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National Weather Service:
Areal Flood Watch

Current Conditions

Updated: 12:15 PM PST on January 07, 2009

La Grande: 46°
Overcast
Wind: 14 mph from the SSE
Dew Point: 34 °F
Pressure: 29.93 in
Windchill: 40 °F
Humidity: 62%
Visibility: 10.0 miles

5 Day Forecast for La Grande

47° \| 40°	41° \| 29°	32° \| 23°	36° \| 27°	38° \| 27°
Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun

Rain	Chance of Snow	Partly Cloudy	Partly Cloudy	Partly Cloudy

Forecast as of 12:13 PM PST on January 7, 2009
Flood Watch in effect through Thursday evening...

	Rest of Today Widespread rain. Windy. Highs 45 to 50. Southwest wind 20 to 30 mph with gusts to around 45 mph. Chance of precipitation 90 percent.
	Tonight Rain...breezy. Lows 36 to 41. Southwest wind 15 to 25 mph with gusts to around 35 mph. Chance of precipitation 90 percent.
	Thursday Rain in the morning...then rain and snow in the afternoon. Breezy. Snow accumulation 2 to 4 inches. Snow level 4500 feet in the afternoon. Highs 39 to 44. Southwest wind 15 to 25 mph. Chance of precipitation 90 percent.
	Thursday Night Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of snow showers. Breezy...colder. Lows 23 to 28. West wind 15 to 25 mph.
	Friday Partly cloudy. Colder. Highs 29 to 34. Southwest wind 5 to 15 mph.
	Friday Night through Saturday Night Partly cloudy. Lows 22 to 32. Highs 29 to 39.
	Sunday and Sunday Night Partly cloudy. A slight chance of rain. Highs 37 to 42. Lows 25 to 32.
	Monday and Monday Night Partly cloudy. Highs 35 to 40. Lows 25 to 30.
	Tuesday Mostly sunny. Highs 36 to 41.

Astronomy

Sunrise:	07:31 AM (PST)	Moon Rise:	12:43 PM (PST)
Sunset:	04:27 PM (PST)	Moon Set:	04:02 AM (PST)

Moon Phase


Jan. 07	Jan. 10	Jan. 17	Jan. 26	Feb. 02

Areal Flood Watch
Statement as of 10:00 am PST on January 7, 2009

... Flood Watch remains in effect through Thursday evening...

The Flood Watch continues for

* portions of northeast Oregon... WA and southeast Washington...
including the following areas... in northeast Oregon...
foothills of the Blue Mountains of Oregon and northern Blue
Mountains of Oregon. In WA... northwest Blue Mountains. In
southeast Washington... foothills of the Blue Mountains of
Washington.

* Through Thursday evening

* heavy rain is expected to move into the area today and snow
levels are around 6000 to 7000 feet. Small streams and creeks
have seen some rises overnight and with additional rain and snow
melt... small stream and river flooding may still occur. Storm
total rainfall amounts could range from 1 to 2 inches... with the
highest amounts expected over Blue Mountains of southeast
Washington.

* The Walla Walla river at Touchet is currently forecast to rise
to the flood stage of 13 feet Wednesday evening and may crest
near 15 feet by Thursday morning.

Numerous small streams and creeks including Coppei creek... Mill
Creek... yellowhawk and Meacham creeks as well as the Touchet
and Umatilla rivers will see some rises today... but are expected
rapidly rise again tonight and early Thursday.

A Flood Watch means there is a potential for flooding based on
current forecasts. You should monitor later forecasts and be
alert for possible flood warnings. Those living in areas prone to
flooding should be prepared to take action should flooding
develop. For additional weather information... check our web site
at www.Weather.Gov/Pendleton.

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