Feb 7, 2020
Beginning February 6th through the 8th, a stalled atmosphere river was followed by shortwave trough bringing record breaking moderate to heavy precipitation. This lead to a mix of heavy rain and wet snow which caused sharp rises in small streams and creeks across parts of central Idaho Panhandle into the Camas Prairie. With at or above freezing temperatures and high snow levels, snow melt was another contributor to the rises during this period. ||Numerous sites reached 24 hour total rainfall of
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 878776). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Latah County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.