Flood in Columbia County, Oregon

Flood November 19, 2012 · Columbia County, Oregon

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Heavy rain caused the Nehalem River near Vernonia to overflow its banks and flood low lying areas. The Nehalem River crested at 13.4 feet, 1.4 feet above flood stage, on November 19th at 5 pm PST.

The wider storm

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.

Began near Vernonia (45.8552, -123.1966).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 419133. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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