Flash Flood — Garfield, Washington

2022-08-10 · near Pataha City, Garfield, Washington

Event narrative

Mud and debris over highway 12 from heavy rain from a thunderstorm. One lane closed and police had to help direct traffic.

Wider weather episode

A slow moving Low brought several rounds of thunderstorms to the Eastern Washington. The thunderstorms produced large hail, strong winds, and flash flooding to the region. The first round impacted Southeast WA. The Low increased instability and low level moisture leading to decent afternoon convection.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1052630. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.