Heavy Rain — Pacific, Washington

2009-01-07 · near Raymond, Pacific, Washington

Event narrative

Heavy rain resulted the closure of highway 6 outside of Raymond due to high water.

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 149136. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.