Flood in Gooding County, Idaho
Flood April 1, 2017 – April 7, 2017 · Gooding County, Idaho
Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.
What the National Weather Service wrote
The combination of rain and melting of near record snowpack in the Big Wood Basin led to significant flooding along the Big Wood River. Magic Reservoir filled to capacity sending large flows over the spillway and downriver through Gooding County. Extensive flooding of agricultural land occurred and several county roads were inundated with water. Just north of Gooding, portions of County Road 1700 South, 1800 East, and 1950 East were inundated with water and damaged. A few homes and businesses near the river were surrounded by water. Lowland flooding and damage to county roads occurred in the county well downstream from Gooding.
The wider storm
Flooding on the Big Wood River from snow melt occurred in East Central Gooding County.
Began near Gooding (42.9670, -114.6880).
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 697242. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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