 This is an area subject to annual flooding, with major floods occurring most recently in 2007 and 1996.Both of these floods were federally declared disasters due to the extensive damage to human life, livestock, and property in the region.In 2016, the Chehalis River Basin Flood Authority authorized $55,000 to be used to collect data, geography, and history on the flooding in the city, which reports indicated to be affecting approximately 35 homes and causing on average three road closures per event, with this flooding occurring typically twice a year.