Flood in Shoshone County, Idaho

Flood May 7, 2018 · Shoshone County, Idaho

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Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

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.

The wider storm

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.

Began near Calder (47.3483, -116.4481).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 756473. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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