Nov 4, 2006
A strong, warm and very wet Pacific weather system brought copious amounts of rainfall to Washington from November 2 through 7, with subsequent major flooding that extended through November 11. This storm fueled in part from sub-tropical moisture associated with former western Pacific typhoon Cimaron, produced rain amounts of between 10 to 38 inches in the Cascades and Olympics and 4 to 10 inches in western Washington lowlands during this period. |Floods occurred at 34 forecast points on 25 riv
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 3109). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Pierce County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.