Flood in Columbia County, Oregon

Flood January 6, 2022 · Columbia County, Oregon

$25K

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Oregon highway 47 near the Mist junction was closed due to a culvert failing, washing out the road.

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 Mist (46.0064, -123.2416).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1004283. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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