Oregon, 2000

Flooding in Oregon, January 14 to 15, 2000

January 14 to 15, 2000 · NWS MFR · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

A Flood Warning was issued for the lower Rogue River from Agness to Gold Beach at 14/0721 PST and cancelled at 15/0318 PST.Stage readings follow: Site Date/Time (PST) Stage Flood Stage Rogue River at Agness, Oregon 14/0645 17.13 17.0 14/1245 18.79 17.0 14/2145 17.41 17.0 15/0245 16.3 17.0

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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.

What happened

The episode as NWS MFR wrote it up.

A Flood Warning was issued for the lower Rogue River from Agness to Gold Beach at 14/0721 PST and cancelled at 15/0318 PST.Stage readings follow: Site Date/Time (PST) Stage Flood Stage Rogue River at Agness, Oregon 14/0645 17.13 17.0 14/1245 18.79 17.0 14/2145 17.41 17.0 15/0245 16.3 17.0

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2 flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flood, Curry County Coast

When
January 14, 7:21 AM PST to January 15, 3:18 AM PST
Where
Curry County Coast forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
42.467, -124.215 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

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Flood, Eastern Curry County & Josephine County

When
January 14, 7:22 AM PST to January 15, 3:18 AM PST
Where
Eastern Curry County & Josephine County forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
42.417, -123.886 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

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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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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: 5129281, 5129282.