Torrential Rain Causes Second Oregon Sinkhole

The first sinkhole occurred in December.

ByABC News
January 29, 2016, 5:20 AM

— -- A road in Oregon has crumbled away after a huge sinkhole opened up on the other side of the road where a sinkhole appeared last month, according to police.

PHOTO: Oregon DOT posted this photo on their Twitter page with this caption: "U.S. 101 in #Harbor (MP 358) will close at 9 p.m. due to a #sinkhole - Watch for advance signs for the detour," Jan. 28, 2016.
Oregon DOT posted this photo on their Twitter page with this caption: "U.S. 101 in #Harbor (MP 358) will close at 9 p.m. due to a #sinkhole - Watch for advance signs for the detour, " Jan. 28, 2016.

The initial sinkhole happened in December in the parking lot of the Fireside Diner in Harbor, Oregon, after torrential rain.

On Thursday, the ground became unstable after storms battered the local area. A section of Shopping Center Avenue - parallel to Highway 101 - began to slip away, according to Jared Castle, a spokesman for the Oregon Department of Transportation.

Police cordoned off the area and set up a detour for drivers.