Coastal Flood — Central Coast, Washington

2021-01-13 · Central Coast, Washington

Event narrative

Coastal flooding inundated a picnic area at Rialto Beach in Olympic National Park during the morning hours of January 13.

Wider weather episode

A series of storm systems affected Western Washington around the middle of January, with dangerous beach conditions expected to set up by January 12. This combined with King Tides led to the potential for coastal flooding through the 13th.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 939396. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.