Flood, Western Lemhi County
- When
- April 24, 7:00 AM PST to April 26, 4:00 PM PST
- Where
- Western Lemhi County forecast zone
- Property damage
- $100,000
- Coordinates
- 44.943, -113.933 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood in Idaho, April 24 to 26, 1996
Flooding took place in Northern Idaho due to rain and snow melt at the mid elevations. One and a half to two in half inches of rain fell in the Panhandle of Idaho causing the St.
Where it happened
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The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $100,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
What happened
The episode as NWS BOI wrote it up.
Flooding took place in Northern Idaho due to rain and snow melt at the mid elevations. One and a half to two in half inches of rain fell in the Panhandle of Idaho causing the St. Joseph and Coeur d'Alene Rivers to rise above flood stage. Both rivers peaked on April 25th. Several structures that were being repaired from the February flood were washed out. From the Coeur d'Alene flooding Latour Creek Road was covered with three feet of water isolating seventy-five families. A farmer reported 30 head of cattle drowned along Latour creek behind the Cataldo Mission. At Kingston between Enaville and Cataldo, there was water over the road and some homes were flooded. In the Rose Lake area, downstream from Cataldo, several homes and businesses were flooded. Damage from flooding from the St. Joe river caused Benewah county to be declared a disaster area. Two important dikes leaked causing flooding to occur in Benewah county.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
What these are
- Flood
- Flooding that develops more slowly than a flash flood: rivers leaving their banks, or water standing over land for an extended time.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- High Wind in South Dakota, April 24 to 25, 1996
- High Wind in Idaho, April 24, 1996
- High Wind in Utah, April 24, 1996
- High Wind in Wyoming, April 24 to 25, 1996
- High Wind in Wyoming, April 24, 1996
- High Wind in South Dakota, April 24, 1996
- High Wind in Colorado, April 24 to 25, 1996
- High Wind in Nebraska, April 24, 1996
- High Wind in Colorado, April 24 to 25, 1996
- High Wind in Montana, April 24, 1996
- Debris Flow in Oregon, April 24 to 26, 1996
- Flood in Vermont, April 24, 1996
More
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Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5544657.