Flood — Benewah, Idaho

2012-03-15 · near Chatcolet, Benewah, Idaho

$200K

Property damage

Event narrative

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.

Wider weather episode

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.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 367128. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.