Heavy Rain — Pacific, Washington

2009-01-07 to 2009-01-08 · near Naselle, Pacific, Washington

Event narrative

Heavy rain caused localized flooding in the community of Naselle. Several structures were flooded and many people forced to evacuate thier homes and businesses.

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 147835. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.