01/08/2009

Associated Press

U.S. 101 through Nehalem is closed by high water, but Tillamook County sheriff's deputies say detours are in place.

Tillamook County sheriff's Lt. Andy Long said water could rise further when high tides come in at mid-morning Thursday.

The area has several rivers that drain the Coast Range and is prone to flooding, especially when Coast Range snow melts quickly and tides are high. The highway was closed Thursday morning.

The area did not get the heavy overnight storms that had been predicted.