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Flood — Pierce, WA

Dec 9, 2015

Property Damage
$25K
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 613405). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

Flood Risk Context for Pierce, WA

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.

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