Flood — Wahkiakum, Washington

2017-10-21 to 2017-10-22 · near Grays River, Wahkiakum, Washington

Event narrative

Heavy rain caused the Grays River near Rosburg to flood. The river crested at 15.56 feet, which is 3.56 feet above flood stage.

Wider weather episode

A very potent atmospheric river brought strong winds to the south Washington Coast and Willapa Hills on October 21st. What followed was a significant amount of rain, especially along the Coast and in the Willapa Hills. All this rain caused flooding on rivers near Rosburg and Washougal.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 724718. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.