Flood — Madison, Idaho

2023-04-10 to 2023-04-18 · near Rexburg, Madison, Idaho

Event narrative

The beginning of snowmelt caused some flooding and county roads to wash away east of Rexburg. Madison County closed two roads due to wash out and one due to two mud slides near each other. The mud slides occurred on 6000 East. The roads are in largely agricultural areas. Few homes were in the areas and had secondary means of access to their properties. We also had a canal fill with water and the canal side fail. Water from this failure ran past a neighborhood, with little damage to driveways reported. Road damage was estimated at 100 thousand dollars.

Wider weather episode

The beginning of snowmelt caused some flooding and county roads to wash away east of Rexburg. Madison County closed two roads due to wash out and one due to two mud slides near each other. The mud slides occurred on 6000 East. The roads are in largely agricultural areas. Few homes were in the areas and had secondary means of access to their properties. A canal filled with water and the canal side failed. Water from this failure ran past a neighborhood, with little damage to driveways reported. Road damage was estimated at 100 thousand dollars.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1095533. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.