Heavy Rain — Washington, Oregon

2015-05-21 · near Banks, Washington, Oregon

Event narrative

Heavy rain from thunderstorms was reported in Hillsboro, Banks, Forest Grove, Gaston, Cornelius, and Aloha. A member of the public reported on Facebook that 0.84 inches of rain fell in 30 minutes near Banks. There were several reports of ponding on highway 6 and highway 8 that resulted in the hydroplaning of many cars. There was a Twitter report that Baseline Rd had around an inch of standing water. A blogger reported that the heavy rain could not keep up with the storm drains, and flooded a neighbors house.

Wider weather episode

Slow moving thunderstorms produced brief downpours of heavy rain in parts of Washington County resulting in minor flooding.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 575721. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.