To: All Site Employees



From: REWS Emergency Mgmt



Hello everyone,



Please read below for updates on the flooding from Benton County Emergency Mgmt. Critical elements from the message are Highway 34 is still closed and it is UNLIKELY to be re-opened for the after-work commute. If we get word of Highway 34 re-opening, we will send another notification. Please notice the web links and phone numbers for updated information from Benton County Public Works, Linn County, and ODOT.



Thanks,



Kevin Harding, MS
Emergency Program Manager
Hewlett Packard, Corvallis

Phone: 541-715-8079
Mobile: 541-760-0496





-----Original Message-----
From: PEIRSON Peggy [mailto:Peggy.PEIRSON@Co.Benton.OR.US]
Sent: Thursday, January 19, 2006 11:50 AM
Subject: FYI: Willamette at Corvallis and Albany Has Crested, Receding Slowly

Update: The Willamette River at Corvallis and Albany has crested and is forecast to fall below flood stage at Albany and Corvallis later this afternoon. The river is forecast to continue receding for the next couple of days.



Hwy 34 east of Corvallis and the Corvallis Hwy 20/34 bypass is still closed to all traffic and not anticipated to reopen until late today at the earliest and only after the road way is evaluated for damage. It is unlikely that Hwy 34 will be reopened for the after-work commute tonight. Plan to take an alternate route and to be very patient in your travel tonight.



Alternate routes to Corvallis until the Hwy 34 reopens:

² From Albany/Lebanon: Hwy 20 from through North Albany – VERY congested, slow, reports of 90 minutes to 2 hours from Albany to Corvallis or 99E south to Junction City, then north on Hwy 99W through Monroe

² From Salem: Hwy 22 to Hwy 99W through Rickreal and Monmouth

² From Eugene: Hwy 99W through Junction City and Monroe



Road closure and high water information:



Benton County: www.co.benton.or.us/pw or telephone (541) 766-6821

Linn County: http://www.co.linn.or.us/Roads/RoadClosures.asp or telephone(541) 967.3919

OR Department of Transportation: www.tripcheck.com or dial 5-1-1 from your cell phone



Peggy





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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR

1110 AM PST THU JAN 19 2006



WILLAMETTE MAINSTEM BULLETIN NO. 5



...FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE WILLAMETTE RIVER IN LINN AND BENTON COUNTIES...



...FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR THE WILLAMETTE RIVER IN MARION AND CLACKAMAS COUNTIES...

$$



ORC003-043-200200-

1110 AM PST THU JAN 19 2006



WILLAMETTE RIVER AT CORVALLIS

MOST RECENT READING: 20.5 FT / 81400 CFS AT 10 AM THURSDAY

FLOOD STAGE ---> 20.0 FT / 78000 CFS

(DATUM 191.9 FT)



FORECAST / REMARKS:

FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES...MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AT THIS TIME. THE WILLAMETTE AT CORVALLIS CRESTED AT 20.6 FT AT 9 AM THURSDAY AND IS FORECAST TO FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AROUND 2 PM THURSDAY AND CONTINUE FALLING FOR THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS. ABOVE 20 FT...EXPECT CONTINUED LOW LAND FLOODING EAST AND SOUTH OF CORVALLIS. NUMEROUS SECONDARY ROADS EAST OF CORVALLIS MAY BE FLOODED AT THIS LEVEL. SOME STREETS IN CORVALLIS MAY BE FLOODED...INCLUDING HIGHWAY 34. $$



ORC003-043-200200-

1110 AM PST THU JAN 19 2006



WILLAMETTE RIVER AT ALBANY

MOST RECENT READING: 25.4 FT / 86300 CFS AT 10 AM THURSDAY

FLOOD STAGE ---> 25.0 FT / 84000 CFS

(DATUM 167.2 FT)



FORECAST / REMARKS:

FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES...MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AT THIS TIME. THE WILLAMETTE AT ALBANY CRESTED AT 25.5 FT AT 10 AM THURSDAY. THIS LOCATION IS FORECAST TO FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AROUND 3 PM THURSDAY AND CONTINUE FALLING FOR THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS. ABOVE 25 FT...EXPECT WIDESPREAD LOW LAND FLOODING AND FLOODING OF RURAL AND SECONDARY ROADS. $$



ORC047-053-200200-

1110 AM PST THU JAN 19 2006



WILLAMETTE RIVER AT SALEM

MOST RECENT READING: 26.6 FT / 139000 CFS AT 10 AM THURSDAY

FLOOD STAGE ---> 28.0 FT / 154000 CFS

(DATUM 106.1 FT)



FORECAST / REMARKS:

FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE WILLAMETTE AT SALEM IS FORECAST TO REMAIN AT ABOUT 26.5 FEET THROUGH WEDNESDAY AND THEN FALL SLOWLY THROUGH THE WEEKEND. ABOVE 26 FT...EXPECT FLOODING OF NUMEROUS ROADS ALONG THE WILLAMETTE IN THE SALEM AREA. HOMES ON BROWNS ISLAND MAY HAVE MINOR FLOODING. $$



ORC005-200200-

1110 AM PST THU JAN 19 2006



WILLAMETTE RIVER ABOVE FALLS AT OREGON CITY

MOST RECENT READING: 63.4 FT / 172000 CFS AT 10 AM THURSDAY

FLOOD STAGE ---> 64.0 FT / 190000 CFS

(DATUM 0.0 FT)



FORECAST / REMARKS:

FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE WILLAMETTE ABOVE THE FALLS AT OREGON CITY IS FORECAST TO CREST NEAR 63.6 FEET THURSDAY NIGHT. AT THIS TIME...ANY RISE IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW FLOOD STAGE. $$



RIVER STAGE FORECASTS ARE BASED ON OBSERVED AND FORECAST RAINFALL AND TEMPERATURES. IF ACTUAL RAINFALL AND TEMPERATURES VARY FROM THE FORECAST VALUES...THE RIVER STAGE WILL VARY ACCORDINGLY. RIVER FORECASTS INCLUDE CURRENT AND PLANNED RESERVOIR RELEASES.



FOR THE LATEST RIVER STAGES AND FORECASTS...VISIT OUR WEB PAGE AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/PORTLAND (LOWER CASE).



THE NEXT UPDATE FOR THESE LOCATIONS WILL BE ISSUED BY 6 PM THURSDAY. $$ WEATHER.GOV/PORTLAND



Peggy Peirson, Emergency Services Coordinator

Benton County Emergency Management, Search & Rescue

180 NW 5th Street, Corvallis, OR 97330

(541) 766-6864, 766-6052 fax

peggy.peirson@co.benton.or.us

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