Debris Flow, South Coast
- When
- January 1, 12:00 AM PST to January 7, 11:00 PM PST
- Where
- South Coast forecast zone
Debris Flows in Washington, January 1 to 31, 1997
Heavy rains from a series of strong Pacific storms during the last week of December loosened hillsides throughout Southwest Washington. Numerous mudslides cut roads and threatened homes during the first week of January.
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 6
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
What happened
The episode as NWS PQR wrote it up.
Heavy rains from a series of strong Pacific storms during the last week of December loosened hillsides throughout Southwest Washington. Numerous mudslides cut roads and threatened homes during the first week of January. A large slide near Battle Ground slowly flowed down a hillside and threatened nearby homes through the month of January.
Event by event
6 debris flow. Local standard time, as filed.
Debris Flow, Southwest Interior
- When
- January 1, 12:00 AM PST to January 7, 11:00 PM PST
- Where
- Southwest Interior forecast zone
Debris Flow, Lower Columbia
- When
- January 1, 12:00 AM PST to January 7, 11:00 PM PST
- Where
- Lower Columbia forecast zone
Debris Flow, Southern Cascade Foothills
- When
- January 1, 12:00 AM PST to January 7, 11:00 PM PST
- Where
- Southern Cascade Foothills forecast zone
Debris Flow, Vancouver Area
- When
- January 1, 12:00 AM PST to January 31, 11:00 PM PST
- Where
- Vancouver Area forecast zone
Debris Flow, West Columbia River Gorge
- When
- January 1, 12:00 AM PST to January 7, 11:00 PM PST
- Where
- West Columbia River Gorge forecast zone
What these are
- Debris Flow
- A fast-moving slurry of mud, rock and debris, usually on a slope soaked by heavy rain or stripped by a fire.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Flooding in Nevada, January 1 to 17, 1997
- Flooding in Washington, January 1 to 3, 1997
- Flooding in California, January 1 to 17, 1997
- Storm Surge in California, January 1, 1997
- Flooding and High Wind in Oregon, January 1 to 5, 1997
- Drought in Texas, January 1 to 31, 1997
- Flood in California, January 1 to 3, 1997
- Flash Flood in California, January 1, 1997
- Flooding and High Wind in California, January 1 to 3, 1997
- Flash Flood in California, January 1, 1997
- Flood in Oregon, January 1 to 5, 1997
- Flood in California, January 1 to 2, 1997
More
Every storm in Washington in 1997Every state in 1997This day in weather historyWarnings in Washington, January 1997
Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5585750, 5585751, 5585752, 5585753, 5585754, 5585755.