Record rainfall washes away drought concerns

Unusual June rainfall set new records across the Willamette Valley and filled rivers and reservoirs Wednesday and Thursday.

“For the last couple of days, we’ve just had a 150 to 180 mph jet stream bring in moisture stretching out across the Pacific,”

said Rodger Nelson, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Portland. It carried 1 to 3 inches of rain in the foothills.

This time of year, it’s usually north of Oregon, Nelson…

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