Flood in Washington County, Oregon

Flood May 8, 2023 · Washington County, Oregon

$14K

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Heavy rains around 1 inch in a half hour to an hour resulted in Ash Creek in southwest Portland to over flow. Around 14 homes had varying amounts of flooding.

The wider storm

Heavy showers developed over the Portland metro area in the afternoon as a cool upper trough remained over the region. Minor flooding occurred in the area. The greatest impacts were to a southwest Portland neighborhood where 14 homes were affected.

Began near Metzger (45.4478, -122.7427).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1103368. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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