Flood — Valley, Idaho

2019-04-07 to 2019-04-10 · near (myl)mccall Arpt, Valley, Idaho

$420K

Property damage

Event narrative

The Valley County emergency manager reported flooding and flash flooding including debris flow throughout the county.

Wider weather episode

An Atmospheric River brought a persistent stream of moisture off the Pacific Ocean to West Central Idaho April 6-10. Rainfall totals of 2 to 5 inches were measured at many weather stations while snow melt added 1 to 3 inches of melt-water to the runoff. Main stem river flooding, flash flooding, and small stream flooding occurred during the event with record or near record crests observed on a number of waterways. In addition, debris flows on past years wildfire burned areas, rock slides, and mudslides occurred.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 813455. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.