Oregon river basins most impacted included the Rogue (southwest Oregon) and Tualatin (northwest Oregon). It was the river's highest level in the last 50 years. This video is for all audiences.In 1996, I was employed by SAIF Corporation in Salem, OR. The water rose 3½ feet above flood level in Corvallis and 18 feet above in Oregon City. On Feb. 9, 1996, the Willamette River crested at 28 1/2 feet — more than 10 feet above flood stage. Precipitation totals for December 20, 1996 through January 3, 1997, were 8 to 16 inches in western Oregon. The flood of 1996 began with heavy snowfall and a cold snap. WESTERN OREGON: Flood stage1996 crestAll-time record River/site (feet) (feet) (feet) Year Columbia at Vancouver 16.0 27.2 31.0 1948 Oregon State Alpha Gamma Rho fraternity members carry sand bags while helping protect the Stahlbush Island Farm offices along Peoria Road. • The Willamette Valley’s average February rainfall is 5.35 inches; in 1996, it got that much in one night. The 1996 flooding, the biggest event in three decades at the time, was regional, while the recent flooding has been largely confined to the central and south Willamette Valley. In Keizer, a Salem suburb where … https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willamette_Valley_Flood_of_1996 By the end of January the snowpack in the Cascades was 112 percent of normal. A dozen smaller Oregon cities and towns have already been ordered to boil water; some have lost their water supplies completely. ... Linn County Sheriff's deputies rescued two women from a car on Old Salem Road in Millersburg after the driver drove passed a closed-road sign. Flood of 1996… • The Willamette River crested at 4 feet over flood stage at 11:58 p.m. on Feb. 8. Flood of 1996. The cold spell was followed by … Major flooding occurred up and down the Willamette; Downtown The event was the result of warm, subtropical moisture with heavy rain and snowmelt. Table 4 is a summary of 1996 crests, as well as all-time records, for rivers throughout northern Oregon; new record levels are in bold (courtesy Oregon chapter of American Meteorological Society). records. There were 3 deaths caused by the flooding. ... an old school bus near North Bend and eight people from a house near Salem. • A Coast Guard helicopter hoisted three campers from the roof of an old school bus near North Bend and eight people from a house near Salem.