Flood — Polk, Oregon

2011-01-17 to 2011-01-18 · near Suver, Polk, Oregon

Event narrative

Heavy rain combined with snowmelt runoff to produce flooding on the Luckiamute River. The Luckiamute River at Suver crested at 28.7 feet on January 17th at 09:15 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 278629. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.