Oregon, 1998

Flooding in Oregon, December 2 to 3, 1998

December 2 to 3, 1998 · NWS PQR · 4 events in 4 counties and zones

Widespread minor flooding occurred after 2 to 3 inches of rain fell in Northwest Oregon December 1 and 2. Rivers were only briefly above flood stage and no injuries or major damages were reported, although some minor mudslides were reported.

The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
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 PQR wrote it up.

Widespread minor flooding occurred after 2 to 3 inches of rain fell in Northwest Oregon December 1 and 2. Rivers were only briefly above flood stage and no injuries or major damages were reported, although some minor mudslides were reported. The rivers that exceeded flood stage included the Nehalem at Foss, Wilson near Tillamook, Siletz at Siletz, Siuslaw near Mapleton, Marys near Philomath, Luckiamute near Suver, and Tualatin near Dilley.

Event by event

4 flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flood, Benton/W & C Linn/C Lane

When
December 2, 12:00 AM PST to December 3, 12:00 AM PST
Where
Benton/W & C Linn/C Lane forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

Widespread minor flooding occurred after 2 to 3 inches of rain fell in Northwest Oregon December 1 and 2. Rivers were only briefly above flood stage and no injuries or major damages were reported, although some minor mudslides were reported. The rivers that exceeded flood stage included the Nehalem at Foss, Wilson near Tillamook, Siletz at Siletz, Siuslaw near Mapleton, Marys near Philomath, Luckiamute near Suver, and Tualatin near Dilley.

Flood, Clatsop/Tillamook

When
December 2, 12:00 AM PST to December 3, 12:00 AM PST
Where
Clatsop/Tillamook forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

Flood, Lincoln/W X Lane

When
December 2, 12:00 AM PST to December 3, 12:00 AM PST
Where
Lincoln/W X Lane forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

Flood, Yamhill/Polk/C & W Marion/Sw Clackamas

When
December 2, 12:00 AM PST to December 3, 12:00 AM PST
Where
Yamhill/Polk/C & W Marion/Sw Clackamas forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

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: 5677661, 5677662, 5677663, 5677664.