Mar 14, 2017
Low elevation snow melt combined with periods of heavy rain during the second week of March forced the Palouse River to Major Flood Stage. Extensive flooding of fields, parks and roads in the river bottom occurred with some houses and businesses in the town of Palouse experiencing basement flooding and minor first floor flooding.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 686469). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Whitman County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.