259 first-hand accounts of flood events in Washington, ranked by impact. Each is a NOAA-written narrative of the moment.
A strong atmospheric river moved through the region on February 22-26. Many locations across Eastern Washington received rain amounts 1 to 2 inches over the period. The rain combined with snow melt in the area leading to several reports of flooding from Pullman to Spokane.
Read the full account →A strong atmospheric river moved through the region on February 22-26. Many locations across Eastern Washington received rain amounts 1 to 2 inches over the period. The rain combined with snow melt in the area leading to several reports of flooding from Pullman to Spokane.
Read the full account →A strong atmospheric river moved through the region on February 22-26. Many locations across Eastern Washington received rain amounts 1 to 2 inches over the period. The rain combined with snow melt in the area leading to several reports of flooding from Pullman to Spokane.
Read the full account →A strong atmospheric river moved through the region on February 22-26. Many locations across Eastern Washington received rain amounts 1 to 2 inches over the period. The rain combined with snow melt in the area leading to several reports of flooding from Pullman to Spokane.
Read the full account →A strong atmospheric river moved through the region on February 22-26. Many locations across Eastern Washington received rain amounts 1 to 2 inches over the period. The rain combined with snow melt in the area leading to several reports of flooding from Pullman to Spokane.
Read the full account →A strong atmospheric river moved through the region on February 22-26. Many locations across Eastern Washington received rain amounts 1 to 2 inches over the period. The rain combined with snow melt in the area leading to several reports of flooding from Pullman to Spokane.
Read the full account →A strong atmospheric river moved through the region on February 22-26. Many locations across Eastern Washington received rain amounts 1 to 2 inches over the period. The rain combined with snow melt in the area leading to several reports of flooding from Pullman to Spokane.
Read the full account →A strong atmospheric river moved through the region on February 22-26. Many locations across Eastern Washington received rain amounts 1 to 2 inches over the period. The rain combined with snow melt in the area leading to several reports of flooding from Pullman to Spokane.
Read the full account →A strong atmospheric river moved through the region on February 22-26. Many locations across Eastern Washington received rain amounts 1 to 2 inches over the period. The rain combined with snow melt in the area leading to several reports of flooding from Pullman to Spokane.
Read the full account →A strong atmospheric river moved through the region on February 22-26. Many locations across Eastern Washington received rain amounts 1 to 2 inches over the period. The rain combined with snow melt in the area leading to several reports of flooding from Pullman to Spokane.
Read the full account →A strong atmospheric river moved through the region on February 22-26. Many locations across Eastern Washington received rain amounts 1 to 2 inches over the period. The rain combined with snow melt in the area leading to several reports of flooding from Pullman to Spokane.
Read the full account →A strong atmospheric river moved through the region on February 22-26. Many locations across Eastern Washington received rain amounts 1 to 2 inches over the period. The rain combined with snow melt in the area leading to several reports of flooding from Pullman to Spokane.
Read the full account →A strong atmospheric river moved through the region on February 22-26. Many locations across Eastern Washington received rain amounts 1 to 2 inches over the period. The rain combined with snow melt in the area leading to several reports of flooding from Pullman to Spokane.
Read the full account →A persistent thunderstorm moved across the Colville area about 5 pm causing flash flooding and wind damage. One report had 2 1/2 inches of rain in 45 minutes. Numerous buildings were flooded including the local jail. Many trees were blown down.
Read the full account →Strong thunderstorms brought penny and nickel sized hail to near Waterville, Entiat, and Omak. The strongest storm occurred on the Waterville Plateau where significant rain damage from flash flooding as well as nickel size hail fell.
Read the full account →A thunderstorm containing very heavy rain led to a significant road washout just south of Tonasket on McLaughlin Canyon and Hardy Roads. McLaughlin Canyon Road was washed out 10 feet deep and 15 feet across. Hail to the size of dimes was also observed during the thunderstorm.
Read the full account →A large Pacific weather system became established in mid January that produced copious amounts of rainfall with unseasonably warm conditions in parts of Washington.
Read the full account →One of the most widespread severe weather events occurred across the Spokane County Warning Area on July 20th. Several days prior to the day of the event, a deep upper-level low slowly sagged down the Pacific Northwest Coastline.
Read the full account →The Kettle River near Ferry flooded multiple times during the month of May through early June. Bottom lands, fields and roads along the river were flooded during the peak periods but little or no damage to structures was noted.
Read the full account →Deep surface based instability on the northeastern quadrant of an upper-level low tracking along the Washington, Oregon border promoted widely scattered thunderstorms across Eastern Washington on the afternoon of July 14th.
Read the full account →A stagnant long wave pattern featuring a broad trough off the Pacific Northwest Coast and upper-level ridge over the central United States resulted in a parade of moist storm systems tracking through the Inland Northwest culminating on April 1st.
Read the full account →Following a very wet April and May, warmer June temperatures began to melt an above normal mountain snowpack increasing flows into already swollen river basins. This caused moderate flooding along the Pend Oreille River and several of its tributaries.
Read the full account →Following a very wet April and May, warmer June temperatures began to melt an above normal mountain snowpack increasing flows into already swollen river basins. This caused moderate flooding along the Pend Oreille River and several of its tributaries.
Read the full account →Summary of events for July 9 2000:An upper level disturbance clipped the northern mountains of Washington, causing a broad area of thunderstorms to develop early on the afternoon of July 9 along the Cascade East Slopes and near the Okanogan Valley.
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