Flood — Lincoln, Oregon

2014-12-20 to 2014-12-21 · near Siletz, Lincoln, Oregon

Event narrative

The Siletz River at Siletz reached flood stage of 20 feet at 1045 PM PST on December 20th. The river crested at 20.33 feet at 1230 AM PST on December 21st, before dropping below flood stage an hour later.

Wider weather episode

A slow moving front produced heavy rain over Northwest Oregon which resulted in the flooding of eight rivers. Another impact from the rain were a couple of land/rock slides that both blocked two highways.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 546869. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.