189 first-hand accounts of flood events in Idaho, ranked by impact. Each is a NOAA-written narrative of the moment.
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 →Heavy rain and snow melt led to flooding in portions of Shoshone, Latah, and Kootenai counties. The begin and end time of the flooding is estimated. Near Rose Lake, water was coming up near the levels of homes, with one foundation washed away.
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 deep fetch of Pacific moisture brought heavy snow to the mountains and moderate to heavy rain to the valleys across the area overnight on January 10th into the 11th.
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 deep low pressure system anchored in the Gulf of Alaska and a zonal flow pattern across the Pacific Northwest and Intermountain West provided the right ingredients for a sustained moisture plume which produced convection and periods of moderate to heavy rain over a three day…
Read the full account →A deep low pressure system anchored in the Gulf of Alaska and a zonal flow pattern across the Pacific Northwest and Intermountain West provided the right ingredients for a sustained moisture plume which produced convection and periods of moderate to heavy rain over a three day…
Read the full account →A deep low pressure system anchored in the Gulf of Alaska and a zonal flow pattern across the Pacific Northwest and Intermountain West provided the right ingredients for a sustained moisture plume which produced convection and periods of moderate to heavy rain over a three day…
Read the full account →Warm temperatures along with extensive rain and snowfall and frozen ground led to an extended period of sheet flooding. The most extensive occurred in Bellevue in Blaine County and in Fremont County.
Read the full account →Very heavy rains with a foot of rain in two days over the mountains led to flooding in portions of Bonner county. Estimated dollar damage amount to roads was estimated to be 2 million dollars.
Read the full account →Warmer than normal temperatures caused rapid snow melt and lead to a prolonged period of flooding on the Salmon River. The Salmon river started rising to action and minor flood levels in May, and continued to rise and reach moderate flood stage in the month of June, which is…
Read the full account →A deep fetch of Pacific moisture brought heavy snow to the mountains and moderate to heavy rain to the valleys across the area overnight on January 10th into the 11th.
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 →Flooding took place in Northern Idaho due to rain and snow melt at the mid elevations. One and a half to two in half inches of rain fell in the Panhandle of Idaho causing the St. Joseph and Coeur d'Alene Rivers to rise above flood stage. Both rivers peaked on April 25th.
Read the full account →A stagnant long wave pattern featuring a broad trough off the Pacific Northwest Coast and upper-level ridge over the central United States resulted in a parade of moist storm systems tracking through the Inland Northwest culminating on April 1st.
Read the full account →Mountain snowmelt along with periods of moderate rainfall led to high flows on the Coeur d'Alene and St. Joe Rivers. Temperatures in the valleys across northern Idaho climbed into the seventies and lower eighties from April 23rd through the 26th.
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 →On the early morning of February 10th an ice jam developed on the St. Joe River between St. Maries and Calder. Water backed up behind the ice jam causing minor flooding upstream in the town of Calder, but also flooded the St.
Read the full account →On the early morning of February 10th an ice jam developed on the St. Joe River between St. Maries and Calder. Water backed up behind the ice jam causing minor flooding upstream in the town of Calder, but also flooded the St.
Read the full account →On the early morning of February 10th an ice jam developed on the St. Joe River between St. Maries and Calder. Water backed up behind the ice jam causing minor flooding upstream in the town of Calder, but also flooded the St.
Read the full account →A negatively tilted trough moved into the Inland Northwest with a closed low pressure circulation over northeast Oregon and southeast Washington. Strong dynamical lifting took place in the northeast quadrant of the closed upper level low circulation over northern Idaho.
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 →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 →A wet spring season resulted in saturated soils across the Inland Northwest. Rivers, small streams, and creeks began to rise as temperatures warmed on May 13th and 14th as snowmelt infiltrated many watersheds across the Central Panhandle.
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