Washington, 1999Flash 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.
Every event with a place to put it; 4 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
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- 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.
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
- 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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- Heavy Rain in Washington, March 1 to 15, 1999$16 million · 2 events
- High Wind in North Carolina, March 1, 1999$50,000 · 77 kt wind · 1 event
- Cold in West Virginia, March 1 to 31, 199934 events
- Drought in Texas, March 1 to 31, 199923 events
- Drought in Wisconsin, March 1 to 31, 199922 events
- Drought in New Mexico, March 1 to 31, 199922 events
- Drought in Pennsylvania, March 1 to 15, 199910 events
- Cold in Ohio, March 1 to 31, 19999 events
- Heavy Snow in West Virginia, March 1 to 31, 19997 events
- Heavy Snow in New York, March 1, 19996 events
- Drought in Maryland, March 1 to 31, 19995 events
- Heavy Snow in West Virginia, March 1, 19995 events
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.