Flood — Clackamas, Oregon

2012-11-20 · near Estacada Arpt, Clackamas, Oregon

Event narrative

Heavy rain caused the Clackamas River at Estacada to overflow its banks and flood low lying areas. The Clackamas River crested at 20.0 feet on January 20th at 9 pm PST, right at 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 418992. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.