Flood — Caribou, Idaho

2017-03-01 to 2017-03-31 · near Chesterfield, Caribou, Idaho

Event narrative

Sheet flooding from snow melt continued in March in Caribou County. Some homes reported basement flooding near King Creek. On the 15th and 16th multiple side roads off of Highway 34 were under water and got close to Highway 34 as well.

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 689537. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.