Eastern Adams County's Only Independent Voice Since 1887
Eastern Adams County's Only Independent Voice Since 1887
MUD COVERED. On Monday morning, the Knodel family woke to find their property covered in mud and debris after a severe thunderstorm moved through the area. A neighboring summer fallow field gave away, sending over two feet of mud into the Knodel’s yard. Crews of 30-70 volunteers have been helping the Knodel’s remove the mud from their property since the disaster occurred. –Photo courtesy of Lois Gust
Mudslides damage Knodel Farms, close 1.29 miles of Thiel Road
A severe thunderstorm early Monday morning brought record rainfall and a mudslide through the property of Jerry and Debbie Knodel, but it delivered more than destruction: it also brought a tremendous outpouring of support.
The storm woke the Knodel family and many other Adams County residents around 3 a.m. on July 16, and left a path of destruction behind it as property and roadway damage was reported throughout the area.
Thunderstorms have been sweeping through eastern Washington for over a week, bringing with them heavy rainfall a...
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