Flood — Yakima, Washington

2017-05-30 to 2017-05-31 · near Naches, Yakima, Washington

Event narrative

On May 30th, warm temperatures lead to increased snow melt with the Naches River rising briefly to the flood stage of 17.8 feet.

Wider weather episode

Increased snow melt caused minor flooding on portions of the Naches river in Yakima county.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 701604. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.