Flood — Bear Lake, Idaho

2017-05-01 to 2017-05-31 · near Nounan, Bear Lake, Idaho

Event narrative

The Bear River near the Wyoming border remained at flood stage for much of the month and minor field flooding mainly continued through May. Reports of some basement flooding in the county along with road and bridge damage continued.

Wider weather episode

Winter snow melt continued from record winter snowfall and flooding continued throughout much of May in much of southeast Idaho especially in the central mountains and along the Big Wood River.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 704304. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.