' Oregon Coast brace ‘<reI:7 . keeling over and mud slid . The Oregon coast, hammered by heavy rains, floods and landslides dur- ing the weekend. received a breather from the downpour Monday night and Tuesday as an anticipated storm front. turned out to be more moderate than had been forecast originally.‘ However, at some areas along the coast. the ground was so waterlogged and unstable that even the prospect of light to moderate rain raised the specter of more trees toppling. power poles Additionally. the National Weather Service forecast that winds gusting up to 50 mph would-hit the coast and that gale warnings had been posted. The US. coast Guard station at ‘ Cape Disappointment on the Washing- ton side of the Columbia River reported Monday night that the Columbia bar was closed to all recreational boat traf- fic but was open for commercial fishing - and merchant use. Breaking “waves were betvieen 10 and 12 feet. \Iafi b-l-rfllna‘ On the northern Oregon coast, the ’i‘iliamook County Department of Emer- gency Management said that residents of Garibaldi living near the mouth of Whitney Creek hadbeen advised to evacuate their homes. . A- department spokesman said there had been an accumulation of material about a mile up the canyon from the creek’s mouth and that the few resi- dents in the area had been warned that the mud (flow of the weekend_might repeat itself. Some of the homes in‘ the area are unoccupied vacation resi- dences. 0.8. 101 between Garibaldi and , Wheeler to the north had been f‘hlocked in at least a half dozen places by slides," the spokesman said. Miami River Road was being used as adetour between the two points. The Wilson, Nehalem and Nestucca rivers were reported gradually rising. but an accurate fix on the Nehaiem was impos’dble because of downed telephone 3 fr new US. 10! remained blocked by mud slides at Neshkahnie Mountain and Hug Point, just south of, Cannon Beach, in Ciatsop County. EmergenCy vehicles were permitted passage at Neahkahnie, but Hug Point was closed to all traffic. Residents of Manzanita were asked Monday to restrict water usage after washouts cut the city’s water supply. Ruth Steele, city clerk. reported that approximately two days' supply of wa. ter remained in the City’s reservoir. She said the two mains that bring water from Anderson Creek six miles to thereservolrwerecutbymajorwash- outs.0nemainwasexpectedtobehack, in service sometime Tuesday. she added. 0.8. 30 was open Monday tonne- -way traffic for cars and pickups only about six miles east of Astoria, Oregon State Police reported. The road had been closed by a washout Sunday. The‘Nation‘al Weather ré- _. ported that weekend storms dumped storm: at»? nearly 10 inchesof rain‘in the coastal mountain range. Vaisetz reported 9.1 inches in a 48- hour period eading Sunday night. Lau- rel Mountain recorded 7.3 inches. Lee's Camp 6.9 inches. Tillamook 6.38 inches. North Bend 6.04 inchesand Alsea 5.97 inches. ; inland, flood warnings were can eeled for Johnson Creek in Portland and the Marys River at Phiiomath. Monday. the main stern of the Wil- lamette was forecast to Continue to rise as runoff from flooded tributaries reaches the river. In Portlandl the rains triggered a small slide on West mmside Street at its intersection with Southwest 'f‘ichen- er Street. where contractors are build- ing a 3300.800 retaining wall. Showers and clearing periods were forecast for Portland and the Wil- lamette Valley Tuesday. with tures ranging from the 40s to 50s and southeast winds of 10 to 20 mph. , OCR Text: ' Oregon Coast brace ‘<reI:7 . keeling over and mud slid . The Oregon coast, hammered by heavy rains, floods and landslides dur- ing the weekend. received a breather from the downpour Monday night and Tuesday as an anticipated storm front. turned out to be more moderate than had been forecast originally.‘ However, at some areas along the coast. the ground was so waterlogged and unstable that even the prospect of light to moderate rain raised the specter of more trees toppling. power poles Additionally. the National Weather Service forecast that winds gusting up to 50 mph would-hit the coast and that gale warnings had been posted. The US. coast Guard station at ‘ Cape Disappointment on the Washing- ton side of the Columbia River reported Monday night that the Columbia bar was closed to all recreational boat traf- fic but was open for commercial fishing - and merchant use. Breaking “waves were betvieen 10 and 12 feet. \Iafi b-l-rfllna‘ On the northern Oregon coast, the ’i‘iliamook County Department of Emer- gency Management said that residents of Garibaldi living near the mouth of Whitney Creek hadbeen advised to evacuate their homes. . A- department spokesman said there had been an accumulation of material about a mile up the canyon from the creek’s mouth and that the few resi- dents in the area had been warned that the mud (flow of the weekend_might repeat itself. Some of the homes in‘ the area are unoccupied vacation resi- dences. 0.8. 101 between Garibaldi and , Wheeler to the north had been f‘hlocked in at least a half dozen places by slides," the spokesman said. Miami River Road was being used as adetour between the two points. The Wilson, Nehalem and Nestucca rivers were reported gradually rising. but an accurate fix on the Nehaiem was impos’dble because of downed telephone 3 fr new US. 10! remained blocked by mud slides at Neshkahnie Mountain and Hug Point, just south of, Cannon Beach, in Ciatsop County. EmergenCy vehicles were permitted passage at Neahkahnie, but Hug Point was closed to all traffic. Residents of Manzanita were asked Monday to restrict water usage after washouts cut the city’s water supply. Ruth Steele, city clerk. reported that approximately two days' supply of wa. ter remained in the City’s reservoir. She said the two mains that bring water from Anderson Creek six miles to thereservolrwerecutbymajorwash- outs.0nemainwasexpectedtobehack, in service sometime Tuesday. she added. 0.8. 30 was open Monday tonne- -way traffic for cars and pickups only about six miles east of Astoria, Oregon State Police reported. The road had been closed by a washout Sunday. The‘Nation‘al Weather ré- _. ported that weekend storms dumped storm: at»? nearly 10 inchesof rain‘in the coastal mountain range. Vaisetz reported 9.1 inches in a 48- hour period eading Sunday night. Lau- rel Mountain recorded 7.3 inches. Lee's Camp 6.9 inches. Tillamook 6.38 inches. North Bend 6.04 inchesand Alsea 5.97 inches. ; inland, flood warnings were can eeled for Johnson Creek in Portland and the Marys River at Phiiomath. Monday. the main stern of the Wil- lamette was forecast to Continue to rise as runoff from flooded tributaries reaches the river. In Portlandl the rains triggered a small slide on West mmside Street at its intersection with Southwest 'f‘ichen- er Street. where contractors are build- ing a 3300.800 retaining wall. Showers and clearing periods were forecast for Portland and the Wil- lamette Valley Tuesday. with tures ranging from the 40s to 50s and southeast winds of 10 to 20 mph. , Nehalem Valley Historical Society,Under Construction,March 2024 Shipment Scans,MISC,Unknown source 2007 Storm Article,P01 (1).tif, P01 (1).tif