Oregon, 1998Flood and Heavy Rain in Oregon, May 28 to 30, 1998
May 28 to 30, 1998 · NWS PDT · 4 events in 4 counties and zones
3 heavy rain, 1 flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Every event with a place to put it; 3 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
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- 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.
Heavy Rain, Deschutes
- When
- May 28, 3:30 PM PST to May 29, 3:30 PM PST
- Where
- Deschutes County, Lapine State Arpt
- Measured
- 1.5
- Coordinates
- 43.915, -121.228 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
1.50 inches of rain was reported in 24 hours eight miles northwest of LaPine State Airport.
Heavy Rain, Jefferson
- When
- May 28, 6:00 PM PST to May 29, 6:00 PM PST
- Where
- Jefferson County, Ashwood
- Measured
- 1.5
- Coordinates
- 44.629, -121.175 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
1.50 inches of rain fell in 24 hours.
Heavy Rain, Crook
- When
- May 28, 9:00 PM PST to May 29, 9:00 PM PST
- Where
- Crook County, Prineville
- Measured
- 2
- Coordinates
- 44.142, -120.357 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Two inches of rain fell in 24 hours.
Flood, Columbia Deschutes Plateau
- When
- May 30, 1:45 AM PST
- Where
- Columbia Deschutes Plateau forecast zone
A car was washed away on the Post-Paulina road in Crook County. Search and Rescue had to pull the car out of the rising water. The passengers were unharmed.
- Heavy Rain
- Rainfall totals unusual for the place and season that did not produce a flood.
- 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.
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Nebraska, May 28 to 29, 1998$6.6 million · 1.5 in hail · 18 events
- Hail in Iowa, May 28, 1998$3.0 million · 1.75 in hail · 3 events
- Flash Flood in Texas, May 28, 19982 injured · $1.1 million · 1 event
- Flooding and Hail in Wisconsin, May 28, 1998$327,000 · 1.75 in hail · 33 events
- Tornado in Nebraska, May 28, 19981 injured · F2 · 1 event
- Flash Flood in Arkansas, May 28, 1998$1.1 million · 1 event
- Tornado and Hail in Iowa, May 28, 1998$700,000 · F0 · 6 events
- Flash Flood in Arkansas, May 28, 1998$500,000 · 1 event
- Lightning Strike in Illinois, May 28, 1998$500,000 · 1 event
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Iowa, May 28, 1998$234,000 · 1.75 in hail · 12 events
- Tornadoes and Hail in Iowa, May 28, 1998$164,000 · F0 · 11 events
- Flash Flood in Arkansas, May 28, 1998$250,000 · 1 event
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: 5641586, 5641585, 5641584, 5641504.