Flood — Cowlitz, Washington

2006-11-07 · near Castle Rock, Cowlitz, Washington

Event narrative

The Cowlitz River at Castle Rock crested at 49.8 feet on November 7th, with a flood stage of 48.0 feet.

Wider weather episode

Several days of nearly non-stop weather systems brought copious amounts of rainfall to southwest Washington. With moderate temperatures in place, very close to all of this rainfall became run-off, and many rivers over the area swelled in response. Many rivers reached and maintained flood stage for a couple days.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 4701. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.