This new film takes a look at Lewis County’s historic flood
“High Water — Ten Years later,” a new documentary that focuses on the December 2007 flood that clobbered Lewis County, debuted at 7 p.m. Monday on TVW.
The flood occurred after three Pacific Coast storms pummeled the region and resulted in record levels of rainfall. The flooding shutdown Interstate 5 at Centralia and caused millions of dollars in damage and lost revenue in the area.
The film looks at the catastrophe and the “controversial plans to address a devastating cycle,” according to a tweet from TVW’s The Impact.
“We explore the science behind the flood and the risk of something like that happening again,” said executive producer Mike McClanahan. “The piece also highlights the challenges facing salmon and other aquatic species in the basin and the concern about the impact a proposed dam could have on them.”
“High Water” will air again at 8 p.m. Dec. 7, and be available for streaming at www.tvw.org/tvchannels/air/. After the premiere, the film can be viewed at: https://youtu.be/QgMWaZmlvmU. (The link is not active until after 7:30 p.m. Monday.)
TVW is on local cable channel 23.
10 years ago this month, a massive flood shut down I-5 at Centralia, knocked over thousands of trees blocking access to Grays Harbor and activated our @WANationalGuard & our state EOC to respond. TVW takes a look back. https://t.co/vDuWm8Pitt
— WA Emergency Mgmt (@waEMD) December 1, 2017
This story was originally published December 4, 2017 at 12:25 PM with the headline "This new film takes a look at Lewis County’s historic flood."