Flood in Benewah County, Idaho
Flood March 30, 2012 – March 31, 2012 · Benewah County, Idaho
Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.
What the National Weather Service wrote
The Ridgeview Apartments located in Saint Maries had to be evacuated when Mutch Creek flooded its banks and began to seep into the building.
The wider storm
A stagnant longwave pattern featuring a broad trough off the Pacific Northwest Coast and upper-level ridge over the Central US resulted in a parade of moist storm systems tracking through the Inland Northwest from March 28th through the 31st. Each storm system deposited 0.25 to 0.75 inches of rainfall across most locations in the Idaho Panhandle with three day rainfall totals ranging from one to three inches. This concluded record setting precipitation totals for the month of March. With soils already saturated from heavy rain just a few days earlier and above normal snowpack still in place in the mountains, portions of North Idaho experienced numerous floods, road washouts, and debris flows. The most significant damage occurred in Bonner County which involved a train track washout, train derailment, and washout of a hundred foot length of road near Cocolalla Lake.
Began near St Maries (47.3139, -116.5773).
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 368405. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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