Jan 6, 2022
A strong and persistent upper-level low-pressure system developed over the northern Rockies and southern Canada and then slowly migrated westward while continuously directing the jet stream and primary storm track at Washington State. This strong low-pressure system resulted in a 21-day period of a series of winter storms, wind storms, and atmospheric rivers that battered Washington State in rapid succession. First there was lowland snow the last week of December. Then a wind and rainstorm Jan 3
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 1005540). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Grays Harbor County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.