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At the advent of newspapers in Chehalis, two significant floods were recorded. A flood in December 1887 was stated to have been due in part to heavy rains after a dry summer. Two Chehalis residents died and some local areas were underwater by as much as {{convert|6|ft|m|1}}. River traffic, sawmill operations, and railroads were delayed. Two back-to-back minor floods occurred in December 1897, severely damaging nearby bridges, including a railroad bridge in [[Chehalis, Washington#Claquato|Claquato]];<ref name="FNAL"/> the pair of events also washed out a [[plank road]] between the Twin Cities.<ref>{{cite news |title=Highest Water For Years |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VD9UAAAAIBAJ |access-date=April 24, 2024 |work=The Chehalis Bee |date=December 31, 1897 |page=2 |archive-date=April 24, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240424200825/https://books.google.com/books?id=VD9UAAAAIBAJ |url-status=live }}</ref>
==Flood events
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===1940s===
A Cowlitz River overflow in 1946 affected the city. A weather pattern that caused the [[1948 Columbia River flood]], was a widespread disaster throughout the state and both the Chehalis and Newaukum crested, leading to closures of roads and the airport.<ref name="FNAL"/><ref name="HOFAP"/> A 1949 rainfall event affected the city as the Cowlitz overflowed.<ref
===1950s===
The second event was due to a combination of melting snow and near-record rain.<ref>{{cite news |title=Fast Melt for Snow Brought by Pelting Rains; Rivers Watched |url=https://www.newspaperarchive.com/us/washington/centralia/centralia-daily-chronicle/1955/12-20/page-1 |access-date=April 25, 2024 |work=The Daily Chronicle |date=December 20, 1955 |page=1 |archive-date=April 26, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240426093934/https://newspaperarchive.com/centralia-daily-chronicle-dec-20-1955-p-1/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Flood Danger Seen Growing as Heavy Rain Continues To Sweep Most of Lewis County |url=https://www.newspaperarchive.com/us/washington/centralia/centralia-daily-chronicle/1955/12-21/page-1 |access-date=April 25, 2024 |work=The Daily Chronicle |date=December 21, 1955 |page=1 |archive-date=April 26, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240426093954/https://newspaperarchive.com/centralia-daily-chronicle-dec-21-1955-p-1/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The Chehalis River crested at {{convert|68.5|ft|m|1}}.<ref>{{cite news |title=Flood Danger Fades Away |url=https://www.newspaperarchive.com/us/washington/centralia/centralia-daily-chronicle/1955/12-27/page-1 |access-date=April 25, 2024 |work=The Daily Chronicle |date=December 27, 1955 |page=1 |archive-date=April 26, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240426093959/https://newspaperarchive.com/centralia-daily-chronicle-dec-27-1955-p-1/ |url-status=live }}</ref> A wind event, described as a "twister", hit the area the day after the river began to recede.<ref>{{cite news |title=Gale Adds To Flood Grief; Streams Drop |url=https://www.newspaperarchive.com/us/washington/centralia/centralia-daily-chronicle/1955/12-23/page-1 |access-date=April 25, 2024 |work=The Daily Chronicle |date=December 23, 1955 |archive-date=April 26, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240426093936/https://newspaperarchive.com/centralia-daily-chronicle-dec-23-1955-p-1/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Two minor floods, with the Chehalis and Skookumchuck rivers barely reaching or surpassing flood stage, occurred in November and December 1959.<ref>{{cite news |title=High Water To Subside |url=https://www.newspaperarchive.com/us/washington/centralia/centralia-daily-chronicle/1959/12-16/page-1 |access-date=April 25, 2024 |work=The Daily Chronicle |date=December 16, 1959 |page=1}}</ref> The November flood, with the Chehalis River reaching a foot over flood stage, was considered minor despite flooding in some neighborhoods.<ref>{{cite news |title=Flood Danger Said Eased in Twin Cities |url=https://www.newspaperarchive.com/us/washington/centralia/centralia-daily-chronicle/1959/11-23/page-1 |access-date=April 25, 2024 |work=The Daily Chronicle |date=November 23, 1959 |page=1}}</ref>
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