Flood in Harney County, Oregon

Flood March 25, 2025 – March 31, 2025 · Harney County, Oregon

$1.0M

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

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.

The wider storm

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.

Began near Burns (43.6197, -119.0803).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1246569. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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