Flood — Nez Perce, Idaho

2018-05-18 · near East Lewiston, Nez Perce, Idaho

$20K

Property damage

Event narrative

Five main and 4 secondary roads in Latah County were washed out or otherwise damaged by heavy rains.

Wider weather episode

An area of showers and thunderstorms formed over Nez Perce County during the morning hours of May 18th. Lewiston ASOS reported 0.99 inches of rain while the COOP Observer at Nez Perce reported 1.17 inches of rain from these storms. This rain produced a number of secondary road washouts and minor main road damage through out the county. In the Lewiston area urban flooding affected parking lots and poor drainage properties including a number of apartments in Lewiston.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 758589. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.