Sep 21, 2005
A downpour in downtown Pocatello dropped 1.7 inches of rain in an hour reported by the KPVI television rain gauge. Many downtown streets were flooded and the Center Street underpass closed briefly. Oak Street and 6th and 8th Avenues flooded as well. One house on Oak Street reported basement flooding. Minor flooding was reported in parts of the Arbon Valley in southeast Power county as well.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5478970). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Bannock County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.