Oregon, 1997

Flood in Oregon, January 16, 1997

January 16, 1997 · NWS PDT · 1 event in 1 county or zone

Numerous vehichle accidents on I-84.

The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
1

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 PDT wrote it up.

Numerous vehichle accidents on I-84.

Event by event

1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flood, North Oregon Cascades Foothills

When
January 16, 2:00 PM PST to 3:30 PM PST
Where
North Oregon Cascades Foothills 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

More

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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: 5600572.