Oregon, 1998

Heavy Rain in Oregon, March 21 to 22, 1998

March 21 to 22, 1998 · NWS MFR · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

2 heavy rain, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 2 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

  • Tornadoes
  • Tropical storms and surge
  • Floods
  • Wind
  • Hail
  • Winter weather
  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
  • Other

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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.

The radar

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Event by event

2 heavy rain. Local standard time, as filed.

Heavy Rain, Coos

When
March 21, 7:00 AM PST to March 22, 7:00 AM PST
Where
Coos County, Coos Bay
Coordinates
43.185, -124.093 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

3.55 inches rainfall in 24 hrs.

Heavy Rain, Jackson

When
March 21, 4:00 PM PST to March 22, 4:00 PM PST
Where
Jackson County, 4 mi NE of Copper
Coordinates
42.432, -122.728 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

3.41 inches rainfall in past 24 hrs.

What these are

Heavy Rain
Rainfall totals unusual for the place and season that did not produce a flood.

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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: 5629423, 5629424.