Wahkiakum storm history
Storm events recorded in Wahkiakum, Washington between 1950 and 2025.
47
Total events
0
Tornadoes
1
Hail
41
Floods
0
Deaths
$769K
Property damage
Most significant events
Strongest tornadoes, deadliest events, and biggest damage in this county. Up to 50 shown.
Flood Flood
Grays River at Covered Bridge near Rosburg. Reached minor flood stage (28.5 ft) 2/25 at 3 15 am. Reached Moderate Flood (30.5 ft) 2/25 at 645 am. Peaked at 31.9 feet 2/25 at 1215pm. Fell below Moderate 2/25 at 2030 PST. Fell below minor at 2/26 5 am.
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River reached minor flood level 28.5 ft 12/26 at 830 am PST, peaked at 28.84 12/26 1145am, and fell below minor flood 12/26 5 pm.
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Along the Grays river an Emergency manager reported numerous road closures due to high water including Covered Bridge Road, Loop Road, and Altoona-Pillar Rock Road as of the morning of 12-18-2024.
Flood Flood
The Grays River rose above flood stage on December 4th, cresting at 16.24 feet on December 5th at 9 am, and fell below flood stage on December 6th. Flood stage is 12.0 feet.
Flood Flood
Minor flooding occurred along the Grays River. Heavy rain fell as surrounding areas measured 2 to 10 inches of rain. No damages were reported.
Flood Flood
The gauge on the Grays River near Rosburg rose above flood stage of 12.0 feet at 2345PST, crested at 15.5 feet on the 12th at 0715PST, the fell below flood stage at 2330PST. A mudslide closed SR-4 in both direction near Raistakka Road.
Flood Flood
The gauge on the Grays River near Rosburg rose above flood stage of 12.0 feet at 0640PST, crested at 16.2 feet on the 7th at 0200PST, then dropped below flood stage on the 8th at 0340PST. In addition to river flooding, widespread areal flooding resulted in a lot of road closures …
Flood Flood
The Grays River crested at 12.5 feet on the afternoon of November 5th. Flood stage is 12 feet.
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The Grays River near Rosburg rose above 1145PST on the 12th, crested at 15.54 feet, then fell below flood stage at 0215PST on the 14th. Flood stage is 12.0 feet.
Flood Flood
The Grays River gage (GRRW1) measured a crest of 12.1 feet. The flood stage is 12.0 feet. No damage was reported.
Flood Flood
The Grays River near Rosburg crested at 13.2 feet around 11:30 AM, which is 1.2 feet above flood stage. No damage was reported.
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The Grays River near Rosburg crested at 12.6 feet around 1 AM, which is 0.6 foot above flood stage. No damage was reported.
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The Grays River near Rosburg crested at 13.4 feet around 7 pm, which is 1.4 feet above flood stage. No damage was reported.
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The Grays River crested at 14.0 feet around 3 am, which is 2 feet above flood stage. No damage was reported.
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The Grays River crested at 15.3 feet around 12 am, which is 3.3 feet above flood stage. No damage was reported.
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The Grays River crested at 13.6 feet around 10 am, which is 1.6 feet above flood stage. No damage was reported.
Flood Flood
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.
Hail Hail
County official relayed a report of 1.0 inch hail from a resident in Rosburg.
Flood Flood
Heavy rain caused the Grays River near Rosburg to flood. The river crested at 15.57 feet, which is 3.57 feet above flood stage.
Flood Flood
Heavy rain resulted in flooding of the Grays River near Rosburg. Grays River reached flood stage at 1021 AM on November 24th, and crested at 13.9 feet at 1215 AM November 25th. The river dropped below flood stage at 850 AM November 25th.
Flood Flood
The Grays River crested at 12.08 feet around 10 am, which is 0.08 feet above flood stage. No damage was reported.
Flood Flood
Heavy rain resulted in flooding of the Grays River near Rosburg.
Flood Flood
Several roads were closed due to water on the roadways including Covered Bridge Road, Eden Valley Road, Satterland Road, Foster Road, and West End Loop Road. Grays River near Rosburg exceeded flood stage early in the morning on the 17th then exceeded major flood stage in the even…
Flood Flood
Heavy rain resulted in Flooding of the Grays River. Grays River reached flood stage at 1230 pm on October 31, and crested at 14.7 feet at 415 pm. The river dropped below flood stage at 1215 AM November 1st. The local Sheriff confirmed that water from the river flooded the nearby …
Flood Flood
The Grays River reached the flood stage of 12 feet at 935 AM on February 6th. The river crested at 13.9 feet at 218 PM, and dropped below flood stage at 850 PM.
Flood Flood
Grays River near Rosburg reached flood stage of 12 feet at 1205 AM on January 5th, and crested around 15.4 feet at 815 AM. The river fell below flood stage around 1030 PM.
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The Washington Department of Transportation reported Westbound State Route 4 was closed at mile post 21 due to a rock or mud slide resulting from heavy rain. The rain gauge at nearby KM Mountain measured 2 inches of rain in the 6 hour period leading up to the slide.
Flood Flood
The Grays River near Rosburg reached the flood stage of 12 feet at 715 AM PST on December 20th. The river crested at 13.6 feet at 12:15 AM PST on December 21 before falling below flood stage at 8:15 AM PST.
Flood Flood
The Grays River near Rosburg reached flood stage around 6 am on April 24th, 2014. The river crested at 12.1 ft around 730 AM and fell below flood stage around 9 AM.
Flood Flood
Heavy rain resulted in the Grays River near Rosburg to reach flood stage around 7 pm on March 8. The river crested at 15 feet around 1 am on March 9th and fell below flood stage around 6 pm.
Flood Flood
The Grays River near Rosburg briefly flooded March 6. The river reached flood stage around 11 am March 6th before cresting at 13.2 feet at 2 pm. The river fell below flood stage around 1 am on March 7th.
Flood Flood
The Grays river at Rosburg reached flood stage at 150 AM PST. The river level crested at 13.2 feet at 545 AM PST, and fell below flood stage at 100 PM PST.
Flood Flood
Around 4 inches of rain fell over the Willapa Hills, and resulted in the Grays River near Rosburg to exceed flood stage.
Flood Flood
Heavy rain caused the Grays River near Rosburg to overflow its banks and flood low lying areas. The Grays River crested at 16.0 feet on Novemeber 19th at 3 pm PST, 4.0 feet above flood stage.
Flood Flood
Heavy rain caused the Grays River near Rosburg to overflow its banks and flood low lying areas. The Grays River crested at 12.9 feet on March 29th at 8 pm PDT, 0.9 feet above flood stage.
Flood Flood
Heavy rain combined with snowmelt runoff causing the Grays River near Rosburg to overflow its banks and flood low lying areas. The Grays River crested at 14.7 feet on March 15th at 2 pm PDT, 2.7 feet above flood stage.
Flood Flood
Heavy rainfall caused the Grays River near Rosburg to overflow its banks and flood low lying areas. The Grays River crested at 12.7 feet on February 22nd at 8 am PST, 0.7 feet above flood stage.
Flood Flood
Heavy rain combined with snowmelt runoff caused the Grays River near Rosburg to overflow its banks and flood low lying areas. The Grays River crested at 13.1 feet on January 21st at 6 am PST, 1.1 feet above flood stage.
Flood Flood
Heavy rainfall combined with snowmelt runoff to produce flooding on the Grays River. The Grays River near Rosburg crested at 14.3 feet on January 16th at 13:15 PST.
Flood Flood
Heavy rainfall over the area caused the Grays River near Rosburg to overflow its banks.
Flood Flood
Heavy rain combined with snowmelt runoff caused the Grays River near Rosburg to overflow its banks.
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Heavy rain caused flooding across highway 4, resulting in the closure of highway 4 west of Rosburg.
Flood Flood
Heavy rains over the Willapa Hills drained into the Grays River, raising the river out of it's banks. This combined with high tides brought flooding to areas in Wahkiakum county, especially around the town of Rosburg. Flooding in the area closed local roads as well as some evacua…
Flood Flood
The Grays River at Rosburg reached major flood levels, and one family was evacuated when flood waters inundated their home. County roads throughout the area received damage, and one family near the river lost an entire herd of cows. NOTE: Damage estimates are for the entire Wahki…
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An unseasonably wet weather system brought heavy rain to Southwestern Washington. Storm totals include 1 to 4 inches in the Coast Range and along the Coast, 1 to 3 inches in the Cascades, and 0.75 to 1.75 inches in the inland valleys. No damage reports were received.
Events by year
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 |
| 2017 | 7 | 0 |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 |
| 2015 | 6 | 0 |
| 2014 | 5 | 0 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 |
| 2012 | 5 | 0 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 |
| 2009 | 2 | 0 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 |
| 2003 | 2 | 0 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 |