Flash Flood — Yakima, Washington

2012-07-20 · near Sunnyside Broadview, Yakima, Washington

Event narrative

Unoccupied mobile home washed away. Six mile stretch of Highway 241 closed until 7 pm.

Wider weather episode

A nearly stationary upper level low pressure area parked near Brookings, Oregon brought abundant moisture across eastern Washington. This combined with daytime heating to produce a few severe thunderstorms and locally heavy rainfall. The heavy rainfall caused flash flooding and landslides in several areas. The upper level low moved north away from the area late on July 20.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 385259. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.