Flood — Benton, Oregon

2011-01-16 to 2011-01-17 · near Wellsdale, Benton, Oregon

Event narrative

Heavy rain combined with snowmelt runoff to produce flooding on the Clackamas River. The Clackamas River at Oregon City crested at 42.5 feet on January 16th at 23:14 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 278627. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.