Flood — Clark, Washington

2011-05-26 to 2011-05-31 · near Hazel Dell, Clark, Washington

Event narrative

Heavy rain combined with snowmelt runoff to produce flooding on the Columbia River. The Columbia River at Vancouver (VAPW1) crested at 17.43 feet on June 2nd, 2011.

Wider weather episode

This river flooding episode continues into June. A series of weather disturbances brought heavy rainfall to the Pacific Northwest. The heavy rainfall combined with snowmelt runoff led to flooding on the Columbia River.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 317247. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.