Flood — Custer, Idaho

2017-02-05 to 2017-02-28 · near Stanley, Custer, Idaho

Event narrative

The combination of record or near record snows in December and January with a warmup in February caused sheet flooding and some ice jam flooding as well. An ice jam on the Lost River near Darlington caused flooding to some homes on that river. Extensive road damage occurred throughout the county with the snow and snow melt combinations. And the warmup aided in weight on roofs and collapses in many cases throughout Custer County. The county declared a county disaster due to the damages.

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 682538. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.