Idaho, 1997Flash Flooding and Heavy Rain in Idaho, August 11, 1997
August 11, 1997 · NWS PIH · 4 events in 1 county or zone
3 flash flood, 1 heavy rain, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 4
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.
Heavy Rain, Bannock
- When
- August 11, 2:30 PM MST to 3:15 PM MST
- Where
- Bannock County, 3 mi W of Robin
- Coordinates
- 42.669, -112.225 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
1.5 inches or rain. Hail up to 1/2 inch diameter covered hillsides immediately east of Garden Creek Gap.
Flash Flood, Bannock
- When
- August 11, 3:00 PM MST to 3:30 PM MST
- Where
- Bannock County, Robin
- Coordinates
- 42.669, -112.225 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Garden Creek in Robin area rose about 2 feet due to heavy rain.
Flash Flood, Bannock
- When
- August 11, 3:00 PM MST to 3:30 PM MST
- Where
- Bannock County, 3 mi W of Robin
- Coordinates
- 42.669, -112.225 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Extremely heavy rain produced flooding and severe field erosion immediately east of the Garden Creek Gap.
Flash Flood, Bannock
- When
- August 11, 3:00 PM MST to 3:30 PM MST
- Where
- Bannock County, 4 mi W of Robin
- Coordinates
- 42.669, -112.225 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flooding washed large rock and other debris on Arimo Rad in Garden Creek Gap. Over one foot of debris in several locations.
- Heavy Rain
- Rainfall totals unusual for the place and season that did not produce a flood.
- Flash Flood
- Flooding that begins within six hours of the rain that causes it, or of a dam or levee failure or ice jam release, often with deadly speed.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Colorado, August 11, 19971 injured · $128 million · 1.5 in hail · 6 events
- Flood in Colorado, August 11, 1997$25 million · 1 event
- Lightning Strike in Florida, August 11, 19973 injured · $500 · 1 event
- Lightning Strike in Florida, August 11, 19971 injured · 1 event
- Lightning Strike in Florida, August 11, 19971 injured · 1 event
- Flash Flooding and Heavy Rain in Idaho, August 11, 19975 events
- Heavy Rain in Idaho, August 11, 19973 events
- Hail in Colorado, August 11, 19972 in hail · 2 events
- Hail in Colorado, August 11, 19971 in hail · 2 events
- Waterspout in Mississippi, August 11, 19971 event
- Waterspout in Florida, August 11, 19971 event
- Damaging Wind in Texas, August 11, 1997$3,000 · 1 event
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: 5618159, 5618157, 5618158, 5618160.