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Flood — Clallam, WA

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 3110). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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