Flash Flood — Whitman, Washington

2015-05-16 to 2015-05-17 · near Palm Lake, Whitman, Washington

Event narrative

A Facebook post from public reported .92 inches of rain in Oaksedale and Flash Flooding east of Oakesdale and included a photo of flooding over a roadway.

Wider weather episode

Showers and thunderstorms, both slow moving and moving over the same locations, resulted in some flash flooding and debris flows in Eastern Washington.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 566436. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.