Flood — Chelan, Washington

2025-12-10 to 2025-12-12 · near Chumstick, Chelan, Washington

Event narrative

Several reports from flooding impacts received in the area. Homes flooded on East Leavenworth Road along the Wenatchee River. Report of water rescues. Mile marker 97 US Hwy 2 Tumwater canyon road washed out from high river water eroding away the highway. Road closed December 11 through December 15. Waterfront and Enchantment Parks are both under water due to the rising river level. This includes Blackbird Island. Emergency Manager reported water over road on Chumstick Highway near MP3. Damage cost is estimated.

Wider weather episode

An atmospheric river brought heavy rains to the Cascades December 8 through 10. The East slopes saw 48 hour rain amounts of up to 7 inches along the crest, 3 to 4 inches in the mid slopes, and at least half an inch in the low land areas. The rain combined with snow melt and led to several flooding and landslide incidents. The flooding forced the closure of highway US 2 for several weeks. An embedded cold front brought high winds in the 60 mph range to the region causing downed trees and power lines.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1307610. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.