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Flood in Adams County, Washington

Flood February 16, 2017 – February 22, 2017 · Adams County, Washington

$200K
Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

A section of the Lind-Warden Road was washed out producing a gaping 30 foot wide and 15 foot deep canyon across the road. A motorist drove into the gap and dropped 15 feet. The car was destroyed but the driver was unharmed.

The wider storm

During the afternoon of February 15th and into the morning of February 16th an atmospheric river of moisture produced widespread heavy rain across eastern Washington. The Spokane airport received 1.18 inches of rainfall during this period, Harrington 1.27 inches and 1.55 inches of rain fell at Newport. Runoff from this rain along with low elevation snow melt produced widespread small stream and field flooding with damage to roads due to erosion and numerous road closures around the region due to high water and washouts and minor mud slides and debris flows across roads.

Began near Servia (46.9594, -118.7159).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 682214. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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