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Flash Flood — Okanogan, WA

Jul 4, 2022

Property Damage
$1.0M
Flood Cause
Heavy Rain / Burn Area

Two bands of heavy rain impacted Okanogan county during the afternoon. Areas impacted included Northeast of Mazama and Conconully. Rainfall ranged from 0.5 to 0.9 for Mazama and 0.6 to 1.4 for Conconully. The burn scars of Cedar Creek and Muckamuck from 2021 were in the flood areas.

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 1049846). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

Flood Risk Context for Okanogan, WA

This event is one of many recorded floods in Okanogan County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.

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