Washington, 1998Flash Flooding in Washington, May 26 to 27, 1998
May 26 to 27, 1998 · NWS OTX · 5 events in 4 counties and zones
5 flash flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Every event with a place to put it; 5 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
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $4.0 million
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 5
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.
Flash Flood, Ferry
- When
- May 26, 6:00 PM PST to May 27, 7:00 AM PST
- Where
- Ferry County, Republic
- Property damage
- $3.5 million
- Coordinates
- 48.470, -118.516 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
5-6 inches of rain overnight. Highways washed out in and around Republic
Flash Flood, Pend Oreille
- When
- May 26, 6:00 PM PST to May 27, 7:00 AM PST
- Where
- Pend Oreille County, Cusick
- Property damage
- $250,000
- Coordinates
- 48.532, -117.274 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Roads flooded in and around Cusick
Flash Flood, Stevens
- When
- May 26, 6:00 PM PST to May 27, 7:00 AM PST
- Where
- Stevens County, Chewelah
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Coordinates
- 48.399, -117.855 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Roads flooded in and around Chewelah
Flash Flood, Okanogan
- When
- May 26, 6:00 PM PST to May 27, 7:00 AM PST
- Where
- Okanogan County, Conconully
- Property damage
- $100,000
- Coordinates
- 48.549, -119.741 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
2.25" of rain overnight. Salmon Creek being sandbagged. Some evacuations in Conconully.
Flash Flood, Okanogan
- When
- May 26, 6:00 PM PST to May 27, 7:00 AM PST
- Where
- Okanogan County, Loomis
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Coordinates
- 48.549, -119.741 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Toats Creek out of its banks.
- Flash Flood
- Flooding that begins within six hours of the rain that causes it, or of a dam or levee failure or ice jam release, often with deadly speed.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Texas, May 26 to 27, 19982 injured · $2.1 million · F1 · 49 events
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Texas, May 26 to 27, 1998$400,000 · 70 kt wind · 26 events
- Flash Flooding and Heavy Rain in Idaho, May 26 to 27, 1998$610,000 · 3 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, May 26, 19981 injured · $120,000 · 1.75 in hail · 20 events
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Texas, May 26, 1998$400,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events
- Flash Flood and Flood in Alaska, May 26 to 31, 1998$250,000 · 2 events
- Hail in Texas, May 26, 1998$100,000 · 2.5 in hail · 2 events
- Damaging Wind in North Carolina, May 26, 19981 injured · $50,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event
- Damaging Wind in Alabama, May 26, 1998$21,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event
- Damaging Wind in North Carolina, May 26, 1998$20,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event
- Flash Flood and Hail in Texas, May 26, 19981 injured · 0.75 in hail · 3 events
- Damaging Wind in Alabama, May 26, 1998$15,000 · 55 kt wind · 1 event
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: 5643321, 5643322, 5643323, 5643324, 5643325.