Mar 15, 2017
March was a very wet month over the Idaho Panhandle. A series of moist Pacific storm systems brought periodic heavy rain to the region in addition to warmer temperatures which quickly melted low elevation snow pack. Bonners Ferry recorded 4.58 inches of precipitation for the month which was 2.92 inches above normal. Coeur D'Alene received 4.38 inches which was 2.04 inches above normal and The University of Idaho at Moscow recorded 7.19 inches which was 4.50 inches above normal. ||All of this wat
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 688403). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Benewah County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.