Flood in Tillamook County, Oregon

Flood January 6, 2022 – January 7, 2022 · Tillamook County, Oregon

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

The gauge on the Wilson River near Tillamook rose above flood stage of 12.0 feet at 0945PST, crested at 14.1 feet on the 7th at 0800PST, then dropped below flood stage at 1730PST on the 7th. Flood waters covered highway 101 near Tillamook, and highway 6 was closed in east Tillamook near Goodspeed Park.

The wider storm

The second in a series of strong Pacific fronts brought another round of heavy rain and resulting flooding of mainstem rivers draining the coastal mountains and interior of northwest Oregon. Coastal flooding also occurred at some coastal communities as a result of high astronomical tides combined with high river levels and high seas.

Began near Juno (45.4725, -123.7636).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1004279. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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