Feb 8, 1996
Major flooding took place the second week of February in Northern Idaho. Conditions that developed in late January contributed significantly to the flood. Large amounts of low elevation snow fell during the third week of January, especially in Northern Idaho where valley locations reported 10 additional inches of snow with as much as 2 1/2 feet on the ground. During the last week in January temperatures dropped into the single digits for highs and 20 to 30 degrees below zero for lows, this re
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5537679). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Western Lemhi County County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.