Flood — Washington, Oregon

2021-01-14 to 2021-01-16 · near Farmington, Washington, Oregon

Event narrative

The Tualatin River near Farmington (FRMO3) rose above flood stage around 1400PST, crested at 32.6 feet, the fell below flood stage at 1015PST on the 16th. Flood stage is 32.0 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 939811. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.