Flood in Cowlitz County, Washington

Flood November 6, 2006 – November 8, 2006 · Cowlitz County, Washington

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

The Cowlitz River at Kelso crested at 23.1 feet on November 7th, with a flood stage of 21.5 feet.

The wider storm

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.

Began near Kelso (46.1500, -122.9000).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 4702. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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