Heavy Rain, Clallam
- When
- December 15, 12:00 AM PST to 11:00 PM PST
- Where
- Clallam County, Forks
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 48.110, -123.934 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Rain in Washington, December 15, 1999
Heavy rain along the Washington coast flooded roads and damaged bridges in west Clallam and Jefferson counties and caused a mudslide in Aberdeen. Forks reported about 6 inches of rain in 24 hours.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 3 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $200,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 3
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 SEW wrote it up.
Heavy rain along the Washington coast flooded roads and damaged bridges in west Clallam and Jefferson counties and caused a mudslide in Aberdeen. Forks reported about 6 inches of rain in 24 hours. In Clallam county several State Routes and Highway 101 were either closed or reduced to one lane due to flooding. The mudslide in Aberdeen destroyed a work shed and knocked a home off of its foundation.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
3 heavy rain. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy Rain, Grays Harbor
- When
- December 15, 12:00 AM PST to 11:00 PM PST
- Where
- Grays Harbor County, Aberdeen
- Property damage
- $20,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 47.144, -123.828 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Rain, Jefferson
- When
- December 15, 12:00 AM PST to 11:00 PM PST
- Where
- Jefferson County, Countywide
- Property damage
- $170,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 47.777, -123.574 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Heavy Rain
- Rainfall totals unusual for the place and season that did not produce a flood.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
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- High Wind in Colorado, December 15, 1999
- High Wind in Montana, December 15 to 16, 1999
- High Wind in Wyoming, December 15, 1999
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- Frost and Freeze in California, December 15, 1999
- Winter Storm in Illinois, December 15, 1999
- Winter Storm in Missouri, December 15, 1999
More
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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: 5720012, 5720013, 5720014.