Flood, Northern Panhandle
- When
- June 1, 12:00 AM MST to June 15, 11:59 PM MST
- Where
- Northern Panhandle forecast zone
- Property damage
- $4.0 million
- Coordinates
- 48.247, -116.588 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flooding in Idaho, June 1 to 15, 1997
Rivers and streams in Idaho's panhandle region began flooding in May from heavy spring snow melt. Flooding along several of these rivers continued well into the month of June, with the Pend Oreille, St.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 4 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- 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
- $4.0 million
- 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.
What happened
The episode as NWS BOI wrote it up.
Rivers and streams in Idaho's panhandle region began flooding in May from heavy spring snow melt. Flooding along several of these rivers continued well into the month of June, with the Pend Oreille, St. Joe and Kootenai Rivers flooding roads and a few homes. Total damage from the entire May through June flood event was estimated at 4 million dollars, with most of the serious property damage occurring in the month of May when the floods reached their peak.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
4 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Flood, Coeur D'Alene Area
- When
- June 1, 12:00 AM MST to June 15, 11:59 PM MST
- Where
- Coeur D'Alene Area forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 47.675, -116.700 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood, Lewiston and the Palouse
- When
- June 1, 12:00 AM MST to June 15, 11:59 PM MST
- Where
- Lewiston and the Palouse forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 47.017, -116.685 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood, Shoshone
- When
- June 1, 12:00 AM MST to June 15, 11:59 PM MST
- Where
- Shoshone forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 47.265, -116.491 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
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
- Flash Flooding in West Virginia, June 1, 1997
- Flooding in Idaho, June 1 to 30, 1997
- Flash Flooding in Ohio, June 1 to 2, 1997
- Flash Flooding in Ohio, June 1, 1997
- Flood in Ohio, June 1 to 3, 1997
- Drought in Texas, June 1 to 30, 1997
- Tornadoes and Hail in North Dakota, June 1 to 30, 1997
- Flooding in Ohio, June 1 to 6, 1997
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in Florida, June 1, 1997
- Tornadoes and Flash Flood in Colorado, June 1 to 2, 1997
- Cold in Georgia, June 1 to 11, 1997
- Heavy Rain in Alabama, June 1 to 30, 1997
More
Every storm in Idaho in 1997Every state in 1997This day in weather historyWarnings in Idaho, June 1997
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: 5607473, 5607474, 5607475, 5607476.