Chinook Observer

12/11/2025

An interesting Thursday, Dec. 11, item from Associated Press.

12/11/2025

Storm impacts linger in SW Washington.

NASELLE and ROSBURG — Cleanup is underway from intense flooding this week, while life continues to be disrupted for other residents of southeastern Pacific County and Western Wahkiakum County. Chinook Observer reporter Riley Yuan spent Tuesday and Wednesday documenting the disaster that resulted f...

12/11/2025

Flooding continues on the Grays River this Thursday, Dec. 11.

12/11/2025

The giant hose nozzle in the sky (an AR4 atmospheric river) is aimed north of us who live in southwest WA this morning at 5:50 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 11.

12/10/2025

https://chinookobserver.com/2025/12/10/historic-flooding-prompts-wa-governor-to-declare-emergency/

Rivers are surging around the state amid days of heavy rainfall As floodwaters swelled around Washington, threatening low-lying communities along rivers, Gov. Bob Ferguson signed a statewide emergency declaration on Wednesday. Ferguson said he’d also seek an expedited emergency declaration from th...

12/10/2025

Quite a bit of rain fell during the 72 hours from Sunday, December 7th at 8 am to Wednesday, December 10th at 8 am 2025. Below is a map of observations that have been compiled for the area. For more specific observations, check the Public Information Statement here https://forecast.weather.gov/product.php?site=pqr&issuedby=PQR&product=PNS

12/10/2025

Smith Creek flooded far out of its bank Monday night in north Pacific County. Courtesy of Cathy Sedy.

12/09/2025

Atmospheric Rivers affecting the Pacific Northwest into late December
https://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/

12/09/2025

The mighty Pacific Ocean conveyor belt continues pushing the atmospheric river in our direction this morning, Dec. 9.

12/09/2025

State Route 4 was closed due to flooding Monday night, Dec. 8, and remains closed at the time of this posting near 7 a.m. Tuesday.

There is water over the roadways on U.S. 101 in Raymond and on State Route 6, but they remain open.

Visit https://wsdot.com/Travel/Real-time/Map/ for updates.

12/09/2025

Flood waters starting to retreat

Overnight flooding Dec. 8 exceeded expectations, with the Naselle River cresting at 19.4 feet at around 11 p.m., the second highest in 95 years of record keeping. The record is 20.6 feet. At 6:30 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 9, the Naselle was rapidly dropping but was still above major flood stage of 17 feet....

12/09/2025

7:25 PM 12/8/25 | The Grays River near Rosburg, WA has officially risen into Major Flood Stage at 32.5 ft. Based on analysis of past flood events when the Grays River has gone into Major Flood Stage we can expect: major flooding of lowland areas and roads in the vicinity of Hwy 4 and Rosburg. Numerous road closures are likely, including Covered Bridge Road where the river gage is located, Satterlund Road upstream of the gage, and the following downstream of the gage: Altoona Piller Rock Road, including bridge approaches, Loop Road, and Barr Road. Some homes and buildings in low areas near the river are threatened with flooding above this level.

Remember, especially in the dark, impacts to flooded roads are hard to see. If you see a flooded road or path, "Turn around, don't drown".

To view current data and future forecasts for the Grays and other rivers, visit water.noaa.gov