Flood — Morrow, Oregon

2019-04-09 to 2019-04-11 · near Heppner, Morrow, Oregon

Event narrative

Flooding along Hinton Creek took place on April 9th and 10th. The fairgrounds in Heppner were flooded as well as fields along the creek above Heppner.

Wider weather episode

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.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 818056. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.