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Flood in Yakima County, Washington
Flood March 16, 2017 – March 17, 2017 · Yakima County, Washington
Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.
What the National Weather Service wrote
On March 15th, high flows on Cowiche Creek caused a section of a levee that had previously been damaged to breech, opening a 20 foot wide gap. The water followed along Highway 12 with the bulk of the water flowing into an irrigation canal. On March 16th, water inundated the intersection of North 40th and Fruitvale Boulevard, flooding a number of businesses and parking lots and the Riverview Mobile Home Park. Public Works tried to divert the water into Myron Lake, with a channel expected to take the water back from the lake to the Naches River. Instead, the water overflowed from Myron Lake into Willow Lake and then Aspen Lake, where it overflowed into neighborhoods surrounding the lakes.
The wider storm
Snow melt, combined with periods rain, resulted in numerous streams flooding across south-central Washington.
Began near Brace (46.6285, -120.5827).
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 683658. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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