18 Feb 2026

USACE joins OMSI event commemorating 30th anniversary of ’96 floods

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Portland District, is proud to announce its participation in the Oregon Chapter of the American Meteorological Society's (AMS) event, "30th Anniversary of the February '96 Floods."

4 Feb 2026

Corps of Engineers vs. Pineapple Express: Looking back on the 1996 Oregon Floods

In early February 1996, a jet stream steered a warm pineapple express into a snow-covered Pacific Northwest.