Flood, Yakima Valley
- When
- December 28, 11:00 AM PST to December 29, 9:00 AM PST
- Where
- Yakima Valley forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 46.457, -120.739 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flooding in Washington, December 28 to 31, 1998
Three roads southwest of Sunnyside were closed when water from Satus Creek covered them. Two of the roads were opened the next day.
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
- 3
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 PDT wrote it up.
Three roads southwest of Sunnyside were closed when water from Satus Creek covered them. Two of the roads were opened the next day. The other road was closed for a week because of pavement damage. A road was also closed by high water in the Tieton area. High water in rivers and streams caused flooding problems in the Cle Elum and Ellensburg areas. Eight people evacuated their homes near Cle Elum. At least four homes were invaded by water. Nearly a dozen roads were closed at times due to water in the north and west parts of Ellensburg.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
3 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Flood, E Kittitas
- When
- December 28, 11:00 AM PST to December 29, 11:00 AM PST
- Where
- E Kittitas forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 46.791, -120.709 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood, East Slopes Southern Cascades
- When
- December 29, 5:00 PM PST to December 31, 10:00 AM PST
- Where
- East Slopes Southern Cascades forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
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 Flooding in Puerto Rico, December 28, 1998
- Dense Fog in Florida, December 28, 1998
- High Wind in Wyoming, December 28, 1998
- High Wind in Wyoming, December 28, 1998
- High Wind in Montana, December 28, 1998
- Heavy Snow in Alaska, December 28 to 30, 1998
- Flood in Oregon, December 28, 1998
- High Wind in Colorado, December 28, 1998
- High Wind in New Mexico, December 28, 1998
- Waterspout in Hawaii, December 28, 1998
More
Every storm in Washington in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in Washington, December 1998
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: 5675535, 5675537, 5675536.