Flood — Chelan, Washington

2017-11-23 · near Stehekin, Chelan, Washington

Event narrative

The Stehekin River Gage at Stehekin rose above the Flood Stage of 24.0 feet at 3:45 AM PST on November 23rd. The river crested at 25.8 feet at 8:30 AM and dropped back below Flood Stage at 8:00 PM.

Wider weather episode

An Atmospheric River of Pacific moisture was directed into the Cascades of Washington during much of the third week of November. Holden Village recorded 3.65 inches of rain and water equivalent wet snow, which melted as the tropical origin moisture brought mild air along with it. Stehekin measured 3.57 inches of rain during the previous three days. All of this moisture resulted in minor flooding along the Stehekin River and triggered a debris flow through the village of Holden on Thanksgiving Day.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 724141. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.