Flood — Washington, Oregon

2023-05-08 · near Metzger, Washington, Oregon

Event narrative

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.

Wider weather episode

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.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1103368. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.