Flash Flood in Asotin County, Washington

Flash Flood April 13, 2017 · Asotin County, Washington

$1.5M

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

A Flash Flood closed Highway 129 near where Rattlesnake Creek meets the Grande Ronde River. The road was closed for three hours and then opened up to one lane of traffic.

The wider storm

A privately owned dam holding a small pond failed on April 13th causing a flash flood which heavily damaged a section of Highway 129 between Fields Spring State Park and the Grand Ronde River. A bridge across Rattlesnake Creek was also destroyed.

Began near Mountain View (46.0588, -117.2403).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 692103. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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