Flood — Caribou, Idaho

2018-03-13 to 2018-03-31 · near Bancroft, Caribou, Idaho

Event narrative

Heavy rain added to snow melt to cause extensive sheet flooding in the Bancroft and Chesterfield areas with extensive damage to back roads which became unpassable. Damage estimates in the county rose above 60 thousand dollars.

Wider weather episode

A return to heavy mountain snows in late February and early March added significantly to the snow pack especially in the Upper Snake River Highlands and snow melt and heavy rains occurred sporadically from the middle of the month onward. The worst of the flooding occurred in Clark and Madison which were both declared state disaster areas by the end of the month. Low elevations in the central mountains also began to experience with extensive damage also occurring in Blaine County.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 747605. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.