Flood in Franklin County, Idaho

Flood January 9, 2017 – January 11, 2017 · Franklin County, Idaho

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Some flooding in the NE corner of Preston, especially around the Country Club/golf course. Water over the road on Highway 34 in Preston. Also, water reported over the road on Highway 36 up to Mile Marker 7. Water has not been deep enough to necessitate road closures.

The wider storm

A long dawn out atmospheric river event brought a variety of impacts to southeast Idaho including extremely heavy mountain snow, valley snow then rain on snow leading to flooding and roads covered with ice in the Snake River Plain, and many mountain avalanches. Many roads were closed for extended periods due to the heavy snow and avalanches. Custer County was declared a disaster area due to the prodigious snow amounts. An emergency declaration was signed in Cassia County due to the flooding.

Began near Preston (42.1724, -111.8700).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 677067. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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