Flood in Blaine County, Idaho

Flood February 4, 2017 – February 28, 2017 · Blaine County, Idaho

$220K

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

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.

The wider storm

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.

Began near Bellevue (43.4700, -114.2700).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 682490. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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