Flood in Clackamas County, Oregon

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

Death

$250K

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Heavy rain combined with snowmelt runoff caused the Clackamas river to overflow its banks and floods areas near Estacada. Flood waters submerged 11 pumps in the waste water treatment plant in Estacada. The water water treatment plant was out of commission for 2 weeks. Significant flood damage also occurred to the Estacada library.

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 Estacada (45.2922, -122.3420).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 146508. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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