Idaho, 1997

Flood and Heavy Rain in Idaho, June 17 to 18, 1997

June 17 to 18, 1997 · NWS PIH · 2 events in 1 county or zone

1 heavy rain, 1 flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 2 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
2

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.

The radar

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Event by event

1 heavy rain, 1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Heavy Rain, Bannock

When
June 17, 10:06 PM MST to 10:56 PM MST
Where
Bannock County, 2 mi NE of Pocatello
Coordinates
42.669, -112.225 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

0.45 inch of rain in past 50 minutes.

Flood, Bannock

When
June 18, 12:10 AM MST
Where
Bannock County, Pocatello
Coordinates
42.669, -112.225 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Pocatello police reported water flooding N. Main.

What these are

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

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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: 5608674, 5608675.