Flood — Kootenai, Idaho

2025-02-23 to 2025-02-24 · near Worley, Kootenai, Idaho

Event narrative

State Highway 58 near US -95 was closed due to flooding.

Wider weather episode

A strong atmospheric river moved through the region on February 23-25. Many locations across the Lower Idaho Panhandle received rain amounts 1 to 2 inches over the period. The rain combined with snow melt in the area leading to several reports of flooding around Worley, Moscow, and Plummer areas. The Palouse River near Potlatch crested at 17.22 feet. The Paradise Creek in Moscow crested at 11.21 feet.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1239859. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.