Flood — Shoshone, Idaho

2018-05-07 · near Calder, Shoshone, Idaho

Event narrative

The USGS River Gage on the St. Joe River at Calder recorded a sharp rise to the Flood Stage of 13.0 feet at 10:45 AM PST on May 7th. The river crested right at the Flood Stage for about 4 hours before slowly receding after 3:00 PM.

Wider weather episode

Spring time mountain snow melt caused the St. Joe River to rise to a minor flood level during the second and third weeks of May. No structures were affected but bottom lands and fields in the river valley were inundated.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 756473. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.