Flood — Bear Lake, Idaho

2017-03-01 to 2017-03-31 · near Nounan, Bear Lake, Idaho

Event narrative

Continued extensive snow melt created continued sheet flooding throughout the month with water as much as 3 feet deep in fields near Ovid. Damage estimates continued to increase from roads to property damage.

Wider weather episode

Lower elevation mountain snowpack continued to melt in March and widespread sheet flooding from the snow melt. Although the severity of the flooding diminished from the onset in January and February, the persistence and flood damage continued in most counties.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 689082. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.