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Category 5 atmospheric river brings flooding rain and strong winds to Oregon and Washington, U.S.
watchers.news ^ | 1/13/21 | Julie Celestial

Posted on 01/14/2021 7:56:21 AM PST by Roman_War_Criminal

An exceptional atmospheric river rated Category 5 (AR 5) is soaking the Pacific Northwest, bringing flooding rain and strong winds in parts of coastal Oregon and Washington, where up to 8 600 customers were left without power on Tuesday, January 12, 2021. Threats of flooding, mudslides, and avalanches continue into Wednesday morning, January 13, before the moisture flow heads offshore and dissipates.

In Oregon, Portland General Electric reported more than 5 000 customers lost electricity on Tuesday night, while 3 600 were without power in Multnomah County during the severe weather's onslaught. The atmospheric river was classified as Category 5 (on a scale of 1 - 5) by the Center for Western Weather and Water Extremes.

"Rain gauges have reported 6-hour rainfall totals between 38 and 51 mm (1.5 and 2 inches) across the higher terrain," wrote the National Weather Service (NWS) in Portland.

The minimum security facility at Coffee Creek Correctional Facility in Wilsonville also lost power and was running on a generator, according to a spokesperson for the Oregon Department of Corrections.

(Excerpt) Read more at watchers.news ...


TOPICS: Miscellaneous; Outdoors; Weather
KEYWORDS: oregon; poweroutages; severestorms; washington
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To: metmom
"So what's the generator running on I wonder..."

If you asked someone from Portland, they would say electricity...

21 posted on 01/14/2021 9:51:00 AM PST by jonascord (First rule of the Dunning-Kruger Club is that you do not know you are in the Dunning-Kruger club.)
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To: goodnesswins

The past two days have been beautiful and sunny, but chilly, here on the Central Oregon Coast. Rivers are starting to recede, just in time for another period of rain.


22 posted on 01/14/2021 10:19:28 AM PST by Inspectorette
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To: 9422WMR

Lol ! Rain 🌧. Oh gee !

( it’s sunny and 70 here in San Fran bay with no rain in sight )


23 posted on 01/14/2021 10:27:41 AM PST by Truthoverpower (The guv-mint you get is the Trump winning express ! Yea haw ! Trump Pence II! Save America again )
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To: dynachrome
I don't think so. Need a Noah's level flood for that!

The people who perished in the flood died because they refused to acknowledge God or seek His forgiveness. Noah, on the other hand, is described as righteous, blameless, and obedient in that he "walked with God" (Genesis 6:9).

24 posted on 01/14/2021 11:22:30 AM PST by LibWhacker
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To: PROCON; Twotone; VeryFRank; Clinging Bitterly; Rio; aimhigh; Hieronymus; bray; 1malumprohibitum; ...
If you would like more information about what’s happening in Oregon, please FReepmail me. Please send me your name by FReepmail if you want to be on this list.
25 posted on 01/15/2021 6:08:48 AM PST by Twotone (While one may vote oneself into socialism one has to shoot oneself out of it.)
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To: llevrok

“Rained harder than a horse tinkling on a ceee-ment slab.”

The phrase is, ‘Rained harder than a COW p*ssin’ on a flat rock!’ ;)

Well, in Wisconsin, anyway! :)


26 posted on 01/15/2021 7:34:25 AM PST by Diana in Wisconsin (I don't have 'Hobbies.' I'm developing a robust post-Apocalyptic skill set. )
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To: ProtectOurFreedom

If you want ‘atmosphere’ with your river, try paddling down The Mighty Mississippi! ;)


27 posted on 01/15/2021 7:36:01 AM PST by Diana in Wisconsin (I don't have 'Hobbies.' I'm developing a robust post-Apocalyptic skill set. )
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To: Diana in Wisconsin; llevrok

Not pertinent to rain, but my favorite saying is from “The Missouri Breaks” movie, 1976. Rancher is helping a cow with a breech calf giving birth and remarks “Slipperier than snot on a doorknob.”

I watched the movie in a theater in Puente Alto, Chile and roared at that line. The audience turned and looked at me wondering “What’s with the crazy gringo?” The English translation on the screen said “slippery.” That truly was a case of lost in translation.


28 posted on 01/15/2021 7:42:41 AM PST by ProtectOurFreedom ("Inside Every Progressive Is A Totalitarian Screaming To Get Out" -- David Horowitz)
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To: ProtectOurFreedom

“That truly was a case of lost in translation.”

Cute story! :)


29 posted on 01/15/2021 7:54:11 AM PST by Diana in Wisconsin (I don't have 'Hobbies.' I'm developing a robust post-Apocalyptic skill set. )
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To: fireman15
#11 Typical January “rain” around here is drizzle 12 hours a day 5 days out of 7.

Sounds like a typical day on Ferenginar.
ping
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30 posted on 01/15/2021 10:59:32 AM PST by minnesota_bound (I need more money. )
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To: minnesota_bound

The Seattle area gets an average of 38 inches of rain per year which is just average for the United States. But we only see the sun around 150 days a year. And most of the sunny days are between June and September. So the other nine months are fairly dreary, but even in the winter we can usually spend the day outside because of the moderate temperatures.


31 posted on 01/15/2021 11:16:52 AM PST by fireman15
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To: Diana in Wisconsin; All
The high water mark for the flood of 1964 on the Eel River in the north west corner of Calif. This flood wiped out several towns that never rebuilt..

https://mindscapefx.com/2019/03/31/1964-flood-high-water-marker-on-the-avenue-of-the-giants/

32 posted on 01/16/2021 7:36:11 AM PST by tubebender
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