Heavy Rain in Grant County, Washington

Heavy Rain June 24, 2013 – June 25, 2013 · Grant County, Washington

Injury

$15K

Crop damage

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

Moderate to locally heavy rain of 0.25 to 0.50 inches resulted in cherry damage across portions of southern Grant County.

The wider storm

Significant rainfall resulted in damage to cherry crops across several orchards in Grant, Chelan, and Spokane counties. It was reported that up to approximately fifteen to twenty five percent of the cherry orchards were damaged. The Bing variety of cherries was hardest hit due to severe cracking of fruit. CocoRahs observers across the area reported between 0.25 and 0.50 inches of rainfall. One helicopter pilot was injured when the low-flying aircraft clipped bird netting and crashed in southern Grant County.

Began near Royal City (46.9010, -119.6306).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 455077. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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