Flood — Jefferson, Washington

2015-02-06 · near Brinnon, Jefferson, Washington

$50K

Property damage

Event narrative

A National Weather Service spotter reported that 4.43 inches of rain fell in the area between 4 p.m. Thursday and 7:30 a.m. Friday.

Wider weather episode

Floodwater from the Duckabush River has inundated a number of homes on Kelly Road in Brinnon. At one point, the Duckabush River was five feet higher than normal. Friday afternoon it started to recede.

Highway 101 along Hood Canal has received the brunt of the rainfall over the last 24 hours. A weather station at Green Mountain Elementary School recorded over 4.5 inches of rain near Bremerton in the last two days.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 562613. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.