Flood in Cowlitz County, Washington

Flood December 8, 2015 – December 9, 2015 · Cowlitz County, Washington

$2.1M

Damage as recorded

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 exceeded flood stage. Rises of the Kalama River resulted in flood damage of many businesses in Kalama including Motel 6, Remax, and the Burger Bar. Camp Kalama was closed due to flooding of the Kalama River. The I-5 offramp in Longview was closed due to high water.

The wider storm

A moist pacific front produced heavy rainfall across Southwest Washington which resulted in river flooding, urban flooding, small stream flooding, and land slides.

Began near Kelso (46.1295, -122.9295).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 612017. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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