Washington, 1998

Flood in Washington, December 2 to 3, 1998

December 2 to 3, 1998 · NWS PQR · 1 event in 1 county or zone

Minor flooding occurred on the Willapa River after heavy rain on the 1st.

The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
1

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.

Minor flooding occurred on the Willapa River after heavy rain on the 1st.

Event by event

1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flood, W Pacific

When
December 2, 12:00 AM PST to December 3, 12:00 AM PST
Where
W Pacific forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

What these are

Flood
Flooding that develops more slowly than a flash flood: rivers leaving their banks, or water standing over land for an extended time.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

More

Every storm in Washington in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in Washington, December 1998

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: 5677665.