreation sites adjacent to the river will flood. Farm equipment near the river may need to be moved. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 3:30 PM MDT Wednesday /2:30 PM PDT Wednesday/ the flow was 3,655 cfs. - Bankfull is 1,000 cfs. - Recent Activity...The maximum river flow in the 24 hours ending at 3:30 PM MDT Wednesday /2:30 PM PDT Wednesday/ was 4,615 cfs. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 4,000 cfs this evening. It will then fall below flood stage Friday morning. - Flood flow is 3,000 cfs. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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Area
Malheur, OR

Freeze Warning

Freeze Warning issued April 17 at 1:33PM PDT until April 18 at 9:00AM PDT by NWS Pendleton OR

* WHAT...Areas of Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 28-32 degrees expected in cold prone locations. * WHERE...Lower Columbia Basin of Oregon and Washington, Foothills of the Northern Blue Mountains of Oregon, Kittitas Valley, Yakima Valley, and Foothills of the Blue Mountains of Washington. * WHEN...From 2 AM to 9 AM PDT Thursday. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could impact sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing.

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Area
Lower Columbia Basin of Oregon; Foothills of the Northern Blue Mountains of Oregon; Kittitas Valley; Yakima Valley; Lower Columbia Basin of Washington; Foothills of the Blue Mountains of Washington
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