Flood — Shoshone, Idaho

2017-02-10 to 2017-02-14 · near Calder, Shoshone, Idaho

Event narrative

Flooding upstream of an Ice Jam which formed on the St. Joe River closed the St. Joe River Road at multiple locations between St. Maries and Calder.

Wider weather episode

On the early morning of February 10th an ice jam developed on the St. Joe River between St. Maries and Calder. Water backed up behind the ice jam causing minor flooding upstream in the town of Calder, but also flooded the St. Joe River Road in places and effectively closed the road which is the main road access to the town of Calder.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 682198. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.