Flood in Columbia County, Oregon

Flood December 7, 2015 · Columbia County, Oregon

$124K

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Heavy rain resulted in flooding of the Nehalem River near Vernonia, and several small streams in the area. The Timber Road Bridge over Gales Creek washed out north of Highway 6.

The wider storm

A moist pacific front produced heavy rainfall across Northwest Oregon which resulted in river flooding, urban flooding, small stream flooding, land slides, and a few sink holes.

Began near Vernonia (45.8211, -123.2000).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 611963. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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