Blaine storm history

Rain on top of continued snow melt pushed the Big Wood River to flood stage and eventually reaching moderate and major flood stage at Hailey. The entire Big Wood River Valley encountered major flooding with as many as 5,000 evacuations from Bellevue to Hailey to Ketchum and Sun V…

Flooding due to the rise of the Big Wood River due to snowmelt and spring rains flooded parts of Hailey including War Eagle Drive, Flat Top Road, and Camp Creek Road. Damages were estimated at 1.9 million dollars on Flat Top Road and Camp Creek Road.

The Big Wood River at Hailey went above flood stage again on May 30th and remained until June 11th then again June 19th through 23rd. It was at least at action stage through the entire month. Extensive flooding of business and residential buildings and houses continued in both Ha…

A tree was downed in the Adams Gulch area near Ketchum.

Tree downed in Wyyakin Drive area of Sun Valley.

Tree downed by winds in Skyline Drive area of Sun Valley.

Multiple large trees downed on Bald Mountain blocking some trails. Most of the trees were uprooted and a mudslide was also reported.

Tree downed from thunderstorm winds across lower portion of Bald Mountain Trail near the Big Wood River. Outdoor event tents were blown over at Sun Valley Resort.

Station SVB1H recorded a 58 mph wind gust near Ketchum.

A 62 mph wind gust measured at the Hawley Union Pacific mesonet site.

The Timmerman Hill ITD site measured a 59 mph thunderstorm outflow gust.

A 58 mph wind gust measured at Ohio Gulch RAWS.

A 65 mph wind gusts 6 miles south of Sun Valley. There was a power outage in Blaine County affecting about 1,000 customers until about 5:30 PM MDT.

A 60 mph wind gust at the Ohio Gulch mesonet site.

Heavy rains caused several rock and mud slides along Trail Creek Road for several days.

Several inches of mud, rocks and debris moved across Baker Creek road that closed the road. The cause was heavy rain over a burn scar area.

Several inches of mud, rocks, and debris flowed over Baker Creek Road that closed the road. This was a burn scar area and the first of two road closing slide events.

A 60 mph wind gust measured at the KSUN Hailey Airport.

Several trees were reported down in the town of Bellevue. Occurred on 5th and 8th Streets as well as Tendoy Street just north of Bellevue.

A 60 mph gust measured on Bald Mountain.

Portions of a 2 by 4 storage shed had sheet metal and wood blown across a yard 1 mile east of Carey.

Three trees along with power lines were downed across Little Wood Reservoir Road just north of Carey. It was very near N Main St or US Highway 20. 700 customers were without power in the towns of Carey, Picabo, and Gannett.

A 58 mph gust measured at Potter Butte.

A large tree fell on the hood of a car on Main Street in downtown Hailey near the northwest corner of Silver Street. It fell on the hood of a car and closed main street for about 60 minutes as crews worked on removal.

On August 9th a mud slide occurred one mile past the east fort of Baker Creek. Warm Springs Road was impassable from the west of the Hot Springs in Ketchum. 3 to 5 inches of mud covered the road.

Rain amounts of 0.80 inches caused flowing water across roads on the south side of Hailey near Friedman Memorial Airport.

Some minor flooding occurred for several days in the Della area in Hailey with water reaching housed and some roads closed. Significant damage was not reported. The City of Hailey has placed hard road closures in the Della area from the West end of Cedar Street past Della Vista D…

One inch hail reported in Ketchum taking leaves off trees.

Mesonet station NFFI1 recorded a 63 mph wind gust 7 miles north northwest of Ketchum.

Minor flooding began April 21st on War Eagle Drive in Hailey. Through access through the Della View neighborhood was shut down in western Hailey.

Several roads were closed by Blaine County Road and Bridge on April 8th in Hailey due to heavy snow melt. They were Parker Gulch, Rock Creek Rd, W. Glendale Rd, Road Canyon, Meacham Lane, and Dry Creek Rd.

At 2:16 pm MDT a tree was reported blown down into a house on 3rd and Poplar in Bellevue.

Flooding of the Big Wood River for several months occurred in the Della View neighborhood of Hailey. It finally ended in June but the total cost of the extensive flooding period resulted in $750,000 of insurance claims in the neighborhood and $200,000 for flood response and publi…

A tree snapped at the tip with a second tree downed on house but no damage reported in Hailey.

A tree was downed and fell into a roadway blocking one lane of traffic in Ketchum.

Warmer temperatures caused rises in the Wood River and period of rain embedded as well and flooding began in Bellevue on March 13th. Spruce Street in Bellevue flooded with Pero Road closed on the 15th. By the 27th the following roads in Blaine County were all reported closed: Dem…

Minor flooding continued in the early part of July with homes still flooded on War Eagle Drive in Hailey. And river flooding continued above 7,500 feet in the mountains. Flooding continued in the Baker Creek area as well.

One inch hail occurred near Carey.

Multiple trees were uprooted in Bellevue due to thunderstorm winds. The largest was 2 feet in diameter.

A 69 mph wind gust was recorded on Bald Mountain.

A 58 mph wind gust measured at Bald Mountain.

Continued releases from Magic Reservoir closed West Magic Road due to flooding on the 1st and 2nd and only short openings on the 3rd through the 5th to allow residents of West Magic Village to get to work. By the end of the first week of April residents had open travel access to …

Sheet flooding continued in March with continued damage to roadways and basement flooding. Water began flowing over many minor roadways in Carey. On the 30th and 31st releases from Magic Reservoir flooded a road and stranded a driver on West Magic Reservoir Road. The road was clo…

The combination of heavy snow with warming temperatures caused extensive sheet flooding in the extreme southern part of the county with and much road damage in northern parts of the county. The weight of the snow with the warming conditions caused many roof collapses throughout t…

A lightning strike on August 18th caused damage at the Carey School in Blaine County. Problems occurred with the operations of the fire systems, the water irrigation system pump and the school district's connection to the heating and cooling systems. No events found.

A 65 mph wind gust measured 13 miles south of Craters of the Moon.

By the morning of June 10th the Big Wood River was running across Colorado Gulch Road making it impassable. Colorado Gulch Rd. was closed on the East end at the vehicle gate.

The Hailey airport reported a rotating cloud base near Bellevue and a county official in Bellevue submitted video of storm. No witnesses of a tornado touchdown however occurred.

A funnel cloud around noon at Sun Valley was photographed.

Several large branches broken off trees with some as large as a persons arm.