Flood in Coos County, Oregon
Flood December 20, 2014 – December 21, 2014 · Coos County, Oregon
Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.
What the National Weather Service wrote
A spotter at Sitkum reported that the East Fork of the Coquille River was flooded at its junction with Brummit Creek overflowed its banks at around 20/2215 PST. A spotter 2NNW Sitkum reported that Brummit Creek was over its banks near where it empties into the East Fork of the Coquille River. Flooding started at around 21/0225 PST. At 21/0932 PST, the spotter at Sitkum reported water has reached a gymnasium structure and small amounts of water were on the floor. The Sitkum-County Line road was under about 2 feet of water east of the bridge over Brummit Creek. At the time of the report the water was beginning to recede.
The wider storm
A sustained period of heavy precipitation brought flooding to a number of small and medium streams in Coos County in southwest Oregon.
Began near Sitkum (43.1500, -123.8600).
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 545917. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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