Flood in Columbia County, Oregon

Flood December 8, 2015 – December 9, 2015 · Columbia County, Oregon

$824K

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Flooding from the Nehalem River and Rock Creek in Vernonia resulted in evacuation of homes and the implementation of the Vernonia Emergency Command Center. Heavy rain resulted in a land slide that closed OR47 at mile marker 8.

The wider storm

A moist front produced heavy rain across Northwest Oregon on December 8th through December 9th resulting in river flooding, urban flooding, and sink holes. This rain occurred around 24 hours after another moist front that resulted in flooding across the area.

Began near Vernonia (45.8790, -123.2000).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 611999. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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