Flood — Harney, Oregon

2025-03-25 to 2025-03-31 · near Burns, Harney, Oregon

$1.0M

Property damage

Event narrative

Hundreds of homes were impacted by flood waters, many with major damage and some were uninhabitable. Numerous residents were evacuated during the height of the flooding with some sheltering in hotels and Red Cross mass care facilities. There was extensive damage to sewer system.

Wider weather episode

Rapid snowmelt due to warm temperatures caused the Silvies River to rise to 14.76 feet, about half a foot under the record of 15.2 feet. This caused significant flooding in and around Burns, Oregon while the river was in flood stage from March 25th through April 3rd and from April 10th through April 15th. Flooding was visible over the area between the two flood stage events and for a few days after April 15th.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1246569. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.