Flood — Pend Oreille, Washington

2015-02-07 to 2015-02-09 · near Diamond Lake, Pend Oreille, Washington

Event narrative

A COOP observer reported minor street flooding 5 miles west northwest of Diamond Lake, WA near Sacheen Lake. The 48 hour rainfall total leading up to the flood amounted to 2.18 inches of rain.

Wider weather episode

A four day interval in which a series of warm weather systems with very well maintained moisture feeds from the subtropics slowly moved through Northeast Washington. These systems brought considerable rainfall to the mountains and valleys and caused much of the mid-slope elevation snow to melt. The resulting runoff caused some streams and rivers to flood in addition to some debris flows, mudslides, and minor street flooding.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 551811. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.