Flood — Coos, Oregon

2024-01-17 to 2024-01-20 · near Myrtle Pt, Coos, Oregon

Event narrative

The Coquille River at Coquille rose above minor flood stage of 21.0 ft at 17/1830 PST, and above moderate flood stage of 23.0 ft at 18/1430 PST, crested at moderate flood stage at 23.37 ft at 18/2130 PST. The river dropped below minor flood stage at 20/1130 PST.

Wider weather episode

After a brief break from 1/16 into 1/17, another strong low moving southeast from the Gulf of Alaska brought a new episode of heavy rain to Coos County on 1/17 into 1/19, with flooding lingering into 1/20.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1154186. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.