Flood in Columbia County, Oregon
Flood December 9, 2015 – December 10, 2015 · Columbia County, Oregon
Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.
What the National Weather Service wrote
The Nehalem River near Vernonia flooded Vernonia resulting in evacuation of residents and damage to many buildings and vehicles. A bridge washed out on TImber Road and isolated the Glenwood Community. There was also significant flooding in St Helens, where 17 homes were evacuated, and many roads were damaged and closed. Highway 30 and the business district in Rainier also flooded. An elderly couple drove around a barrier of a closed road, and was swept away by high water. The man escaped through the sunroof of the vehicle, but the woman ended up drowning. Flooding and landslides cut off Western Columbia County.
The wider storm
A moist front produced heavy rain across Northwest Oregon closely following two other moist fronts on December 7th and December 8th. THe heavy rain resulted in additional flooding and land slides across the region.
Began near Vernonia (45.8500, -123.2000).
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 612029. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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