Idaho, 1998

Flash Flood and Hail in Idaho, June 11 to 29, 1998

June 11 to 29, 1998 · NWS OTX · 5 events in 3 counties and zones

2 heavy rain, 2 hail, 1 flash flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 3 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
5

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

2 heavy rain, 2 hail, 1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Heavy Rain, Boundary

When
June 11, 5:05 PM PST to 5:20 PM PST
Where
Boundary County, Bonners Ferry
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
48.767, -116.463 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

1 inch of rain in 15 minutes

Hail, Bonner

When
June 15, 11:40 AM PST
Where
Bonner County, Oldtown
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
48.170, -117.050

1 inch diameter hail

Hail, Bonner

When
June 15, 12:20 PM PST
Where
Bonner County, Sandpoint
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
48.280, -116.550

3/4 inch diameter hail

Heavy Rain, Kootenai

When
June 22, 11:08 AM PST to 11:23 AM PST
Where
Kootenai County, Spirit Lake
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
47.675, -116.700 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

.30 inches of rain in 15 minutes

Flash Flood, Boundary

When
June 29, 9:00 AM PST to 9:00 PM PST
Where
Boundary County, Porthill
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
48.767, -116.463 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

2.02 inches of rain at bonners ferry and 1.98 inches at porthill. Parker Creek had some flooding

What these are

Heavy Rain
Rainfall totals unusual for the place and season that did not produce a flood.
Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
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.

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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: 5647923, 5647924, 5647925, 5648018, 5648020.