Flood — Blaine, Idaho

2017-02-04 to 2017-02-28 · near Bellevue, Blaine, Idaho

Event narrative

The combination of heavy snow with warming temperatures caused extensive sheet flooding in the extreme southern part of the county with and much road damage in northern parts of the county. The weight of the snow with the warming conditions caused many roof collapses throughout the county as well.

Wider weather episode

A trend toward above normal temperatures in February after extreme snowfall amounts in both December and January led to extensive flooding issues during the entirety of the month. The brunt of the flooding occurred in Cassia, Minidoka, Jefferson, Lincoln and Bingham Counties but all counties did receive at least minor flooding. The floding began February 4th and continued to affect low lying areas until the end of the month and continued into March.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 682490. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.