Flash Flood in Nez Perce County, Idaho

Flash Flood May 8, 2005 · Nez Perce County, Idaho

$4.0M

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

A slow moving thunderstorm moved 2 miles east of the town of Lapwai on the afternoon of the 8th of May. An estimated 2 to 3 inches fell across the headwaters of Garden Gulch Creek in about an hour. A flash flood then raced through Garden Gulch and flooded out structures, killed some livestock and washed out roads to the intersection of State Route 95 and Garden Gulch Road. An estimated 4 million dollars in property and roads was estimated in a five mile swath along Garden Gulch.

Began near Lapwai (46.4000, -116.8000).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5450106. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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