February Meeting – A Look Back at the February 1996 Floods

Join us at OMSI on MONDAY, February 23 at 6 p.m. for a look back at the historic floods of February 1996. This meeting is free and open to the public.

We will look at the set up for the floods, the impacts the floods had across the region, and we will discuss the lessons learned.

Speaker Lineup:

-Jim Todd – OMSI
-Dylan Rivera – Public Information Officer – Portland Bureau of Transportation
-Tanja Fransen – National Weather Service – Portland
-Paul Scalfani – U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
-Bobby Corser – Oregon AMS President
-Clark Caffell – Semi-retired Tugboat captain

We are excited to partner with several organizations that will have information tables set up in the area outside the theater.
-NWS Portland
-U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
-Oregon Department of Emergency Management
-USGS
-Silver Jackets
-PBOT/POEM
-Mult. Co. Emergency Management
-Urban Flood Safety & Water Quality District
-Red Cross Cascades


OMSI: 1945 SE Water Ave, Portland, OR 97214
Parking at OMSI is via Parking Kitty. It’s $2 after 5 p.m. in the OMSI lot.