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Flood — Lewis, WA

Dec 8, 2015

Property Damage
$100K
Flood Cause
Heavy Rain

There was some flooding of the Cispus and Cowlitz rivers. Forest Service Road 23 suffered extensive washouts at mileposts 12.5 and 24. As a result the popular road is currently closed at mileposts 11 and 25. There was additional flood-related closures on Forest Service roads in Lewis county.|Trailers in an RV park near the Puyallup River were flooded.

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 612527). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

Flood Risk Context for Lewis, WA

This event is one of many recorded floods in Lewis County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.

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