Living with flooding in Tillamook, Oregon
Articles on flooding in Tillamook County
Storms in 2015 dumped enough rain that Governor Kate Brown declared a state of emergency. Families living on hillsides above the Tillamook River watched in horror as the roads they lived on began to buckle and sink and slide. A barn shifted on its foundation. A driveway started to move. “It just seemed crazy when the land dropped a few inches, Morgan Kottre said. “But it became terrifying when it was 3 feet.”
Government assistance wasn’t an option on the private land; insurance wouldn’t cover the “act of God.” So residents banded together.
Kottre and 50 of her neighbors stacked sandbags, built a gravel road, helped pull valuable items out of houses. Community resilience is thematic throughout Tillamook flood stories. Lifelong residents and newcomers come together over events like this, supporting one another in a land regularly altered by water.
2006
Flood: Damage, but not enough for disaster declaration
As county surveys flooding, it looks like mitigation matters
Tillamook police to get tough on erratic drivers during floods
Group seeks city's help in solving flooding problems
Commissioners' weekly report: Record rain event for county
Dear Governor, As I shovel mud...
County proves again that people here care
Flooding takes its toll / Flood toll: County may have good chance for federal disaster aid
Family reels from loss of animals in flood
N. Main businesses hit hard by flooding
What Kulongoski said in his press conference
Flooding takes its toll on Tillamook businesses
Locals join in new flood effort
Flood news is sad/thanks to all who helped
2007
Three flooded businesses get FEMA funds
FEMA disaster aid / Oregon Solutions Update
Destruction to tidewater fisheries Tillamook Bay by predation
FEMA says no to aid for fixing levee
Group awaits reaction from new Corps chief on Kilchis project
What went wrong with commissioners Labhart, Hurliman, and Josi
Where floods raged, resolve now flows
Country appeals FEMA's ruling on levee
Farmer starting out with different business model
City budget panel seeks boost in gas tax
Council aims to be on its best behavior
Survey reveals thoughts about Tillamook County
FEMA honors Tillamook's flood efforts
Sen. Johnson makes a fast 119,000
Wilson river farmers still cleaning up after November '06 flood damage
The story behind the Johnson story
North Coast Hydrology 101: water conservation in Tillamook County
When do I need to repair storm damage?
2008
Flood group seeks more help from city
Jetty fix again tops wish list
Local officials' public meals public meals policies brings ethics to table
2009
2010
2011
2013
2014
South jetty tops local priorities for federal funds
Memaloose Point waiting on permits to begin dredging
County Parks Department asks for support in dredging project
2015
Congress cuts ties to corps of engineers
New studies examine Oregon coastal flood hazards
Flooding shuts down U.S. 101 much of the day in Tillamook
Tillamook neighbors threatened by sinkholes, slides
Rockaway Beach survived flooding, isolation
Columbia Pacific CCO offers extra help to members during emergency situations