Flood in Oregon, November 21 to 22, 1998

Name: Flood in Oregon, November 21 to 22, 1998
Start: 1998-11-21T15:00
End: 1998-11-22T21:00
Location: Oregon

November 21 to 22, 1998 · NWS MFR · 1 event in 1 county or zone

A series of wet Pacific storms led to flooding on several major rivers in SW Oregon. 60 ft at 0800 PST on 11/22.

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 series of wet Pacific storms led to flooding on several major rivers in SW Oregon. The lower Rogue River flooded for less than a day.Rogue River@Agness, OR recorded a stage of 17.60 ft at 0800 PST on 11/22. Flood Stage is 17.00 feet.

Event by event

1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flood, Nw Douglas/Coos/Curry

When: November 21, 3:00 PM PST to November 22, 9:00 PM PST
Where: Nw Douglas/Coos/Curry forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

See below

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

Every storm in Oregon in 1998 Every state in 1998 This day in weather history Warnings in Oregon, November 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: 5677620.