Apr 9, 2019
Moderate to heavy rainfall combined with snow melt contributed to flooding, mud-slides and road wash-outs and closures. More specifically, the South Fork of the Clearwater River saw an all-time record crest of 10.79 feet on the morning of April 9 which contributed to the town of Stites being flooded. Damages to Idaho County infrastructure from this event have totaled to around 6 million dollars.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 814194). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Idaho County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.