Flood in Benewah County, Idaho

Flood March 15, 2012 · Benewah County, Idaho

$200K

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

There were numerous reports of water over roadways and washouts. Road closures included the south end of Sagle Road, Talache Road at Camp Stidwell, Blacktail Road near Little Blacktail Mountain Road, Cocolalla Loop Road near address 3900 and Sportsmans Access Road. Partial road washouts included Jewel Lake Road at mile marker 2.5, Schneider Road between mile marker 3 and 4, Nettleingham Road, Snow Valley Road, Petterson Road and Boyer Road near Vedelwood Road.

The wider storm

A Pacific storm system moving through the region resulted in heavy rain across the Northern Panhandle region. The warm and moist air mass likely resulted in some mid elevation snowmelt combining with the heavy rain to result in numerous flooding and debris flow reports.

Began near Chatcolet (48.4312, -116.4578).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 367128. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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