Flood — Coos, Oregon

2019-02-25 to 2019-02-26 · near Norway, Coos, Oregon

Event narrative

The North Fork of the Coquille River at Myrtle Point rose above flood stage (35.0 feet) at 25/0700 PST. It exceeded moderate flood stage (36.0 feet) at 25/1515 PST. then crested at 36.02 feet at 25/1600 PST. It fell below moderate flood stage at 25/1730 PST, then fell below flood stage at 26/0100 PST.

Wider weather episode

Very heavy rain along with the melting of recent snowfall caused flooding at several locations in southern Oregon in late February.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 800684. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.