Heavy Rain — Clark, Washington

2023-12-05 to 2023-12-06 · near Lake Shr, Clark, Washington

Event narrative

The AMTRAK rail experienced a small landslide on their track between mile marker 129 and 130.5 near Felida and canceled the train between Seattle and Portland through December 7th. No impacts other than their internal transportation delays occurred.

Wider weather episode

A strong atmospheric river brought heavy rains on December 5th which led to minor river and urban flooding across portions of southwest Washington. Clark County and Cowlitz County saw landslides, along with minor river flooding, including the Cowlitz River at Kelso and the Grays River near Rosburg. Portions of the Willapa Hills and south Washington Cascades received 12 to 16 inches of rain over a 5 day period beginning December 1st.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1160548. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.