Idaho, 1997

Heavy Rain in Idaho, August 11, 1997

August 11, 1997 · NWS PIH · 3 events in 1 county or zone

3 heavy rain, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
3

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.

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Event by event

3 heavy rain. Local standard time, as filed.

Heavy Rain, Madison

When
August 11, 5:00 PM MST to 6:00 PM MST
Where
Madison County, 5 mi W of Rexburg
Coordinates
43.784, -111.659 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The Ricks College Livestock Center and the Ferguson Farms reported a prolonged period of extremely heavy rain with considerable ponding and low area flooding from Highway 33 north to near Plano area.

Heavy Rain, Madison

When
August 11, 5:00 PM MST to 5:55 PM MST
Where
Madison County, Plano
Coordinates
43.784, -111.659 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

0.75 inch of rain.

Heavy Rain, Madison

When
August 11, 5:15 PM MST to 5:40 PM MST
Where
Madison County, Rexburg
Coordinates
43.784, -111.659 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Storm spotter measured 0.73 rain and 1/2 inch diameter hail.

What these are

Heavy Rain
Rainfall totals unusual for the place and season that did not produce a flood.

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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: 5618167, 5618168, 5618166.