Heavy Rain in Washington, May 13, 1996

Name: Heavy Rain in Washington, May 13, 1996
Start: 1996-05-13T18:49
End: 1996-05-13T19:35
Location: Washington

May 13, 1996 · NWS OTX · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 INCHES OF RAIN BETWEEN 1949 AND 2035 PDT.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 1

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What happened

The episode as NWS OTX wrote it up.

THUNDERSTORM AT IONE IN PEND ORIELLE COUNTY, WA WITH 2.1 INCHES OF RAIN BETWEEN 1949 AND 2035 PDT.

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Event by event

1 heavy rain. Local standard time, as filed.

Heavy Rain, Pend Oreille

When: May 13, 6:49 PM PST to 7:35 PM PST
Where: Pend Oreille County, Ione
Coordinates: 48.532, -117.274 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

What these are

Heavy Rain: Rainfall totals unusual for the place and season that did not produce a flood.

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The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Washington in 1996 Every state in 1996 This day in weather history Warnings in Washington, May 1996

Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5555882.