Washington, 2000

Flooding in Washington, June 11 to 12, 2000

June 11 to 12, 2000 · NWS PQR · 3 events in 3 counties and zones

3 flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.

The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
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.

Event by event

3 flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flood, Southwest Interior

When
June 11, 6:00 PM PST to June 12, 12:00 PM PST
Where
Southwest Interior forecast zone
Reported by
NEWSPAPER

An uncharacteristically strong early summer storm brought heavy rain which caused some local flooding, as well as strong gusty winds to parts of Southwestern Washington. Downed trees snapped power lines to a power station at Gorley Springs. In Wahkiakum County, Skamakowa Creek, Fossil Creek, and Grays River rose out of their banks.

Flood, South Coast

When
June 11, 6:00 PM PST to June 12, 12:00 PM PST
Where
South Coast forecast zone
Reported by
NEWSPAPER

Flood, Lower Columbia

When
June 11, 6:00 PM PST to June 12, 12:00 PM PST
Where
Lower Columbia forecast zone
Reported by
NEWSPAPER

An uncharacteristically strong early summer storm brough heavy rain and strong gusty wind to Southwestern washington. Downed trees snapped power lines to a power station at Gorley Springs. In Wahkiakum County, Skamakowa Creek, Fossil Creek, and Grays River rose out of their banks.

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.

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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: 5150519, 5150520, 5150521.