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<DIV>Yes, I admit it I am old enough to remember the Vanport Flood. My vantage point was Eastern Oregon-spent the spring and summer on my grandparents farm at Fossil. The year may have been 1948 instead-I am not sure. Anyway, the news came that the flood had washed out the dike and lots of people had been killed. The same summer there were many many thunderstorms in Eastern Oregon and several flash floods that took out houses and drowned people. I was about 8 so the specifics are rather hazy. Like the winter of 49'-50' it was pretty darn severe. </DIV></BODY></HTML>