Flood — Yakima, Washington

2017-02-10 to 2017-02-11 · near Tampico, Yakima, Washington

Event narrative

After a brief warm up on 2/9/2017, an ice jam formed and broke loose on the North Fork of the Ahtanum Creek in central Yakima county. The ice moved downstream damaging five homes with water and structural damage. One family was displaced.

Wider weather episode

Ice jam on the north fork of the Ahtanum Creek caused flooding in central Yakima county.

View location on OpenStreetMap → (46.5398, -120.8881)

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 683375. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.