Flood in Ferry County, Washington

Flood May 23, 2017 – May 25, 2017 · Ferry County, Washington

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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 at Ferry recorded a rise above the Flood Stage of 18.5 feet at 12:15 PM PST on May 23rd. The river rose above Moderate Flood Stage and crested at at 19.6 feet at 8:00 PM May 24th then dropped back below Flood Stage at 8:15 AM on May 25th.

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. The river continued to run near or slightly above Flood Stage into the month of June.

Began near Toroda (48.9998, -118.7826).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 699683. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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