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High Winds, Heavy Rain Pummel The Northwest

NWNews | By Chris Lehman
Published November 19, 2012 at 5:34 PM MST
A vehicle speeds through a flooded intersection in Salem. Photo by Chris Lehman
A vehicle speeds through a flooded intersection in Salem. Photo by Chris Lehman

High winds and heavy rain are pummeling the Northwest Monday. Downed trees and floodwaters have closed countless roads, making the evening commute a difficult one.

I'm standing on a bridge over Mill Creek in downtown Salem, and the waters are definitely on the rise. This particular location is of special interest to me since my house is about a block away from here.

Earlier this year during a major flooding event here in Salem, I had to fill some sandbags and put them around the back door to keep the floodwaters at bay. So far, it's not anywhere near that point, but with the rain in the forecast, I'm going to keep an eye out throughout the night.

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Chris Lehman
Chris Lehman graduated from Temple University with a journalism degree in 1997. He landed his first job less than a month later, producing arts stories for Red River Public Radio in Shreveport, Louisiana. Three years later he headed north to DeKalb, Illinois, where he worked as a reporter and announcer for NPR–affiliate WNIJ–FM. In 2006 he headed west to become the Salem Correspondent for the Northwest News Network.
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