Debris Flow in Latah County, Idaho

Debris Flow May 20, 2018 · Latah County, Idaho

$500

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Highway 3 between Juliaetta and Kendrick was cut by a debris flow caused by a slow moving thunderstorm. The debris was cleared by highway crews and the road was re-opened about an hour later.

The wider storm

Slow moving thunderstorms formed during the evening of May 20th over the Palouse region of Washington and Idaho. Heavy rain in the cores of these storms produced local flash flooding and debris flows in largely uninhabited rural areas but temporarily cut some highways.

Began near Juliaetta (46.6029, -116.6996).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 758576. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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