Heavy Rain — Cowlitz, Washington

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

Event narrative

Heavy rain resulted in multiple land slides between Longview and Kalama. Highway 30 and Kalama River Road were closed due to multiple slides and stranded some residents. A land slide hit a residence and trapped the owner with no injuries.

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 612020. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.