Flood — Polk, Oregon

2012-11-20 to 2012-11-21 · near Buena Vista, Polk, Oregon

Event narrative

Heavy rain caused the Luckiamute River at Suver to overflow its banks causing flooding to surrounding areas. The Luckiamute River crested at 28.3 feet on January 20th at 3 pm PST, 1.3 feet above flood stage.

Wider weather episode

A strong warm front lifted north across the region accompanied by heavy rain on Sunday. Widespread heavy rain continued to impact the Pacific Northwest Monday and Monday night as the strong and very moist front stalled over the area.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 418990. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.