Flood — Grant, Oregon

2020-05-20 to 2020-05-21 · near Dale, Grant, Oregon

Event narrative

Flooding of homes near the middle fork of the John Day River near Galena. Also flooding of forest service roads South of Ukiah in the northern part of the County. Emergency Manager reports other road closures and minor flooding of creeks and streams countywide. The John Day River at Monument crested at 14.4 feet at midnight on 5/21/20. Flood stage is 14 feet.

Wider weather episode

Heavy rain with QPF amounts of 2-4 inches across the Blue Mountains, Blue Mountain Foothills, and John Day Highlands produced areal and river flooding on May 20th and ending on May 21st. Most of the flooding was minor.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 882860. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.