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|[https://www.oregonencyclopedia.org/articles/willamette_flood_1894_/ Willamette River Flood of 1894] | |[https://www.oregonencyclopedia.org/articles/willamette_flood_1894_/ Willamette River Flood of 1894] <ref>See also from OPB: ''[https://www.opb.org/article/2024/05/30/oregon-experience-130-years-ago-great-flood-1894-portland/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery 130 years ago, the Great Flood of 1894 left Portland waterlogged for weeks]''</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 14:48, 30 May 2024
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View from Jeremy Van Keuren's office on December 11, 2014 during the windstorm. Metal sheeting broke off the PacWest building and struck the side of the Standard Insurance building.
| Event | Day 1 Date |
|---|---|
| 1700 Cascadia Earthquake | 1700.01.26 |
| Great Flood of 1861-1862 | 1861.12.05 |
| Great Fire of 1873 | 1873.08.02 |
| Portland Flood of 1876 | 1874.06.24 |
| Great Gale of 1880 | 1880.01.09 |
| Willamette River Flood of 1894 [1] | 1894.06.05 |
| 1931 Dust Storm | 1931.04.21 |
| 1948 Columbia River flood (Vanport) | 1948.05.30 |
| Columbus Day Storm of 1962 | 1962.10.12 |
| Christmas Flood of 1964 | 1964.12.18 |
| 1972 Vancouver Tornado | 1972.04.05 |
| United Airlines Flight 173 | 1978.12.28 |
| Eruption of Mount St. Helens | 1980.03.27 |
| Friday the 13th Windstorm | 1981.11.13 |
| 1993 Scotts Mills earthquake | 1993.03.25 |
| 1995 Windstorm[2][3] | 1995.12.12 |
| Willamette Valley Flood of 1996 | 1996.02.05 |
| December 2014 Windstorm | 2014.12.11 |
| COVID-19 Pandemic in Portland | 2020.02.28 |
| George Floyd Demonstrations | 2020.05.28 |
| 2021 Heat Dome |
References, Notes, and Supplemental Reading
- ↑ See also from OPB: 130 years ago, the Great Flood of 1894 left Portland waterlogged for weeks
- ↑ See also: Oregonian/OregonLive, S. T. |. (2015, December 12). 20 years later: Dec. 12, 1995, windstorm ranks second only to Columbus Day Storm of 1962. Oregonlive. https://www.oregonlive.com/weather/2015/12/20_years_later_december_12_199.html
- ↑ See also: Classic windstorm of December 11, 2014. (n.d.). https://climate.washington.edu/stormking/December2014.html