Flood, Nw Douglas/Coos/Curry
- When
- December 7, 8:00 AM PST to December 10, 10:00 AM PST
- Where
- Nw Douglas/Coos/Curry forecast zone
- Property damage
- $8.0 million
Flooding in Oregon, December 7 to 10, 1996
A series of storm systems dumped impressive amounts of rain over Southern Oregon Dec 7 through Dec 10. 24 hour rainfall between 4-8 inches fell along the coast and 2-6 inches inland.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 2 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $8.0 million
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 4
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
What happened
The episode as NWS MFR wrote it up.
A series of storm systems dumped impressive amounts of rain over Southern Oregon Dec 7 through Dec 10. 24 hour rainfall between 4-8 inches fell along the coast and 2-6 inches inland. Most major rivers and many of the small streams in southwest Oregon flooded. Mudslides and flooding closed many roads and highways. About 11,000 home were with out power in Curry County then power transmission line were down by the storms.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
4 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Flood, Josephine T X Se/Jackson T X S
- When
- December 7, 8:00 AM PST to December 10, 10:00 AM PST
- Where
- Josephine T X Se/Jackson T X S forecast zone
flooding was on the Rogue River from Agness to Gold Beach.
Flood, Josephine
- When
- December 7, 12:00 PM PST to December 10, 10:00 AM PST
- Where
- Josephine County, Cave Jct
- Coordinates
- 42.366, -123.556 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
small stream flooding was county wide
Flood, Jackson
- When
- December 7, 12:00 PM PST to December 10, 10:00 AM PST
- Where
- Jackson County, Ashland
- Coordinates
- 42.432, -122.728 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
small stream flooding was county wide
What these are
- Flood
- Flooding that develops more slowly than a flash flood: rivers leaving their banks, or water standing over land for an extended time.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Tornado in Florida, December 7, 1996
- Heavy Snow in New Hampshire, December 7 to 8, 1996
- Winter Storm in Vermont, December 7 to 8, 1996
- Heavy Snow and High Wind in Massachusetts, December 7 to 8, 1996
- Coastal Flood in Connecticut, December 7 to 8, 1996
- Flood in California, December 7 to 10, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Connecticut, December 7 to 8, 1996
- Winter Storm in New York, December 7 to 8, 1996
- Winter Storm in Vermont, December 7 to 8, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Florida, December 7, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Florida, December 7, 1996
- Winter Storm in Maine, December 7 to 8, 1996
More
Every storm in Oregon in 1996Every state in 1996This day in weather historyWarnings in Oregon, December 1996
Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5584191, 5584194, 5584192, 5584193.