Flood, Central Coast Range of W Oregon
- When
- January 31, 12:00 AM PST to 11:59 PM PST
- Where
- Central Coast Range of W Oregon forecast zone
Flooding in Oregon, January 31, 1997
Heavy rain from a Pacific storm system caused minor flooding on 3 rivers in the Willamette Valley. Most inundation was confined to agricultural land and secondary roads.
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 2
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 rain from a Pacific storm system caused minor flooding on 3 rivers in the Willamette Valley. Most inundation was confined to agricultural land and secondary roads.
Event by event
2 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Flood, Greater Portland Metro Area
- When
- January 31, 12:00 AM PST to 11:59 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
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: 5586328, 5586329.