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Flood in Grant County, Oregon

Flood May 20, 2020 – May 21, 2020 · Grant County, Oregon

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

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.

The wider storm

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.

Began near Dale (45.0000, -118.7453).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 882860. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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