Map: Doug Sackinger / Benton County GIS

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

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

Map: Benton County GIS

Rainfall totals: National Weather Service, Portland Office

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

River Data from Northwest River Forecast Center (NOAA)

Marys from 12 Jan to 23 Jan 2012

Community Building?

“You are alive! Grieve

together, cherish survival”

“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.”

“Hang in there!”

Personal PreparednessFailure

To Plan

Is

Planning

To Fail

You can’t help others

if you need help

Hope for the best, plan for the worst

www.co.benton.or.us/sheriff/

More Information

• Benton County Sheriff’s Office

Emergency Management

551 NW Monroe, Corvallis

Phone: 541.766.6864

www.co.benton.or.us/sheriff/ems/