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Flood — Columbia, Oregon

December 3, 2007 · NOAA Storm Events record

Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
$36.0M
Area
Columbia

Event narrative (NOAA)

The Upper Nehalem River flooded near Vernonia, and did devastating damage to the city. Numerous homes were completely flooded, and many families were evacuated. Quite a few lost everything they had. NOTE: Damage estimates are for the entire Columbia county, with almost a third of the damage in the town of Vernonia.

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Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database. Deaths and injuries are those NOAA classifies as direct. Damage is the reporting office's estimate at the time and is not inflation-adjusted. This is a catalogue record, not a forecast.

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