Flood — Sw Snohomish, Washington

2003-11-18 to 2003-11-20 · Sw Snohomish, Washington

Wider weather episode

Flooding occurred on the Stillaguamish, Skagit, Snoqualmie, Nooksack, Dungeness, Elwha, Skykomish, Snohomish, Satsop and Tolt rivers. Several home owners had part of their land fall into the Stillaguamish River, threatening their homes. There was also urban and small stream flooding. Numerous roads were closed or barely passable, slowing traffic to a crawl. Seatac airport got record rainfall of 2.04 inches on the 18th, and Bellingham airport got record rainfall of 1.85 inches on the 19th. Several businesses in the Seattle area had water on the ground floor.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5335322. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.