Heavy Rain — Lincoln, Oregon

2015-12-17 to 2015-12-18 · near Lincoln City, Lincoln, Oregon

Event narrative

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.

Wider weather episode

An atmospheric rain event resulted in river flooding, urban flooding, land slides and sink holes across Northwest Oregon causing catastrophic damage.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 612059. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.