Flood in Ferry County, Washington

Flood May 5, 2017 – May 7, 2017 · Ferry County, Washington

$5K

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

The Kettle River Gage near Ferry recorded a rise above the Flood Stage of 18.5 feet at 6:45 PM PST on May 5th, passed through the Major Flood Stage of 20.5 feet and crested at 20.7 feet at 10:15 PM on May 6th. The river dropped back below Flood Stage at 11:15 PM on May 7th. The river rose above flood stage again later in the month.

The wider storm

The Kettle River near Ferry flooded multiple times during the month of May, achieving Major Flood Stage once and Moderate Flood Stage another time during periodic rises and falls due to mountain snow melt. Bottom lands, fields and roads along the river were flooded during the peak periods but little or no damage to structures was noted.

Began near Toroda (48.9996, -118.7904).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 699680. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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