Flood in Wahkiakum County, Washington

Flood December 18, 2024 · Wahkiakum County, Washington

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

Along the Grays river an Emergency manager reported numerous road closures due to high water including Covered Bridge Road, Loop Road, and Altoona-Pillar Rock Road as of the morning of 12-18-2024.

The wider storm

The passage of a warm frontal boundary and mature surface low facilitated high winds along the coast into the coast range. This aforementioned frontal boundary also brought a rise in snow levels increasing river levels, especially those following out of the Willapa Hills where localized river flooding was present.

Began near Rosburg (46.3294, -123.6408).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1226105. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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