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Clackamas County issues flood warning as heavy rain, high winds arrive; EOC open
Summary
The county's disaster director warned of heavy rain, high winds and river rises — Clackamas at Estacada is forecast to reach “major” stage — and said the emergency operations center is open, Red Cross sheltering is likely and multi-channel alerts will be sent to residents.
Daniel Neibauer, Clackamas County’s director of disaster management, gave commissioners a brief storm briefing on Dec. 18, warning that heavy rain and high winds could raise rivers and creeks and produce localized flooding and fallen trees.
"We only have one gauge that's forecasted to go to what they call major, and that's Clackamas at Estacada," Neibauer told the board, noting several other gauges were expected to reach moderate stage. He identified Johnson Creek (gauge in Multnomah County), the Clackamas River in Oregon City, the Willamette below the falls,…
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