Flood — Cowlitz, Washington

2009-01-08 to 2009-01-09 · near Woodland Arpt, Cowlitz, Washington

Event narrative

Heavy rainfall caused the Lewis River to overflow its banks and flood sections of Woodland. The Woodland airport among other areas nearby was underwater.

Wider weather episode

A powerful storm system brought very heavy rainfall to the region in early January. The heavy rainfall combined with snowmelt runoff caused flooding along multiple rivers in southwest Washington.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 147155. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.