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Flood Watch issued March 14 at 9:55AM PDT until March 16 at 11:00PM PDT by NWS Medford ORAn active storm track will remain over the area through at leastearly next week. Light to moderate precipitation today throughSaturday will cause only minor rises. However, a moist, atmosphericriver late Saturday into Sunday will bring periods of very heavyrainfall to the watch area. Rain amounts of 3 to 6 inches are likelyduring this time frame for the coast, coast ranges and into westernSiskiyou County with 1 to 3 inches in the Umpqua Basin and RogueValley. Snow levels will rise this weekend to around 5000 to 5500feet by Sunday and this will lead to some snow melt and increasedrunoff.* WHAT...Flooding of streams, creeks and rivers, urban areas andareas of poor drainage caused by very heavy rainfall and snowmeltis possible.* WHERE...Portions of northern California, including the followingarea, Western Siskiyou County and southwest Oregon, including thefollowing areas, Central Douglas County, Curry County Coast,Eastern Curry County and Josephine County, Eastern Douglas CountyFoothills, Jackson County and South Central Oregon Coast.* WHEN...From Saturday afternoon through Sunday evening.* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers,creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.Creeks and streams may rise out of their banks. Flooding may occurin poor drainage and urban areas.* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...- http://www.weather.gov/safety/floodYou should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible FloodWarnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be preparedto take action should flooding develop.

National Weather Service