189 first-hand accounts of flood events in Idaho, ranked by impact. Each is a NOAA-written narrative of the moment.
A stationary trough of low pressure off the Pacific Northwest Coast steered a deep fetch of subtropical moisture into the Idaho Panhandle which persisted from March 29th through early April.
Read the full account →Numerous areas across the Idaho Panhandle dealt with flooding during the second week of February. While minor flooding is a common occurrence during the late winter months when warmer temperatures, wind, and rain fall on valley snowpack, there was one ingredient of this event…
Read the full account →A stagnant longwave pattern featuring a broad trough off the Pacific Northwest Coast and upper-level ridge over the Central US resulted in a parade of moist storm systems tracking through the Inland Northwest from March 28th through the 31st.
Read the full account →An above average snow pack in the mountains drained by the Pend Oreille and Clark Fork River basins melted at an accelerated rate during the month of May.
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 →An unseasonably warm and wet period resulted in small stream and main stem river flooding. The Inland Northwest remained in the warm sector of a flat ridge with warm air advection into the region.
Read the full account →Rivers and streams in Idaho's panhandle region began flooding in May from heavy spring snow melt. Flooding along several of these rivers continued well into the month of June, with the Pend Oreille, St. Joe and Kootenai Rivers flooding roads and a few homes.
Read the full account →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.
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 →A stagnant longwave pattern featuring a broad trough off the Pacific Northwest Coast and upper-level ridge over the Central US resulted in a parade of moist storm systems tracking through the Inland Northwest from March 28th through the 31st.
Read the full account →Periodic heavy rain and mountain snow melt caused the Coeur D'Alene River to flood. The town of Cataldo experienced extensive flooding of roads, fields, yards and outbuildings in the river bottom lands.
Read the full account →Periodic heavy rain and mountain snow melt caused the Coeur D'Alene River to flood. The town of Cataldo experienced extensive flooding of roads, fields, yards and outbuildings in the river bottom lands.
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 →A stationary trough of low pressure off the Pacific Northwest Coast steered a deep fetch of subtropical moisture into the Idaho Panhandle which persisted from the end of March through April 7th bringing several rounds of heavy rain.
Read the full account →A stationary trough of low pressure off the Pacific Northwest Coast steered a deep fetch of subtropical moisture into the Idaho Panhandle which persisted from the end of March through April 7th bringing several rounds of heavy rain.
Read the full account →On the evening of the 6th of May, a slow moving line of thunderstorms moved across central Idaho. These thunderstorms dumped one to three inches of rain in an hour across portions of the Idaho Palouse.
Read the full account →On the evening of the 6th of May, a slow moving line of thunderstorms moved across central Idaho. These thunderstorms dumped one to three inches of rain in an hour across portions of the Idaho Palouse.
Read the full account →An upper level low pressure system in the Gulf of Alaska late on March 8th through the evening of March 9th directed a slow north to south sagging atmospheric river across the area. The origins of this atmospheric river were from off of the Islands of Hawaii.
Read the full account →Spring time mountain snow melt caused the lake level of Lake Pend Oreille to achieve and sustain a minor flood level from the third week of May through the end of the month.
Read the full account →An upper level low pressure system in the Gulf of Alaska late on March 8th through the evening of March 9th directed a slow north to south sagging atmospheric river across the area. The origins of this atmospheric river were from off of the Islands of Hawaii.
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 →Extremely heavy rain...approximately 2 inches fell in 45 minutes from 3 to 4 pm MDT in Pocatello and caused extensive flooding especially along the east benches. The Center Street underpass had a foot of water covering it.
Read the full account →A negatively tilted upper-level trough lifting through the Inland NW on the evening of March 25th through the morning hours of the 26th tapped into subtropical moisture resulting in moderate to heavy convective rainfall for central portions of the Idaho Panhandle.
Read the full account →A stagnant longwave pattern featuring a broad trough off the Pacific Northwest Coast and upper-level ridge over the Central US resulted in a parade of moist storm systems tracking through the Inland Northwest from March 28th through the 31st.
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