Flood — Wahkiakum, Washington

2015-01-05 · near Rosburg, Wahkiakum, Washington

Event narrative

Grays River near Rosburg reached flood stage of 12 feet at 1205 AM on January 5th, and crested around 15.4 feet at 815 AM. The river fell below flood stage around 1030 PM.

Wider weather episode

A moist frontal system with a tap into subtropical moisture produced heavy rain for Southwest Washington January 4th and 5th. The rain resulted in flooding of the Gray's River near Rosburg and a mud or rock slide that closed part of State Route 4.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 552365. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.