2. Major Events
Monday, 16 Jan
NWS forecasts snow & ice
Wednesday, 18 Jan
Evening: Lancaster/Conifer area
begins flooding in NE Corvallis
Thursday, 19 Jan
0400: Landslide on Rosewood Dr
0700: City/county ECC activated
0800: Evacuation for Rosewood
1000: 509J opens CVHS shelter
Noon: Marys River crests at 21.9
feet, a new historical record
All day: public safety/public works
very active, numerous roads closed
due to high water and/or landslides,
voluntary evacuations continue
3. Major Events
Friday, 20 Jan
0800: Health Department opens
DOC
1000: CVHS shelter closes as
residents leave
1400: Helicopter photo survey of
flooding
All day: public safety/public works
very active, numerous roads closed
due to high water and/or landslides
Saturday, 21 Jan
0800: ECC stands down
Afternoon: Willamette R crests at
28.5 feet, approx 2 feet lower than
1996
6. Rainfall totals:
Philomath & Corvallis, from
~0700 17 Jan to ~0700 19 Jan,
each received ~7 inches of rain
Blodgett, on the edge of the Coast
Range, and within the Marys River
watershed, received 2 inches in a
12 hour period
Rainfall totals: National Weather Service, Portland Office
7. Marys from 12 Jan to 23 Jan 2012
River Data from Northwest River Forecast Center (NOAA)
11. “You are alive! Grieve
together, cherish survival”
“Hang in there!”
“To everyone in the shelter: your houses and things were broken in the tsunami and earthquake, but
Please stay strong. Some of you can’t go back home but please stay strong. Some houses don’t have running
Water, so please try not to use it wastefully. We won’t be wasteful either . Please take care of yourselves.”
12. Personal Preparedness
Failure
To Plan
Is
Planning
To Fail
Hope for the best, plan for the worst
You can’t help others
if you need help
