Flood in Ferry County, Washington

Flood February 16, 2017 – February 19, 2017 · Ferry County, Washington

$10K

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Highway 20 through a mountainous area between Keller and Republic was closed with water, ice and snow blocking lanes between mileposts 130 and 150.

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 West Fork (48.3091, -118.8336).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 682523. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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