Jan 8, 2017
A long dawn out atmospheric river event brought a variety of impacts to southeast Idaho including extremely heavy mountain snow, valley snow then rain on snow leading to flooding and roads covered with ice in the Snake River Plain, and many mountain avalanches. Many roads were closed for extended periods due to the heavy snow and avalanches. Custer County was declared a disaster area due to the prodigious snow amounts. An emergency declaration was signed in Cassia County due to the floodin
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 677052). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Minidoka County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.