Flash Flood — Benton, Washington

2017-06-26 · near Richland, Benton, Washington

Event narrative

Numerous intersections were flooded in Kennewick and Richland Washington, including Canal Drive and Volland Street, Gage Boulevard and Quinault Street. The Columbia Park Trail was closed from Hillwood to Rockwood due to flooding. Vista Field in Kennewick had 1.05 inches in one hour, with spotter reports of 0.64 inches to 0.94 inches in Richland and 0.70 inches to 1.01 inches in Kennewick.

Wider weather episode

A disturbance, associated with subtropical moisture, caused thunderstorms producing large hail and severe wind gusts over portions of eastern Oregon and southeastern Washington. Also locally heavy rain and local flooding occurred with some storms.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 708691. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.