Flood in Lane County, Oregon

Flood December 17, 2015 – December 18, 2015 · Lane County, Oregon

$499K

Damage as recorded

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

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.

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 Springfield (44.0066, -123.0000).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 612068. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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