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Flood in Columbia County, Oregon

Flood November 24, 2016 – November 25, 2016 · Columbia County, Oregon

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What the National Weather Service wrote

Heavy rain resulted in flooding of the Nehalem River near Vernonia. The Nehalem River reached flood stage at 915 PM on November 24th, and crested at 12.5 feet at 1246 AM on November 25th. The river dropped below flood stage at 418 AM on November 25.

The wider storm

A moist Pacific front moving slowly across the area produced heavy rainfall, resulting in flooding of several rivers across Northwest Oregon and at least two landslides.

Began near Braun (45.8075, -123.2817).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 667815. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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