Coastal Flood — Northern Oregon Coast, Oregon

2015-12-10 to 2015-12-11 · Northern Oregon Coast, Oregon

Event narrative

Anomalous high tides and large surf prevented flooded rivers to recede between rain events, and contributed to coastal flooding across the North Oregon coast. Water from high surf entered several rooms of the Surfsand Hotel in Cannon Beach as well as blew out some of the windows. The high surf littered debris on the beach in Neskowin up to the rock barrier. An assisted living facility in Tillamook was evacuated. Highway 101 at Wheeler was closed due to flood damage and a road collapse. Bay Ocean Rd was washed out between Tillamook and Cape Mears. The port of Columbia River in Astoria was closed as well as the port at Tillamook Bay in Garibaldi. The Nehalem River near Foss remained above flood stage.

Wider weather episode

High rivers from heavy rain combined with large surf and extremely high tides resulted in coastal flooding for the North Oregon Coast.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 612032. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.