Heavy Rain — Pierce, Washington

2001-11-13 to 2001-11-15 · near Countywide, Pierce, Washington

Wider weather episode

Heavy rain caused several mudslides which closed several roads across western Washington. In a 48 hour period 3-5 inches of rain fell in the interior with 4-8 inches along the coast. Several sites set records for rainfall on Wed Nov 14th - from midnight to midnight, Olympia received 3.64 inches while Seatac got 2.61 inches. Several buildings were flooded and small mudslides flowed over a few homeowners property, but no significant damage was reported.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5273022. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.