UPDATED: The National Weather Service has issued a flood watch for portions of southwestern Oregon, including Curry and Josephine counties, the Siskiyou Mountains and the Southern Oregon Cascades.

NWS-Medford has previously warned of possible debris flows on area rivers and streams in Coos, Curry, Josephine and western Douglas counties

The newest flood watch is in effect through Friday evening, a Tuesday night NWS post said. 

“The NWS is expecting heavy rainfall over the region that may result in landslides, rock falls, and debris flows in areas of steep terrain, as well as debris flows in and near burned areas from recent wildfires,” the post read.

Find the latest information at: https://alerts.weather.gov/search?area=OR

Weather expert predicts mild winter; cold blasts possible

National Weather Service forecasters were calling for wind gusts up to 85 mph in Oregon coastal waters and across capes and headlands as a strong storm system barrels into the Pacific Northwest.

The NWS office in Medford issued a Hurricane Force Wind Warning early Tuesday morning. Inland, wind gusts could reach 60 mph in cities including Lakeview, Paisley, Newell, Dorris, Altamont, Klamath Falls, Macdoel and Bly, a post said.

Steady rain is expected to accompany the system, with heavy snow at higher elevations.

Areas of the Rogue Valley could see between a half-inch to three-quarters of an inch of rain Tuesday, another half-inch Wednesday and Wednesday night, and up to three-quarters an inch of rain on Thursday, forecasters wrote.

Wind gusts in the Rogue Valley could reach as high as 48 mph Tuesday night, with gusts falling to 30 mph Wednesday.  

A wind advisory is in effect from 1 p.m. Tuesday to 7 a.m. Wednesday.

Eight to 12 inches of snow could fall in the Siskiyous, and up to 36 inches could drop on Crater Lake, NWS said.

To check road conditions, go to tripcheck.com.

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