Record flooding occurred on the Chehalis, Skokomish, and Elwha Rivers.  In addition to the record flooding, major flooding occurred on the Bogachiel River.  Flooding also occurred on the Nooksack, Skagit, Stillaguamish, SF Stillaguamish, Snohomish, Skykomish, Snoqualmie, Puyallup, Deschutes, Nisqually, Skookumchuck, Dungeness Rivers and Issaquah Creek. Significant and damaging urban and small stream flooding occurred in Snohomish, King, Lewis, Thurston, Mason, and Kitsap counties, as 3 to 8 inches of rain fell over the area with the exception of 10 to 20 inches in the Willapa Hills and southern Olympic mountain areas.  At least 130 people had to be rescued by helicopter. Two men died as a result of river flooding - one near Winlock in Lewis county and another along the Tahuya river in Mason county. A landslide hit a house and buried a man in his sleep near Hoodsport in Mason county.
These events were part of a significant deep Pacific storm system offshore the also initially generated lowland snow in western Washington and later created strong winds in primarily the coastal region and avalanches in the Cascades.

Heavy Rain in THURSTON, WASHINGTON
From 03-DEC-07 00:00:00 to 03-DEC-07 15:00:00 (PST-8)
Location: TUMWATER
Property damage: 14.00M
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Newspaper

A few homes had up to 3 inches of water in their basements. Flood waters from Swift Creek washed away part of Cedar Flat Road cutting off about 250 homes from vehicular traffic.

Debris Flow in SOUTHWEST INTERIOR, WASHINGTON
From 03-DEC-07 07:00:00 to 03-DEC-07 11:00:00 (PST-8)
Property damage: 750.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Newspaper

A restaurant, off of Hwy 8, was damaged when a mudslide caused part of it to collapse.  A house outside of Pe Ell was moved 10 feet off of its foundation by a mudslide which also blocked SR 6.

Heavy Rain in KITSAP, WASHINGTON
From 02-DEC-07 21:00:00 to 03-DEC-07 15:00:00 (PST-8)
Location: PORT ORCHARD
Property damage: 30.00M
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Newspaper

Heavy rains caused officials to close or restrict nearly 200 roads, including major commuter paths such as Highway 3.  A large sinkhole developed near the High Point Shopping Center in Port Orchard.  About 300 structures throughout the county were damaged. Several stores in Silverdale suffered water damage.

Heavy Rain in SNOHOMISH, WASHINGTON
From 03-DEC-07 00:00:00 to 03-DEC-07 15:00:00 (PST-8)
Location: LYNNWOOD
Property damage: 10.00M
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Newspaper

Over a dozen roads were closed due to high water and 20 families were evacuated from their apartments.  Roads near Mill Creek and Edmonds will be closed for nearly a month to repair large sinkholes near and under the streets.  About 300 residents had minor water damage to their homes.

Flood in MASON, WASHINGTON
From 03-DEC-07 03:00:00 to 05-DEC-07 19:00:00 (PST-8)
Location: POTLATCH
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 12.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

The Skokomish at Potlatch reach a record flood stage of 18.12 feet.  Two bridges were washed away, one over the Tahuya River and one over Finch creek.  All schools in the county were closed monday.  Several roads were closed and a few people were evacuated from their homes. A man was swept away in the Tahuya river.

Debris Flow in HOOD CANAL AREA, WASHINGTON
From 03-DEC-07 00:00:00 to 03-DEC-07 22:00:00 (PST-8)
Property damage: 500.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Newspaper

A Mason County man was killed when he was buried in his bedroom while sleeping after it was hit by a landslide during the early morning hours.

Heavy Rain in ISLAND, WASHINGTON
From 03-DEC-07 00:00:00 to 03-DEC-07 15:00:00 (PST-8)
Location: CLINTON
Property damage: 20.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Newspaper

A private school in Clinton was flooded by over an inch of water.

Heavy Rain in KING, WASHINGTON
From 03-DEC-07 00:00:00 to 03-DEC-07 15:00:00 (PST-8)
Location: BOTHELL
Property damage: 12.00M
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Newspaper

Four apartment buildings were evacuated in North Seattle, where some basement apartments had 3 feet of water in them.  About 30 people were evacuated from apartments in Woodinville. Many roads were closed, including parts of SR 522, water over I-405 led to heavy traffic all day.  About 20 roads were damaged throughout the county.  Nearly 5 inches of rain fell at SeaTac airport.  Nathan Hale High School in north Seattle was closed for a week due to water damage from Thorton Creek for the first time ever.  A few homes and businesses had water damage.

Debris Flow in SEATTLE/BREMERTON AREA, WASHINGTON
From 03-DEC-07 00:00:00 to 03-DEC-07 22:00:00 (PST-8)
Property damage: 200.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Newspaper

In Seattle and Burien, mudslides blocked several roads and forced some residents to evacuate.  The biggest slide occurred above Golden Gardens Park, when a section of road and mud slid down the hill.  The road will be closed until spring.  A rail line from Seattle to Everett was closed due to slides across the route.

Heavy Rain in JEFFERSON, WASHINGTON
From 02-DEC-07 21:00:00 to 03-DEC-07 12:00:00 (PST-8)
Location: BRINNON
Property damage: 3.00M
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Newspaper

A house was knocked off its foundation by flood waters.

Flood in LEWIS, WASHINGTON
From 02-DEC-07 23:00:00 to 05-DEC-07 23:00:00 (PST-8)
Location: DOTY
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 50.00M
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

The Chehalis river at Centralia reached a record flood stage of 74.78 feet.  An 81-year old man disappeared along a stream near Winlock. More than 450 homes were damaged outside of the cities of Chehalis and Centralia.  About 65 homes were destroyed, while just over 200 had major damage.  Over 1800 farm animals died.  A 20 mile stretch of Interstate-5 was closed for 3 days as parts of the interstate were under as much as 10 feet of water as well as the major north-south rail line.  In Centralia about 350 homes were damaged or destroyed.  About 1100 people used shelters.  Many schools were closed for a week.  Some communities had no fresh water.  More than 20 square blocks near downtown Centralia were under water.