Nov 7, 2006
Several days of nearly non-stop weather systems brought copious amounts of rainfall to northwest Oregon. With moderate temperatures in place, very close to all of this rainfall became run-off, and many rivers over the area swelled in response. Many rivers reached and maintained flood stage for a couple days. |One river in particular, the Wilson River near Tillamook, recorded record flooding. This river's flood stage is 12.0 feet, and the river crested at 22.8 feet (38,500 cfs), well above ma
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 4699). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Hood River County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.