Flood in Benewah County, Idaho

Flood May 18, 2008 – May 31, 2008 · Benewah County, Idaho

$50K

Damage as recorded

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

The wider storm

Unseasonably warm temperatures led significant mountain snow melt. This led to moderate flooding on the Coeur D'Alene and St. Joe Rivers in north Idaho. The Coeur D'Alene River at Cataldo crested at 45.96 feet at 9:45 AM PST on May 16th, where the flood stage is 43.0 feet. The St. Joe River at Saint Maries crested at 36.94 feet at 2:45 PM PST on May 21st, where the flood stage on the river is 32.5 feet. In Shoshone county, a boil order was issued due to the river flooding. Several roads were closed due to the flooding as well.

Began near St Maries (47.3232, -116.5752).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 100544. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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