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Flood — Ferry, WA

Mar 15, 2012

A Pacific storm system moving through the region resulted in heavy rain across northeast Washington. Flooding and debris flows were reported across the Okanogan Highlands and Northeast Mountain regions with snowmelt contributing to the soggy conditions across the area. A southwest to northeast oriented band developed over the Spokane area during the evening hours with around three-quarters to one inch of rainfall falling in places over a two hour period. Numerous reports of flooding were repo

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 367133). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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