Flood — Washington, Oregon

2009-11-07 · near Cedar Mill, Washington, Oregon

Event narrative

Minor road flooding was reported along Science Park Drive near the Hope Depot, with about 4 feet of water covering the road for about 1/10 of a mile. The road had been blocked off to traffic.

Wider weather episode

Under an unstable air mass, strong convective storms moved over the Portland metro area, dropping healthy amounts of rain. Given the time of year, with plenty of newly fallen leaves in gutters and street drains, urban flooding was reported around the area.

View location on OpenStreetMap → (45.5308, -122.8260)

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 203912. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.