Flood — Lane, Oregon

2015-12-17 to 2015-12-18 · near Springfield, Lane, Oregon

Event narrative

The Siuslaw River flooded near Mapleton and the Mohawk River flooded near Springfield. Minor flooding of a pastureland was reported in Swisshome due to flooding of Mann Creek. A new daily rainfall record of 1.65 inches in Eugene broke the previous record of 1.35 inches last set in 1957.

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 612068. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.