Flood — Cowlitz, Washington

2015-12-08 to 2015-12-09 · near Kelso, Cowlitz, Washington

Event narrative

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.

Wider weather episode

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

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 612017. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.