Flood in Caribou County, Idaho

Flood March 13, 2018 – March 31, 2018 · Caribou County, Idaho

$65K

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

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.

The wider storm

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.

Began near Bancroft (42.6688, -111.9396).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 747605. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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