Heavy Rain in Lincoln County, Oregon
Heavy Rain December 17, 2015 – December 18, 2015 · Lincoln County, Oregon
Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.
What the National Weather Service wrote
Heavy rain resulted in a multiple of large land slides from Florence to Newport. A landslide in Newport damaged 6 homes and resulted in the evacuation of other near by homes. A car fell into a sink hole in Newport as it opened up a garage. One landslide that struck a home killed an elderly woman and her dog, and injured her husband. A creek near Yachats River Rd pushed a home off of its foundation as it rerouted from the heavy rain. Highway 229 in Siletz flooded. The Siletz River near Siletz and the Alsea River near Tidewater exceeded flood stage. A new daily rainfall record was set in Newport when 3.08 inches of rain on the 17th broke the previous record of 2 inches that was last set in 1925.
The wider storm
An atmospheric rain event resulted in river flooding, urban flooding, land slides and sink holes across Northwest Oregon causing catastrophic damage.
Began near Lincoln City (44.9011, -124.0200).
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 612059. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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