Hazard warning and notification Links

Weather Information

National Weather Service Forecast Office – Portland, Oregon

Official source of weather information in the Clark Regional Emergency Operations Center. 

A forecaster may be also contacted directly by calling (503) 261-9248

Weatherbug

Site to download Weatherbug weather monitoring software.  This software resides in your computer system tray (lower right corner on windows PCs) and will alert when weather warnings are issued for the local area.

NOAA Weather Radio

Information about how to access the National Weather Service continuous broadcast of weather information.  This also has information about readily available tone alert radios that will alarm when urgent weather advisories are issued for your area.

Floods

River Status Information - National Weather Service, Portland

            Remote river flow and gage monitoring for: Columbia River, Lewis River, East Fork of the Lewis River, Salmon Creek, and Washougal River

Amateur Radio River Monitoring

Remote river level monitoring for Lewis River, Fifth Plain Creek, and the Washougal River.

Notification Services

Flashnews.net

Web-based media notification service.

Emergency E-mail Network

Web service for sending text message warning information to cell phones and pagers.  Weather and other warning information is available here.  This is highly recommended for the hearing impaired.

Earthquake Information

University of Washington - Pacific Northwest Seismograph Network

USGS National Earthquake Information Center

These are the two official sources of information about current seismic activity.

Volcanic Activity

Cascades Volcano Observatory – Vancouver, Washington

            Definitive source of information about volcanic activity on Mt. St. Helens, Mt. Adams, Mt. Hood, and other cascade volcanos.

Volcanic Ash Transport and Dispersion

Low resolution ash plume modeling

Bioterrorism and Public Health Emergencies

Clark County Public Health – Bioterrorism and Emergency Preparedness and Response

            This includes links to state (Department of Health) and Federal (CDC) web resources for public health emergency information