Flood — Columbia, Oregon

2015-12-08 to 2015-12-09 · near Vernonia, Columbia, Oregon

Event narrative

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.

Wider weather episode

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.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 611999. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.