Mar 16, 2025
Two quick hitting shortwave troughs brought widespread and sustained precipitation to the western Oregon allowing for heavy snowfall across the Cascades. A third deep upper trough then quickly followed as well, and due to an accompanying warm-frontal boundary localized river flooding developed due to a combination of ample rainfall and snowmelt.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 1240197). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Lane County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.