Flood — Lincoln, Oregon

2011-01-16 to 2011-01-17 · near Camp Twelve, Lincoln, Oregon

Event narrative

Heavy rain combined with snowmelt runoff produced flooding along the Siletz River. The Siletz River at Siletz crested at 20.6 feet on January 16th at 17:30 PST.

Wider weather episode

A series of weather disturbances over the weekend brought sub-tropical moisture to the Pacific Northwest producing heavy rainfall over the region. The heavy rainfall combined with snowmelt runoff led to flooding on several rivers and streams in Northwest Oregon as well as landslides and debris flows.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 278608. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.