Flood in Linn County, Oregon

Flood January 18, 2012 – January 20, 2012 · Linn County, Oregon

Deaths

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Widespread low-land flooding occurred in Linn County. A car was swept from a Mega Foods parking lot at 7:00 pm PST January 18th, 2011 into the Periwinkle Creek. A family was trapped inside the car. The father and one son were rescued, but the mother and 20-month old child drowned.

The wider storm

With a cold air mass in place over the Pacific Northwest, two strong and very moist Pacific weather systems brought widespread heavy rains to the Willamette Valley flooding many urban and small streams.

Began near Fry (44.5934, -123.0249).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 357149. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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