Lorane, OR Warnings, Watches and Advisories

Do not drive vehicles through flooded areas. The water depth or fast flowing water/mud/debris from a flash flood will make road conditions unsafe. Do not rely soley on data presented here or other third-party websites - always check your official national and local weather service agency website, socials, radio and/or TV stations for making critical decisions related to weather events.

Please carefully read each posted Warning and Alert as it relates to the area(s) being affected. We may provide a wider range of issued severe weather warnings for surrounding cities and counties, so some alerts may not directly impact this location. This is done to help with preparing for severe weather that may overlap or be heading towards Lorane.

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Flood Watch issued November 22 at 5:19PM PST until November 23 at 4:00PM PST by NWS Medford OR

...The National Weather Service in Medford OR has issued a Flood Watch for the following rivers in Oregon... Coquille River at Coquille affecting South Central Oregon Coast zone. * WHAT...Flooding is possible. * WHERE...Coquille River at Coquille. * WHEN...From this evening to Saturday afternoon. * IMPACTS...At 20.0 feet, Expect some slight pasture flooding in low-lying areas along and near the Coquille River. Cattle and other farm animals which graze on the floodplain may be impacted. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 4:45 PM PST Friday the stage was 19.5 feet. - Forecast...Flood stage may be reached based on the latest forecast information. Current forecasts show the river rising to around 20.7 feet by Saturday morning just below flood stage, then slowly falling to around 20 feet by Saturday evening. - Flood stage is 21.0 feet. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

Flood Advisory issued November 22 at 5:07PM PST until November 23 at 10:00AM PST by NWS Medford OR

* WHAT...Urban and small stream flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected. * WHERE...A portion of southwest Oregon, including the following counties, Coos, Curry and Josephine. * WHEN...Until 1000 AM PST Saturday. * IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas. Water over roadways. Overflowing poor drainage areas. River or stream flows are elevated. Ponding of water in urban or other areas is occurring or is imminent. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 502 PM PST, Doppler radar, weather spotters and automated rain gauges indicated heavy rain between 5 and 10 inches has fallen in these areas over the past few days. Urban and small stream flooding and overflowing poor drainage areas will continue to cause minor flooding in the advisory area. - Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are expected over the area tonight into Saturday morning. This additional rain will result in minor flooding. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... Brookings, Cave Junction, Port Orford, Bandon, Powers, Agness, Bear Camp Viewpoint, Briggs Creek Recreation Site, Ophir, Sam Brown Campground, Spalding Pond Campground, Alfred A. Loeb State Park, Sixes River Campground, Humbug Mountain State Park, Galice, Selma, Highway 199 Hayes Hill Summit, Kerby, Harbor and Edson Creek Campground. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood