Flood, Nw Douglas/Coos/Curry
- When
- December 1, 12:00 AM PST to December 5, 6:15 PM PST
- Where
- Nw Douglas/Coos/Curry forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coquille River flooded. See narrative below
Flood in Oregon, December 1 to 5, 1998
A flood warning was issued for the Coquille River from Coquille to Bandon on 11/30/98 at 1500 PST, and was extended upstream to Myrtle Point on 12/02. The warning for the Myrtle Pt.
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 MFR wrote it up.
A flood warning was issued for the Coquille River from Coquille to Bandon on 11/30/98 at 1500 PST, and was extended upstream to Myrtle Point on 12/02. The warning for the Myrtle Pt. to Coquille portion was cancelled on 12/04 at 1230 PST and the warning for the remaining portion was cancelled at 1815 PST on 12/05/98. The following river stage readings were reported: Date/Time Reading Coquille R.@ Coquille 01/1100 22.80 Flood Stage 21.0 feet. 01/1705 22.80 01/2245 22.75 02/0400 22.67 02/1545 22.79 03/0400 23.60 03/0840 23.65 03/1450 23.44 03/2245 23.11 04/0245 22.96 04/0655 22.83 04/1230 22.61 05/1200 21.14 N. Fork Coquille@Myrtle Pt. 03/0400 36.90Flood Stage 35.0 feet 03/0840 36.19
Event by event
1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
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
- Drought in Texas, December 1 to 31, 1998
- Drought in Texas, December 1 to 31, 1998
- Drought in New Mexico, December 1 to 31, 1998
- Flash Flooding and Heavy Snow in Washington, December 1 to 29, 1998
- Heavy Rain in California, December 1, 1998
- High Wind and Strong Wind in Massachusetts, December 1, 1998
- Drought in Virginia, December 1 to 31, 1998
- Heat in Kentucky, December 1 to 7, 1998
- Drought in New Mexico, December 1 to 31, 1998
- Heat in New Jersey, December 1 to 7, 1998
- Heat in Wisconsin, December 1 to 6, 1998
- Heat in Illinois, December 1 to 8, 1998
More
Every storm in Oregon in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in Oregon, December 1998
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: 5674487.