Flood, Central Coast Range of W Oregon
- When
- January 1, 12:00 AM PST to January 9, 12:00 PM PST
- Where
- Central Coast Range of W Oregon forecast zone
Flooding in Oregon, January 1 to 9, 1997
Heavy rainfall over Northwest Oregon during the last week of December caused 16 rivers in Northwestern Oregon to flood. Dozens of homes were flooded on various rivers and numerous highways were inundated throughout the region.
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $200,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 5
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 PQR wrote it up.
Heavy rainfall over Northwest Oregon during the last week of December caused 16 rivers in Northwestern Oregon to flood. Dozens of homes were flooded on various rivers and numerous highways were inundated throughout the region.
Event by event
5 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Flood, Northern Oregon Coast
- When
- January 1, 12:00 AM PST to January 9, 12:00 PM PST
- Where
- Northern Oregon Coast forecast zone
Flood, Lower Columbia
- When
- January 1, 12:00 AM PST to January 9, 12:00 PM PST
- Where
- Lower Columbia forecast zone
- Property damage
- $200,000
Flood, Central Oregon Coast
- When
- January 1, 12:00 AM PST to January 9, 12:00 PM PST
- Where
- Central Oregon Coast forecast zone
Flood, Greater Portland Metro Area
- When
- January 1, 12:00 AM PST to January 9, 12:00 PM PST
- Where
- Greater Portland Metro Area forecast zone
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
- Flooding in Nevada, January 1 to 17, 1997
- Flooding in Washington, January 1 to 3, 1997
- Flooding in California, January 1 to 17, 1997
- Storm Surge in California, January 1, 1997
- Flooding and High Wind in Oregon, January 1 to 5, 1997
- Drought in Texas, January 1 to 31, 1997
- Flood in California, January 1 to 3, 1997
- Flash Flood in California, January 1, 1997
- Flooding and High Wind in California, January 1 to 3, 1997
- Flash Flood in California, January 1, 1997
- Flood in Oregon, January 1 to 5, 1997
- Flood in California, January 1 to 2, 1997
More
Every storm in Oregon in 1997Every state in 1997This day in weather historyWarnings in Oregon, January 1997
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: 5585740, 5585741, 5585742, 5585743, 5585744.