No need to tell you that it was wet over the weekend. Very wet. Like record-setting wet. I believe almost all reporting stations broke their all-time September monthly rainfall records before the clock struck midnight Monday. So no need to summarize all of them here; it would require the whole weather page.
That includes Vancouver and Portland, where records go back to the 19th century. As of 5 p.m. Monday my monthly total here in Salmon Creek was 6 inches, more than half that falling over the weekend.
I will list a few of the most impressive rainfall amounts from 10 a.m. Friday to 8 a.m. Monday. Castle Rock, 4.82 inches; Kelso/Longview, 3.32 inches; Larch Mountain, 5.29 inches; Swift Creek (Mount St. Helens), 15.30 inches; Swift Creek Dam, 8.23 inches; June Lake (Mount St. Helens) 15.00 inches; and Dry Creek (probably not so dry now), 9.71 inches.
In Oregon the coastal mountains had 5-11 inches of rain, with Lee’s Camp off Highway 6 at 11.27 inches. Rivers and creeks were running high some over flood stage. The good news was most rivers were at very low stages, so no widespread flooding.
