Flood, Lower Garfield & Asotin
- When
- January 2, 1:00 AM PST to 10:00 PM PST
- Where
- Lower Garfield & Asotin forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 46.312, -117.374 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flooding in Washington, January 2, 1997
The towns of Rosalia, Rockford, Tekoa and Oaksdale all flooded as Hangman and Rock Creek overflowed. Buses and trucks were banned from all Whitman County roads.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 2 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
- 2
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.
The towns of Rosalia, Rockford, Tekoa and Oaksdale all flooded as Hangman and Rock Creek overflowed. Buses and trucks were banned from all Whitman County roads. Most flooded homes and businesses had two feet or three feet of water in them.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
2 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Flood, Moses Lake Area
- When
- January 2, 1:00 AM PST to 10:00 PM PST
- Where
- Moses Lake Area forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 47.095, -119.006 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
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
- Flash Flood in California, January 2 to 3, 1997
- Flash Flood in California, January 2, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Utah, January 2 to 3, 1997
- Dense Fog in Wisconsin, January 2, 1997
- Flash Flooding in California, January 2, 1997
- Flash Flooding in California, January 2, 1997
- Flood and Heavy Rain in Puerto Rico, January 2 to 3, 1997
- Flood in Hawaii, January 2, 1997
- Flood in Montana, January 2, 1997
- Heat in Alabama, January 2, 1997
- Lightning Strike in Washington, January 2, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Arizona, January 2 to 3, 1997
More
Every storm in Washington in 1997Every state in 1997This day in weather historyWarnings in Washington, January 1997
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: 5585221, 5585222.