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Flood — Umatilla, OR

May 28, 2022

Several upper low pressure systems moving across northeast OR in late May produced several rounds of heavy rain in the Blue Mountains and along the foothill locations. Several reports of water over local roadways, washouts of gravel roads, and heavy rain were reported during the day on May 29th.

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 1031647). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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