Flood in Wheeler County, Oregon

Flood April 9, 2019 – April 12, 2019 · Wheeler County, Oregon

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Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Numerous sections of Oregon Highway 19 and 207 were closed due to water over road and damage to road surfaces. Numerous county roads were damaged with rock and mudslides as well as plugged culverts. Flooding was reported in the city park in Spray.

The wider storm

Snow water equivalents near 200% of normal in the Blue Mountains coupled with warm temperatures and near record rainfall totals for April produced significant river flooding across eastern Oregon.

Began near Spray (44.7215, -119.6526).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 818055. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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