Latah storm history

Latah county dispatch reported numerous large trees down at Pines RV Park. Several vehicles and RVs were damaged by fallen trees. Nine people suffered minor injures.

Several road closures were reported due to flooding. Perimeter Drive closed between Pullman Road and 6th Street Stadium Drive due to flooding between Pullman Rd. and 6th St. are closed due to high water. Third St and Roosevelt closed due to flooding. The intersection of Bridge an…

Observer reported large tree branches down from storm. Pullman, Moscow Airport recorded a max gusts of 67 MPH.

Grain bin fell and landed on van. Pullman, Moscow Airport recorded a max gusts of 67 MPH.

Social media user reported down tree. A DOT site recorded a max gust of 51 MPH at Mt. Margaret.

Social Media reported large Ponderosa tree snapped near root from storm. A sensor at Potlatch recorded a gust of 41 MPH.

Latah County Sheriff reported on social media that Sand Road has been washed out near the state line. Radar estimated around half an inch fell in an hour. Radar estimated between 0.8 to 1 inch fell.

Wind gust measured at the Shock RAWS. Time is estimated from radar.

Melting snow and heavy rain over half an inch caused flooding along Paradise Creek through the city of Moscow. Kiwanis Park reported flooding, basements had flooding issues, and water over roadways.

Several of the fairways at the elks golf course in Moscow, ID were flooded from heavy rain. Water was estimated to be over a foot deep in spots.

Observer received 1.62 of rain since 1pm June 12.

Funnel cloud reported with no damage.

Quarter sized hail observed.

Funnel cloud observed near Joel, ID. No damage reported.

The Moscow-Pullman Daily News reported that the rising Palouse River, near Potlatch, led to several parks and a softball field flooded. The Palouse River reached action stage from mid-day March 3rd until March 4th. The flooding was initiated by heavy rainfall and snow melt. There…

Hail, up to 1 inches, fell in Moscow and Viola as a strong thunderstorm cell moved through early morning June 15th.

The Lewiston Tribune reported that heavy rainfall resulted in mud and water flowing over Highway US-95, south of Moscow. Water and areas of mud were transported from nearby cropland.

Idaho Department of Environmental Quality rainfall gauge measured 0.43 in one hour.

Heavy rainfall in thunderstorms produced flooding in a field and basement in Moscow.

The USGS Stream Gage on Paradise Creek at Moscow reported a rapid rise during the afternoon of February 7th. The creek rose above the Flood Stage of 9.2 feet at 9:30 PM PST on February 7th, crested at a stage of 9.3 feet at 1:15 AM February 8th, and dropped back below Flood Stage…

Minor flooding of Paradise Creek was reported in Moscow. On Bridge Street and Roosevelt Street there was minor flooding resulting from water overflowing out of storm drains. No damage was reported.

A spotter submitted photos of a Flash Flood flowing down a driveway and washing out a culvert creating a breach in the driveway 3 to 4 feet deep with a similar width.

The USGS River Gage on the Palouse River near Potlatch recorded a rise to the Flood Stage of 15.0 feet at 8:30 PM PDT on April 9th. The river continued to rise and pass through the Moderate Flood Stage of 16.0 feet at 10:45 pm on the 9th. The river crested just under the Major Fl…

The USGS River Gage on Paradise Creek in Moscow recorded a sharp rise to above the Flood Stage of 9.2 feet at 2:45 PM PDT on April 9th. The creek continued to rise passing through the Moderate Flood Stage of 10.0 feet at 7:00 PM. The creek continued to rise and crested at 11.4 fe…

Heavy rain during the afternoon and evening of April 9th caused Paradise Creek running through Moscow to rapidly rise and inundate lower elevation portions of the city along the creek. In addition heavy rain in the hills north of Moscow caused flash flooding in the northeastern a…

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 USGS Palouse River Gage at Potlach recorded a rise above the Flood Stage of 15.0 feet at 8:45 PM February 4th. The river crested at 15.9 feet at 10:45 AM February 5th and then receded below Flood Stage at 10:30 PM February 5th.

The USGS river gage at Paradise Creek in Moscow recorded a sharp rise above the Flood Stage of 9.2 feet at 8:45 PM December 29th. The creek quickly crested at 9.7 feet by 9:00 PM and then receded back below Flood Stage by 11:00 PM. No damage was reported with this minor flood.

A debris flow blocked Highway 3 near Kendrick.

The Latah County Emergency Manager reported broken tree branches and downed power lines in Latah County. The Moscow area was impacted with several large trees down, at least one tree falling on a house, and at least two cars damaged by falling trees.

Periodic heavy rain and spring snow melt produced debris flows and widespread areal flooding across Latah County during the second half of March. Numerous roads were closed and the county was included in a Presidential Disaster Declaration as a result of the disruption and damage…

Law enforcement reported trees blown down on US 12 at Mile Marker 21 which is around 21 miles northeast of Lewiston, ID.

A trained spotter reported 1.10 inches of rain that fell in 20 minutes in Juliaetta, Idaho.

A large tree and several power lines were blown down in Moscow resulting in 5000 power outages.

A spruce and locus tree were destroyed around a farm house. Two roofs on farm buildings lost tin. Tree limbs four inches in diameter were broken off into four foot chunks and flew 100 feet. Fifty to sixty foot spruce trees with six inch diameter trunks had twenty feet of their to…

Hail to the size of quarters covered the ground.

Several low lying areas experienced minor flooding. A few homes near Moscow, ID reported water seeping into their basements.

The hail report was received from Camp Grizzly.

The media relayed a report and pictures of a funnel cloud that was sighted on the Lewiston Grade, roughly five miles northwest of Genesee between 1605 and 1610 PDT.

There was extensive flooding of the low lying areas west of Potlatch. South River Road was flooded where it crosses the Palouse River at Wellesley Road.

The Red Cross North Central Disaster Response Team helped a family evacuate their Harvard home early March 26th due to flooding along the Palouse River and Gold Creek. The family had been fighting minor flooding for days but finally decided to evacuate their home when standing wa…

Moderate to major flooding occurred along Paradise Creek on the morning of March 26th flooding numerous streets, bridges, and homes within the city of Moscow, Idaho. The creek crested at ten feet, making it the fourth highest crest on record. Among the list of flooded streets, br…

Heavy rain and excess snow melt from the 25th through the 26th caused the Potlatch River to flow out of hits banks causing some damage to an Earthern Berm in the city of Kendrick. The costs of equipment and material to repair the berm was 13 thousand dollars.

The combination of heavy rain and snow melt caused several creeks and streams to flood causing minor damage to multiple roads between Genesee and Moscow. The most significant damage occurred along Blaine, Eid, Danielson, Swenson, and Troy-Genesee Roads. The South Latah Highway di…

North Latah County Road Department reported water over portions of Hatter Creek Road.

North Latah County Road Department reported water over roadways along portions of Randle Flat Creek Road and Driscoll Ridge Road near Troy, Idaho.