Coastal Flood in Northern Oregon Coast, Oregon

Coastal Flood December 3, 2007 · Northern Oregon Coast, Oregon

$18.3M

Damage as recorded

What the National Weather Service wrote

Widespread coastal flooding was occurring along the coastline around Tillamook Bay, and hundreds of people were evacuated from the area. NOTE: Damage estimate is for the entire North Oregon Coast.

The wider storm

Two very powerful storms with origins in the Tropics brought hazardous weather to the Pacific Northwest. Each storm moved over the coastal Pacific waters in quick succession, and were unusually strong. With the stronger winds, seas built to heights of 44 to 48 feet. The seas combined with high tides caused widespread coastal flooding. Highest tides occurred Monday morning, December 3rd, and storm surges were between 2 and 5 feet over the predicted tide height. Also, as a result of the unusually high seas, both near shore buoys were lost in the storm.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 72258. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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