Flood — Harney, Oregon

2023-08-04 · near Fields, Harney, Oregon

Event narrative

A trained spotter reported frequent lightning and 1.0 inches of rain in 20 minutes causing over a foot of standing water in agricultural fields. He also reported that Trout Creek Road was impassable due to washed out portions of the road.

Wider weather episode

Monsoonal moisture in tandem with a weak upper level low allowed for training storms to form over the Oregon-Nevada border. This created a lot of flooding and and making travel on dirt roads difficult.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1123955. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.