Flood in Polk County, Oregon

Flood January 2, 2009 – January 3, 2009 · Polk County, Oregon

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Heavy rain caused the Luckiamute river to overflow its banks and flood property near highway 99.

The wider storm

Heavy rainfall drenched the region to begin the new year. The heavy rainfall combined with snowmelt runoff caused flooding along multiple rivers in northwest Oregon.

Began near Suver (44.7500, -123.2000).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 146500. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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