Flood — Umatilla, Oregon

2019-04-09 to 2019-04-14 · near Sparks, Umatilla, Oregon

Event narrative

McKay Creek, with headwaters in the Blue Mountains saw significant rises with record inflows recorded at McKay Reservoir in Pendleton. This resulted in increased releases from the McKay Dam, with flooding downstream along the creek through Pendleton. Teams were out in partnership with Team Rubicon and surveyed 102 homes in the McKay area. Nine homes reported flooded basements, twenty-eight homes reported subfloor or foundation flooding and sixty-five homes had water encroachment on the property. Over ninety homes had actively sandbagged their property.

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 818057. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.