Flood in Jerome County, Idaho

Flood February 8, 2017 – February 10, 2017 · Jerome County, Idaho

$2.8M

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Rainfall and rapid melting of low elevation snowpack on top of frozen and saturated soil led to widespread flooding. Many roads around Jerome were damaged and closed due to flood waters. Widespread flooding of agricultural lands occurred.

The wider storm

Strong Southwesterly flow behind a warm front spread heavy rain across most of the intermountain west. Flooding occurred in most of South Central Idaho.

Began near Jerome (42.7200, -114.5200).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 690707. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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