🌱 What Hoquiam’s new rainfall record means for local flood risk now

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In today's newsletter:

• What Hoquiam’s new rainfall record means for local flood risk now
• How did Hoquiam’s 103-degree heat reshape nearby forests?

Also on today's calendar: Comedy at Messy Jessy's with Rodger Lizaola and 5 more events.

Today's riddle: What did one tuna say to the other after getting caught stealing files from work? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Occasional rain, with a high of 52 and low of 49 degrees.
• Friday: Cloudy with a bit of rain, temps: high: 55, low: 46.
• Saturday: Low clouds, then some sun, with a high of 53 and low of 50 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Major floods sweep Western WA; Skagit River set to shatter record (bellinghamherald.com) — Western Washington is facing major flooding this week, and Hoquiam is part of the story after recording 2.92 inches of rain, breaking its single-day rainfall record. While the worst impacts are expected on rivers like the Skagit and Snohomish, Grays Harbor County officials are monitoring a stressed dam near Lake Sylvia and broader flood risks. Residents should stay alert to changing conditions and follow any local emergency guidance.
   

• Unpacking the science behind the scorching from the 2021 Heat Dome (thedailyworld.com) — Hoquiam’s 103-degree reading during the 2021 heat dome is a key example in new research explaining how that brutal event scorched more than 700,000 acres of Pacific Northwest forests. A scientist describes how extreme heat and clear skies damaged tree foliage, why some species and locations— including parts of the Olympic Peninsula—were hit harder, and what this means for future forest resilience.
   

📸 Around Hoquiam

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Hoquiam

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★ Featured events ★

Friday December 12

• Toutle Lake vs Hoquiam
  Hoquiam High School, 501 W Emerson Ave, Hoquiam
  5:30 pm

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Other local events

Friday December 12

• Comedy at Messy Jessy's with Rodger Lizaola
  Messy Jessy's Bar and Grill , 212 S I St , Aberdeen
  9:00 pm

Saturday December 13

• Wreath Workshop
  Ocean Shores Library , 573 Point Brown Ave NW , Ocean Shores
  10:00 am

Monday December 15

• Hoquiam Boys Varsity Basketball @ Aberdeen
  Aberdeen High School , 410 N G St , Aberdeen
  7:00 pm

Thursday December 18

• Centralia Girls Varsity Basketball @ Hoquiam
  Hoquiam High School , 501 W Emerson Ave , Hoquiam
  6:45 pm

Saturday December 20

• Christmas in Connecticut (1945)
  7th Street Theatre , 313 7th St , Hoquiam
  7:30 pm
• Christmas in Connecticut (1945) — Seventh Street Theatre
  7th Street Theatre , 313 7th St , Hoquiam
  7:30 pm

Monday December 22

• Grizzly Stocking Stuffer
  Hoquiam High School , 501 W Emerson Ave , Hoquiam
  9:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday December 12

• Live music with Kevin Case
  Corks & Taps , 130 Oyhut Bay Blvd SW, #101 , Ocean Shores
  6:00 pm

Saturday December 13

• Festival of Lights Craft Fair
  Whitney's Detail Shop Montesano, WA
  9:00 am
• Santa Claus is Coming to Oyhut Bay
  Oyhut Bay Seaside Resort Ocean Shores, WA
  12:45 pm
• Festival of Lights - Party at the Library!
  Montesano Timberland Library - W. H. Abel Memorial Library , 125 S Main St , Montesano
  2:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• If you are looking for an affordable, highly enjoyable show this weekend, I recommend the current production of Gilbert and Sullivan's "Patience," brought to you by the Grays Harbor Opera Workshop.
  There is some amazing talent here in the harbor, and this easy to understand, English speaking operetta is funny, poignant and a really good time, as… (Nextdoor West Hoquiam)
• Our partners at Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife recently reported an invasive Chinese mitten crab caught in the Willamette River near Portland.
  This is the second mitten crab detected in 2025 in Oregon portions of the Lower Columbia River watershed. WDFW and the Washington Invasive Species… (Nextdoor )

• Tractor Supply posted a job opening for Merchandising Sales Associate in Aberdeen. Apply here.
• Papa Murphy's Holdings, Inc. posted a job opening for Crew Member in Aberdeen. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Hoquiam here.

🗞 Nearby News

Aberdeen

• Aberdeen launches Civics Academy (thedailyworld.com)
• Feedback sought on state Route 105 corridor plan (thedailyworld.com)
• Rita Joan Frey (columbiabasinherald.com)

Ocean Shores

• Jolly old elf visits Ocean Shores Public Library (thedailyworld.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

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