Flash Flood in Owyhee County, Idaho
Flash Flood June 6, 2009 · Owyhee County, Idaho
Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.
What the National Weather Service wrote
Flash Flooding was reported by law enforcement along Highway 78 and closed a section from Grandview to Walters Ferry, Idaho. A fatality occured when a vehicle was swept into the Snake River near Murphy, Idaho.
The wider storm
A cold front moving through Idaho and the attendant moisture lead to showers and thunderstorms that produced local rainfall amounts of one inch per hour and flash flooding in Southwest Idaho.
Began near Murphy (43.2200, -116.5400).
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 179408. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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