Heavy Rain, Bannock
- When
- July 29, 1:00 AM MST
- Where
- Bannock County, Pocatello
- Coordinates
- 42.669, -112.225 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Rain in Idaho, July 29, 1996
Heavy rain caused water to leak through the roof of the ISU student union building. Water dripping from the ceiling forced six people out of their rooms and into a nearby motel.
Where it happened
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- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- 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 PIH wrote it up.
Heavy rain caused water to leak through the roof of the ISU student union building. Water dripping from the ceiling forced six people out of their rooms and into a nearby motel. Newly painted walls were water-streaked and ceiling tiles were warped and bulging. Fire alarms were corroded beyond use.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
1 heavy rain. Local standard time, as filed.
What these are
- Heavy Rain
- Rainfall totals unusual for the place and season that did not produce a flood.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Flash Flood in Idaho, July 29, 1996
- Rip Current in Florida, July 29, 1996
- Flash Flood in Missouri, July 29, 1996
- Lightning Strike in Michigan, July 29, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Kansas, July 29, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Kansas, July 29, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Oklahoma, July 29, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Oklahoma, July 29, 1996
- Hail in Nebraska, July 29, 1996
- Hail in Nebraska, July 29, 1996
- Tornado in North Dakota, July 29, 1996
- Hail in Iowa, July 29, 1996
More
Every storm in Idaho in 1996Every state in 1996This day in weather historyWarnings in Idaho, July 1996
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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5568101.