May 15, 2011
A wet spring season resulted in saturated soils across the Inland Northwest. Rivers, small streams, and creeks began to rise as temperatures warmed on May 13th and 14th as snowmelt infiltrated many watersheds across the Central Panhandle. Warm and dry weather transitioned to cooler but considerably wetter conditions over the weekend on May 15th into early the next week. An upper level low pumped a considerable amount of moisture into the region with an extended period of heavy rain falling Sun
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 301572). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Shoshone County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.