May 17, 1996
Due to warm temperatures and excessive rainfall several rivers rose above flood stage causing flood damage during this period. The Middle Fork of the Weiser River caused damage and sandbags were needed to protect one home. The Payette River at Emmett rose above flood stage causing a levee at Fruitland to fail. The high water also flooded a section of State Route 52 three miles east of New Plymouth, and several houses near Black's Bridge were flooded. In New Plymouth and Payette five homes we
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5553231). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Idaho Palouse County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.