Flood — Wahkiakum, Washington

2024-12-18 · near Rosburg, Wahkiakum, Washington

Event narrative

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.

Wider weather episode

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.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1226105. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.