| Event |
Flood |
| -- Flood Cause |
Heavy Rain / Snow Melt |
| State |
WASHINGTON |
| County/Area |
COWLITZ |
| WFO |
PQR |
| Begin Date |
01/16/2011 20:16:00 PST-8 |
| Begin Range |
1 |
| Begin Azimuth |
NE |
| Begin Location |
LONGVIEW JCT |
| Begin Lat/Lon |
46.13/-122.91 |
| End Date |
01/17/2011 20:46:00 PST-8 |
| End Range |
1 |
| End Azimuth |
NW |
| End Location |
KELSO |
| End Lat/Lon |
46.16/-122.91 |
| Deaths Direct/Indirect |
0/0 (fatality details below, when available...) |
| Injuries Direct/Indirect |
0/0 |
| Property Damage |
0.00K |
| Crop Damage |
0.00K |
| Episode Narrative |
A series of weather disturbances over the weekend brought sub-tropical moisture to the Pacific Northwest producing heavy rainfall over the region. The heavy rainfall combined with snowmelt runoff led to flooding on several rivers and streams in Southwest Washington as well as landslides and debris flows. |
| Event Narrative |
Heavy rain combined with snowmelt runoff to produce flooding on the Cowlitz River. The Cowlitz River near Kelso crested at 21.5 feet on January 16th at 20:50 PST. |
