| Event |
Flood |
| -- Flood Cause |
Heavy Rain / Snow Melt |
| State |
WASHINGTON |
| County/Area |
WAHKIAKUM |
| WFO |
PQR |
| Begin Date |
01/21/2012 02:00:00 PST-8 |
| Begin Range |
3 |
| Begin Azimuth |
ENE |
| Begin Location |
GRAYS RIVER |
| Begin Lat/Lon |
46.37/-123.54 |
| End Date |
01/21/2012 12:00:00 PST-8 |
| End Range |
3 |
| End Azimuth |
NE |
| End Location |
GRAYS RIVER |
| End Lat/Lon |
46.38/-123.56 |
| 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 |
With a cold air mass in place over the Pacific Northwest, two strong and very moist Pacific weather systems brought snow to the area with snow levels down to the valley floor. This snow transitioned to rain from south to north across the area, with widespread heavy rains combining with melting snow to bring many rivers above flood stage. |
| Event Narrative |
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. |
