Flood, King
- When
- September 3, 5:00 PM PST to 6:00 PM PST
- Where
- King County, Seattle
- Coordinates
- 47.491, -121.836 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood in Washington, September 3, 1996
A couple of thunderstorms moved through Puget Sound, knocking out power, and forcing the closure of some roads due to flooding. There was also some marble sized hail.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 1 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
What happened
The episode as NWS SEW wrote it up.
A couple of thunderstorms moved through Puget Sound, knocking out power, and forcing the closure of some roads due to flooding. There was also some marble sized hail. Most of the problems were due to urban flooding. Traffic was slowed to a crawl in most areas because of standing water and several apartments in Bellevue had flooded. Reports of a half an inch in 20 min and three quarters of an inch of rain in 30 min were common.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
What these are
- Flood
- Flooding that develops more slowly than a flash flood: rivers leaving their banks, or water standing over land for an extended time.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Flooding in Virginia, September 3 to 14, 1996
- Flash Flood in Arizona, September 3, 1996
- Flash Flood in Virginia, September 3 to 4, 1996
- Flooding in North Carolina, September 3 to 8, 1996
- Flash Flood in North Carolina, September 3 to 4, 1996
- Lightning Strike in Nebraska, September 3, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Arizona, September 3, 1996
- Flash Flood in North Carolina, September 3, 1996
- Hail in Kansas, September 3, 1996
- Hail in Minnesota, September 3, 1996
- Hail in Minnesota, September 3, 1996
- Hail in Oklahoma, September 3, 1996
More
Every storm in Washington in 1996Every state in 1996This day in weather historyWarnings in Washington, September 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: 5565036.