Flood — Snohomish, Washington

2011-01-16 to 2011-01-19 · near Granite Falls, Snohomish, Washington

Event narrative

Flooding on the North Fork of the Skykomish River finally uprooted and washed away a cabin near index (it had been eroding the land for many years). The South Fork of the Stillaguamish river undermined a section of the Mountain Loop Highway east of Granite Falls.

Wider weather episode

A 66 year old state DOT worker was killed when a tree fell on Highway 203 south of Carnation, hitting him and his truck. Several mudslides blocked roads.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 277814. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.