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Heavy rain expected tonight

By Craig Brown, Columbian Editor
Published: June 3, 2010, 12:00am

More heavy rain is on its way to Clark County.

The National Weather Service has issued a Special Weather Statement warning between a half-inch and an inch of rain could fall after dark tonight and into Friday.

Here is the text of the statement:

…ANOTHER ROUND OF WET WEATHER HEADED TO THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST…

ANOTHER STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST

LATE TONIGHT AND FRIDAY BRINGING ANOTHER ROUND OF HEAVY RAINFALL

TO THE AREA. A VERY STRONG JET STREAM ACROSS THE PACIFIC CONTINUES

TO AIM A MOIST BAND OF MOISTURE TOWARD SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON AND

NORTHWEST.

THIS STORM SYSTEM WILL LIKELY NOT PRODUCE AS MUCH RAINFALL AS THE

YESTERDAYS STORM…BUT STILL PRODUCE QUITE ALOT OF RAIN FOR THIS

TIME OF YEAR. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2.5 INCHES IS LIKELY AT THE

COAST…COAST RANGE AND CASCADES. AMOUNTS IN THE INTERIOR VALLEYS

WILL LIKELY BE IN THE 0.5 TO NEAR 1 INCH RANGE.

THE HEAVY RAIN WILL ONCE AGAIN LEAD TO SHARP RISES ON RIVERS IN

SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON AND NORTHWEST OREGON LATE TONIGHT AND FRIDAY.

SOME SMALL STREAMS AND URBAN AREAS MAY EXPERIENCE LOCALIZED

FLOODING. BREEZY CONDITIONS ALONG THE COAST AND INLAND VALLEYS IS

ALSO EXPECTED AS THE FRONT MOVES IN EARLY FRIDAY. SNOW LEVELS

WILL BE ABOVE 7000 FEET FOR MOST OF THIS EVENT. THE HEAVY RAIN ON

SNOW WILL CAUSE DANGEROUSLY UNSTABLE CONDITIONS FOR CLIMBERS ON THE

AREA PEAKS.

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