189 first-hand accounts of flood events in Idaho, ranked by impact. Each is a NOAA-written narrative of the moment.
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.
Read the full account →On May 20th, a cool and showery pattern began in the northern Idaho Panhandle. Two upper low pressure systems dropped down into the region out of the northwest. These brought rain, with some brief heavy rain, from May 20th through May 22nd.
Read the full account →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.
Read the full account →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.
Read the full account →Flooding of the Big Wood River for several months occurred in the Della View neighborhood of Hailey. It finally ended in June but the total cost of the extensive flooding period resulted in $750,000 of insurance claims in the neighborhood and $200,000 for flood response and…
Read the full account →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.
Read the full account →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.
Read the full account →Another trough system brought a round of slow moving stratiform slow moving showers. With the abundant amount of precipitation from earlier in the month, the streams and creeks were already near bank full.
Read the full account →Another trough system brought a round of slow moving stratiform slow moving showers. With the abundant amount of precipitation from earlier in the month, the streams and creeks were already near bank full.
Read the full account →Another trough system brought a round of slow moving stratiform slow moving showers. With the abundant amount of precipitation from earlier in the month, the streams and creeks were already near bank full.
Read the full account →An atmospheric river brought heavy rains to the Central Idaho Panhandle December 10 and 11. Areas saw 48 hour rain amounts of 2 to 4 inches. The rain combined with snow melt and led to several flooding and landslide incidents.
Read the full account →An area of showers and thunderstorms formed over Nez Perce County during the morning hours of May 18th. Lewiston ASOS reported 0.99 inches of rain while the COOP Observer at Nez Perce reported 1.17 inches of rain from these storms.
Read the full account →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.
Read the full account →A thunderstorm dropped anywhere from 1 to 3 inches in the city of Rexburg. A single thunderstorm cell moved over the city and heavy rain began at around 5:30 pm MDT and brought the 1 to 3 inch rainfall. Main Street was shut down with over a foot of running water on it.
Read the full account →Heavy rain and snow melt caused the St. Joe River to flood beginning in the month of March. The river remained above Minor Flood Stage at St. Maries through the early part of April, although the upper reaches of the river at Calder dropped below Flood Stage by the end of March.
Read the full account →Periodic heavy rain and mountain snow melt caused the St. Joe River the flood. Extensive flooding of fields, roads, outbuildings and yards of residences and businesses in the river bottom lands occurred. A few residences and businesses experienced first floor flooding as well.
Read the full account →The region was under a transitioning weather regime through the first week of March. March 1st came in dry and very cold under a modified Arctic air mass. This kept soil temperatures below freezing across much of the central to northern Idaho Panhandle.
Read the full account →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.
Read the full account →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.
Read the full account →The most significant flooding took place in Pocatello and Chubbuck in Bannock County, the second major flood in two weeks. Upwards of 4 to 5 inches of rain occurred in a localized area in Old Town and West Pocatello with more widespread 1 to 2 inch amounts north and east in…
Read the full account →Another trough system brought a round of slow moving stratiform slow moving showers. With the abundant amount of precipitation from earlier in the month, the streams and creeks were already near bank full.
Read the full account →An area of showers and thunderstorms formed over Nez Perce County during the morning hours of May 18th. Lewiston ASOS reported 0.99 inches of rain while the COOP Observer at Nez Perce reported 1.17 inches of rain from these storms.
Read the full account →Heavy rain with 2 to 4 inch amounts in the Chubbuck and Pocatello area caused extensive street, business and home flooding on August 23rd. The Center Street underpass was closed.
Read the full account →During the month of May, unusually heavy snow pack at the higher elevations of Idaho began to melt. Runoff swelled many rivers statewide to flood stage. Hardest hit by damaging floods were the counties in the Idaho Panhandle.
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