Idaho, 1998

Flood in Idaho, May 22 to 25, 1998

May 22 to 25, 1998 · NWS BOI · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.

The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
1

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.

Event by event

1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flood, Sw & Sc Bingham/X Nw Bannock/N Power

When
May 22, 12:00 PM MST to May 25, 12:00 PM MST
Where
Sw & Sc Bingham/X Nw Bannock/N Power forecast zone
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER

Due to recent rains and snow melt, the Portneuf River at Pocatello once again rose slightly above flood stage, cresting at .4 feet above flood stage. No damage reported.

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

More

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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: 5646775.