Flood — Yakima, Washington

2013-05-07 to 2013-05-15 · near Brace, Yakima, Washington

Wider weather episode

Extreme heat lead to a prolonged period of snow-melt along the Cascades. This allowed the Naches River near Naches to rise above flood stage for several days. Flood stage for the Naches River is 16 feet, and the river crested at 16.82 feet on May 12th.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 447154. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.