Washington, 1999

Flash Flood and Heavy Snow in Washington, March 1 to 31, 1999

March 1 to 31, 1999 · NWS OTX · 5 events in 5 counties and zones

4 heavy snow, 1 flash flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$200,000
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.

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Event by event

4 heavy snow, 1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flash Flood, Spokane

When
March 1, 12:01 AM PST to March 2, 6:20 AM PST
Where
Spokane County, Dartford
Property damage
$200,000
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates
47.621, -117.404 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy rain in addition to snow melt lead to another rise of the Little Spokane River near Dartford where the stage reached 6.9 feet. The area with the most impact was Pine River Park along with several roads in this vicinity which were flooded.

Heavy Snow, S Garfield/Sw Asotin

When
March 3, 6:00 PM PST
Where
S Garfield/Sw Asotin forecast zone
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
46.312, -117.374 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy snow of 4-12 inches each day was reported across the mountainous areas of eastern Washington. Some of the sites included: Mt. Spokane, Republic, Holden Valley, Lake Wenatchee and Plain.

Heavy Snow, Stevens/Pend Oreille/X N Spokane

When
March 4, 6:00 AM PST
Where
Stevens/Pend Oreille/X N Spokane forecast zone
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
48.184, -117.511 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Ne Okanogan/Ferry

When
March 16, 6:00 AM PST
Where
Ne Okanogan/Ferry forecast zone
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
48.510, -119.128 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, W Okanogan/C&w Chelan

When
March 31, 6:00 AM PST to 12:00 PM PST
Where
W Okanogan/C&w Chelan forecast zone
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER

What these are

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.
Heavy Snow
Snowfall reaching the local warning threshold without the other hazards of a winter storm.

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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: 5689048, 5689044, 5689045, 5689046, 5689047.