Historic Newsreel of 1964 Christmas Flood from December 28, 1964 SHARE your memories and photos with us FLOODS RAVAGE NORTHWEST: The worst floods to hit the Pacific Northwest in man's memory sweep across five states, causing a billion dollars worth of property damage and making tens of thousands homeless. From Portland and other Oregon towns to Idaho, Washington, Nevada and Northern California, it was a series of disasters as rivers by the score overflowed their banks. Heavy snows, followed by s