Flood — Benton, Oregon

2017-10-22 · near Summit, Benton, Oregon

Event narrative

Heavy rain caused the Siletz River at Siletz to flood. The river crested at 19.07 feet, which is 3.07 feet above flood stage.

Wider weather episode

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.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 724698. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.