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Water swift and high in Fanno Creek near Tigard.

(Rosie Stein/The Oregonian )

A powerful storm dumped a record amount of rainfall in the Portland area Friday, but caused only minor problems, the National Weather Service reported.

"It created a buzz because it happened where people lived," said Miles Higa, an agency meteorologist. "But it was very located, with no widespread effect."

He said the storm band ran from McMinnville to Portland.

He said the rainfall at Portland International Airport measured. 1.64 inches, beating 1.25 that fell in 1943.

A video of Fanno Creak shows the water high and swift.

--Tom Hallman Jr.