Jul 19, 2016
Slow moving thunderstorms producing heavy rainfall over parts of the East Slopes and North Cascades including parts of the Okanogan Valley. Rainfall reports of over one inch in 40 minutes were picked up by some of the automated equipment near Okanogan, WA. The resulting heavy rainfall produced some debris flows and Flash floods near Chelan and Okanogan, WA.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 638085). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
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.