Caribou storm history

Extreme snowmelt from heavy snowfall and extreme flows on the Portneuf River caused damage to the Chesterfield Reservoir spillway. The old structure started to deconstruct and makeshift repairs were made to alleviate any significant flooding. Cost to repair the damaged structure …

Severe crop damage, vehicle damage and damage to home was reported west of Soda Springs.

Some vehicles dented by the large hail.

Hail up to an inch and a half fell in Soda Springs. Gardens reported damaged.

The Niter mesonet station recorded a 60 mph thunderstorm outflow wind gust.

The Soda Springs East mesonet station recorded a 60 mph thunderstorm outflow wind gust.

The Grace agrimet mesonet site recorded a 61 mph thunderstorm outflow wind.

The Grace mesonet station recorded a 59 mph thunderstorm outflow wind gust.

A 76 mph thunderstorm outflow wind gust measured at Fish Creek Summit.

A 59 mph wind gust measured along Idaho 34 near the Blackfoot River.

Several public reports of wind damage in Grace to roofs, structures and power lines. Rocky Mountain Power reported 366 customers without power in the city of Grace.

A 59 mph wind gust at Pebble.

Measured wind gust of 60 mph at Chesterfield Reservoir.

Received report on social media of measured 74 mph wind gust in Chesterfield. A large pine tree top was snapped off.

A 64 mph wind gust measured at Pole Canyon mesonet site.

A 60 mph wind gust measured at the ITD Gem Valley mesonet site.

Quarter sized hail in Grace.

Hail measured at 1.75 inches south of Soda Springs.

The GRAI1 mesonet site recorded a 59 mph thunderstorms outflow wind.

A thunderstorm outflow wind of 66 mph measured on Idaho Highway 34 near Blackfoot River Rd.

Half dollar sized hail in Medowville area.

Hail damage reported on vehicle.

Multiple reports of ping pong ball and half dollar sized hail with many vehicles dented by the hail.

Quarter to ping pong ball sized hail along Panting Rd just south of Horsley Ln.

Hail reported at Conda town site.

Three branches were downed from a cottonwood tree 4 miles north of Lago. The largest was 4 inches in diameter.

Quarter to half dollar sized hail 1 mile west of Soda Springs.

Inch and quarter hail measured in Soda Springs.

Heavy rain added to snow melt to cause extensive sheet flooding in the Bancroft and Chesterfield areas with extensive damage to back roads which became unpassable. Damage estimates in the county rose above 60 thousand dollars.

Strong winds from what appeared to be a dust devil, seen by eyewitnesses including a television reporter on vacation who recorded the damage, damaged a store in Soda Springs on July 17th at around 4 pm. The winds blew parts of the concrete roof onto the street damaging a car with…

A 58 mph wind gust measured at the Pole Canyon RAWS.

Flooding subsided in April with only minor flooding continuing mainly field sheet flooding in the bird refuge in Wayan.

Sheet flooding from snow melt continued in March in Caribou County. Some homes reported basement flooding near King Creek. On the 15th and 16th multiple side roads off of Highway 34 were under water and got close to Highway 34 as well.

A warmup in early February caused extensive sheet flooding throughout Caribou County. The main issues were extensive flooded back roads, extensive field flooding. Lots of agricultural land was affected with extensive property and road damage. Many of the road closures occurred in…

Extensive sheet flooding in fields and street flooding in Bancroft.

Golf ball sized hail reported at Chesterfield.

Funnel cloud near Lund.

Four to 5 inch diameter tree limbs broken near Niter in Caribou County.

Public reported one inch hail 2 miles east southeast of Lund.

Several photographs received of funnel clouds over and near Blackfoot Reservoir between 1 and 2 pm MDT.

Photographs of funnel clouds east of Chesterfield received between 130 and 155 PM MDT.

One inch hail was measured from a thunderstorm 10 miles east of Lava Hot Springs near the town of Central.

The public reported an unconfirmed tornado west of Soda Springs and later a funnel cloud near the city.

Farmers and ranchers in Caribou County were declared by the USDA to qualify for natural disaster assistance due to crop damage from heavy August rains. Eastern Idaho barley crop damage was estimated at 64 million dollars with a portion of that in Caribou County.