Flood — Lane, Oregon

2021-01-12 to 2021-01-13 · near Firo, Lane, Oregon

Event narrative

The Siuslaw River near Mapleton (MPLO3) rose above flood stage at 1745PST on the 12th, crested at 21.26 feet, then fell below flood stage at 1715PST on the 13th. Flood stage is 18.0 feet.

Wider weather episode

A series of slow moving fronts brought periods of heavy rain along with strong winds. This resulted in high surf; coastal, river and urban flooding; landslides; and debris flows. As the front moved inland early on the 13th, a debris flow resulted in a fatality in the Columbia River Gorge. The front brought a burst of 35-50 mph winds to the Willamette Valley and southwest Washington interior resulting in over 100K customers without power across southwest Washington and northwest Oregon.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 939006. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.