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5 NOAA storm reports from this county describe what happened, in the words of the meteorologists who were there.
Douglas County, Washington has recorded 11 flood-related events since 1996 according to NOAA's Storm Events Database, including 8 flash floods and 3 river or area floods. The county has received 19 federal disaster declarations, 3 of which involved flooding or coastal storms. Enter any address above to check its FEMA flood zone designation.
FEMA Disaster Declarations (1972–2020)
Source: OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries.
| Declaration | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Cold Springs/pearl Hill Fire | Fire | Sep 7, 2020 |
| Wildfires And Straight-line Winds | Fire | Sep 1, 2020 |
| Road 11 Fire | Fire | Jul 11, 2020 |
| Covid-19 | Biological | Jan 20, 2020 |
| Covid-19 Pandemic | Biological | Jan 20, 2020 |
| Grass Valley Fire | Fire | Aug 11, 2018 |
| Chelan Hills Fire | Fire | Jul 27, 2018 |
| Chelan Fire Complex | Fire | Aug 14, 2015 |
| Wildfires | Fire | Aug 13, 2015 |
| Barker Canyon Fire | Fire | Sep 9, 2012 |
NOAA Storm Events Database (1996–2025)
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database.
| Type | Date | Damage |
|---|---|---|
| Flash Flood | Jul 10, 2023 | 1.00M |
| Flash Flood | Jun 5, 2022 | 15.00K |
| Flash Flood | Aug 10, 2019 | 0.50K |
| Flash Flood | Aug 10, 2019 | 2.00K |
| Flash Flood | Jul 2, 2019 | 1.00K |
| Flood | Mar 9, 2016 | 2.00K |
| Flash Flood | Jun 29, 2015 | 0.00K |
| Flood | Feb 7, 2015 | 0.00K |
| Flash Flood | Sep 5, 2013 | 20.00K |
| Flash Flood | Jul 31, 2010 | 40.00K |
Flash Flood — Jul 10, 2023
A strong system moved through Eastern Washington and brought scattered thunderstorms. The main areas stretched along Highway 2 from Waterville Plateau to Northern Spokane County.
Flash Flood — Jun 5, 2022
Another round widespread stratiform rain showers impacted the Inland Northwest. With the ground already saturated from previous system, the rain began to impact the region quickly with three quarters to an inch of rain.
Flash Flood — Aug 10, 2019
The weather pattern on August 10th featured a very moist and unstable air mass with a passing upper level low pressure. These elements promoted widespread thunderstorms with heavy rain which produced Flash Flooding over potions of eastern Washington. Local observations indicated some of these slow moving storms produced from 1 to locally in excess of 5 inches of rain. Particularly hard hit was ...
Flash Flood — Jul 2, 2019
During the afternoon of July 2nd numerous slow moving thunderstorms containing heavy rain formed near the center of an upper level low pressure over the western Columbia Basin and the east slopes of the Cascade Mountains. A rich moisture feed wrapping around this upper low pressure allowed some of these storms to produce heavy rainfall over limited areas. A spotter near Waterville reported 1.29...
Flood — Mar 9, 2016
A wet front passage brought moderate to heavy rainfall to non mountain locations of Central Washington Wednesday March 9,2016.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database.
Source: OpenFEMA NFIP Individual Claims (2.25M records analyzed).
FEMA assigns flood zone designations to areas in Douglas County, Washington:
AE High Risk — 1% annual chance of flooding. Insurance required.
VE Very High Risk — Coastal flooding with wave action.
X (Shaded) Moderate Risk — 500-year floodplain.
X Low Risk — Outside major floodplains.
Properties in Douglas County, Washington that are in FEMA-designated Special Flood Hazard Areas (zones A and V) with federally backed mortgages are required to carry flood insurance.
Even outside high-risk zones, flood insurance is recommended. From 2014 to 2024, nearly one-third of NFIP claims came from outside the high-risk Special Flood Hazard Area.
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