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Idaho Flood Stories

189 first-hand accounts of flood events in Idaho, ranked by impact. Each is a NOAA-written narrative of the moment.

Flood$500K damage

Benewah, ID · 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.

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Flood$917K damage

Bingham, ID · Feb 4, 2017

A trend toward above normal temperatures in February after extreme snowfall amounts in both December and January led to extensive flooding issues during the entirety of the month.

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Flood$100K damage

Lewis, ID · Apr 9, 2019

Beginning on April 6th and continuing through April 10th a series of Pacific atmospheric rivers were directed into Oregon, southeast Washington and central Idaho saturating the ground with heavy rainfall.

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Flood$808K damage

Bear Lake, ID · Feb 5, 2017

A trend toward above normal temperatures in February after extreme snowfall amounts in both December and January led to extensive flooding issues during the entirety of the month.

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Flood$385K damage

Shoshone, ID · 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.

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Flood$10K damage

Fremont, ID · Jun 13, 2022

One to 2 inches of rain fell in Fremont County over a 48 hour period and caused extensive flooding. A lot of flooding in the Rea area in the Yale Creek estates and Shotgun Complex areas north of Kilgore Yale Road. Flooding reported at Island Park Village Golf Course.

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Flood$300K damage

Kootenai, ID · Mar 18, 2017

Flood waters from feeding rivers and streams due to snow melt and periodic heavy rain caused Lake Coeur D'Alene to rise above Flood Stage through much of late March.

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Flood$155K damage

Blaine, ID · Mar 13, 2018

A return to heavy mountain snows in late February and early March added significantly to the snow pack especially in the Upper Snake River Highlands and snow melt and heavy rains occurred sporadically from the middle of the month onward.

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Flood$50.0M damage

Western Magic Valley, ID · Jun 1, 1997

During the month of June the spring melt of near record snowpack in Idaho's mountains caused extensive flooding along the Snake River and many of it's tributaries.

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Flood$50K damage

Latah, ID · Apr 9, 2019

Beginning on April 6th and continuing through April 10th a series of Pacific atmospheric rivers were directed into Oregon, southeast Washington and central Idaho saturating the ground with heavy rainfall.

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Flood$450K damage

Bannock, ID · Feb 5, 2017

A trend toward above normal temperatures in February after extreme snowfall amounts in both December and January led to extensive flooding issues during the entirety of the month.

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Flood$427K damage

Caribou, ID · Feb 4, 2017

A trend toward above normal temperatures in February after extreme snowfall amounts in both December and January led to extensive flooding issues during the entirety of the month.

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Latah, ID · Feb 23, 2025

A strong atmospheric river moved through the region on February 23-25. Many locations across the Lower Idaho Panhandle received rain amounts 1 to 2 inches over the period.

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Flood$20K damage

Latah, ID · May 17, 2020

A shortwave disturbance tracked across the Idaho Panhandle on May 17th. With a moist and unstable atmosphere, there was heavy rainfall and some thunderstorms. Some locations across the Panhandle received an estimated 0.5 - 0.75 over an hour period.

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Flood$10K damage

Shoshone, ID · Mar 2, 2022

The arrival of an atmospheric River, in late February and early March, brought heavy rainfall to the Pacific Northwest. The heaviest precipitation was late February 28th through March 1st.

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Flood$329K damage

Power, ID · Feb 5, 2017

A trend toward above normal temperatures in February after extreme snowfall amounts in both December and January led to extensive flooding issues during the entirety of the month.

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Flood$100K damage

Jefferson, ID · May 12, 2018

Seasonal snow melt flooding along with heavy rain caused significant damage to the levee near Lorenzo as it was eroding 500 feet per day. The Snake River and Henry's Fork of the Snake flowed at action stage for several weeks causing the event.

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Flood$278K damage

Oneida, ID · Feb 5, 2017

A trend toward above normal temperatures in February after extreme snowfall amounts in both December and January led to extensive flooding issues during the entirety of the month.

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Flood$265K damage

Butte, ID · Feb 4, 2017

A trend toward above normal temperatures in February after extreme snowfall amounts in both December and January led to extensive flooding issues during the entirety of the month.

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Flood$75K damage

Butte, ID · Mar 13, 2018

A return to heavy mountain snows in late February and early March added significantly to the snow pack especially in the Upper Snake River Highlands and snow melt and heavy rains occurred sporadically from the middle of the month onward.

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Flood$250K damage

Bonneville, ID · Feb 5, 2017

A trend toward above normal temperatures in February after extreme snowfall amounts in both December and January led to extensive flooding issues during the entirety of the month.

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Flood$65K damage

Caribou, ID · Mar 13, 2018

A return to heavy mountain snows in late February and early March added significantly to the snow pack especially in the Upper Snake River Highlands and snow melt and heavy rains occurred sporadically from the middle of the month onward.

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Flood$65K damage

Custer, ID · Mar 13, 2018

A return to heavy mountain snows in late February and early March added significantly to the snow pack especially in the Upper Snake River Highlands and snow melt and heavy rains occurred sporadically from the middle of the month onward.

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Flood$220K damage

Blaine, ID · Feb 4, 2017

A trend toward above normal temperatures in February after extreme snowfall amounts in both December and January led to extensive flooding issues during the entirety of the month.

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