Coastal Flood in Central Oregon Coast, Oregon

Coastal Flood January 17, 2018 – January 18, 2018 · Central Oregon Coast, Oregon

Death

$900K

Damage as recorded

What the National Weather Service wrote

A restaurant in Lincoln City struck by large waves tearing out a gas line and knocking out power. A hotel in Lincoln City damaged on bottom floor from waves crashing into the hotel. Damage to condos in Lincoln City. The Inn at Spanish Head sustained significant damage to building and swimming pool.

The wider storm

A strong stationary low pressure system off the British Columbia coast brought impressively high seas into the Oregon Coast. Wave heights up to 37 feet were recorded at buoys off the coast, with top one-tenth wave heights up to 45 feet. Damaging surf caused severe beach erosion, damaged a couple buildings right along the beach, injured one person, and killed one person.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 737864. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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