Flood in Tillamook County, Oregon

Flood October 22, 2017 · Tillamook County, Oregon

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Heavy rain caused the Nehalem River near Foss to flood. The river crested at 15.02 feet, which is 0.02 foot above flood stage.

The wider storm

A very potent atmospheric river brought strong winds to the north Oregon Coast and Coast Range on October 21st. What followed was a tremendous amount of rain for some locations along the north Oregon Coast and in the Coast Range, with Lees Camp receiving upwards of 9 inches of rain. All this heavy rain brought the earliest significant Wilson River Flood on record, as well as flooding on several other rivers around the area.

Began near Batterson (45.7057, -123.7619).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 724694. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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