Flood in Harney County, Oregon

Flood August 4, 2023 · Harney County, Oregon

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

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.

The wider storm

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.

Began near Fields (42.1094, -118.1446).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1123955. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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