The Pudding River is expected to continue to rise today and is forecast to reach flood stage by 1:00 AM Thursday morning.
(SALEM) - The National Weather Service has issued a Flood Advisory for the Willamette and Pudding Rivers at the following locations:
Willamette:
At Salem: Affecting Marion and Polk counties
At Harrisburg: Affecting Benton, Linn, and Lane counties
At Corvallis
At Albany
At Oregon City: Above the falls affecting Clackamas county
Pudding:
At Aurora: Affecting Marion and Clackamas counties
The Willamette River in Salem is forecast to rise to near 21.9 feet at 10:00 PM Wednesday after Tuesday’s heavy rains.
Flood stage for the river is 28.0 feet and flood flow is 154,000 CFS.
Access roads to the islands on the Willamette River in the Salem-area are expected to begin to flood today or tonight.
The Pudding River is expected to continue to rise today and is forecast to reach flood stage by 1:00 AM Thursday morning.
At 8:00 AM, the river was at 21.4 feet. Flood stage is 22.0 feet.
Only minor lowland flooding is expected.
River stage forecasts are based on observed and forecast rainfall and temperatures.
Seven day Salem-area weather forecast from Salem-News.com:
Today: Mostly cloudy with a chance of a shower in the afternoon. High 45.
Tonight: Partly cloudy with areas of fog. Lows around 30.
Thursday: Morning fog and low clouds, partial clearing in the mid to late afternoon. High 42.
Friday: Partly sunny with patchy fog in the morning. High 40.
Saturday: Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of rain. High 44.
Sunday: Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain. High 44.
New Year’s Eve: Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain. Low 35.
Monday: Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain. High 45.
Tuesday: Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain. High 46.
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