PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) —The National Weather Service has issued a Flash Flood Watch for portions of Central and Eastern Oregon beginning at 2 p.m. PDT and continuing through this evening. Heavy rainfall may result in landslides and debris flows in areas of steep terrain, as well as debris flows in and near burned areas from recent wildfires.

The watch area includes Central Oregon, the east slopes of the Oregon Cascades, the Grande Ronde Valley, the John Day Basin, the Northern Blue Mountains of Oregon, Wallowa County, and Baker County.

Find the latest information here: https://alerts.weather.gov/cap/or.php?x=1

Here's the rest of Thursday's announcement from the Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries (DOGAMI).

Debris flows are rapidly moving, extremely destructive landsl

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