Flood — Ferry, Washington

2017-05-23 to 2017-05-25 · near Toroda, Ferry, Washington

Event narrative

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.

Wider weather episode

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.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 699683. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.