Oregon, 1999

Flooding in Oregon, February 27 to 28, 1999

February 27 to 28, 1999 · NWS PQR · 4 events in 4 counties and zones

Heavy rains produced flooding along interior rivers of NW Oregon. Flooding was minor and mostly limited to flooding of agricultural lands some roads were closed due to high water in rural Washington County near Dilley.

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.

Heavy rains produced flooding along interior rivers of NW Oregon. Flooding was minor and mostly limited to flooding of agricultural lands some roads were closed due to high water in rural Washington County near Dilley.

Event by event

4 flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flood, Columbia/C & W Multnomah/Washington/Nw Clackamas

When
February 27, 1:00 PM PST to February 28, 11:59 PM PST
Where
Columbia/C & W Multnomah/Washington/Nw Clackamas forecast zone
Reported by
OTHER FEDERAL AGENCY

Flood, Clatsop/Tillamook

When
February 27, 1:00 PM PST to February 28, 11:59 PM PST
Where
Clatsop/Tillamook forecast zone
Reported by
OTHER FEDERAL AGENCY

Flood, Lincoln/W X Lane

When
February 27, 1:00 PM PST to February 28, 11:59 PM PST
Where
Lincoln/W X Lane forecast zone
Reported by
OTHER FEDERAL AGENCY

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

When
February 27, 1:00 PM PST to February 28, 11:59 PM PST
Where
Yamhill/Polk/C & W Marion/Sw Clackamas forecast zone
Reported by
OTHER FEDERAL AGENCY

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.

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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: 5689145, 5689146, 5689147, 5689148.