Idaho, 1999Flash Flood and Heavy Snow in Idaho, January 2 to 29, 1999
January 2 to 29, 1999 · NWS OTX · 4 events in 4 counties and zones
2 heavy snow, 1 dense fog, 1 flash flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $22,000
- 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.
Event by event
2 heavy snow, 1 dense fog, 1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Dense Fog, N Nez Perce County
- When
- January 2, 4:00 AM PST to 9:00 AM PST
- Where
- N Nez Perce County forecast zone
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 46.327, -116.750 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Dense fog in the Lewiston valley lead to icy conditions along Highway 95 and one minor accident with no injuries.
Flash Flood, Shoshone
- When
- January 12, 2:00 PM PST to January 14, 8:00 AM PST
- Where
- Shoshone County, Kellogg
- Property damage
- $12,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 47.352, -115.891 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flooding on the Milo creek caused water to be backed up in a few basements of some homes.
Heavy Snow, Boundary/Bonner/ X Nw Kootenai
- When
- January 16, 5:00 PM PST to January 17, 5:00 PM PST
- Where
- Boundary/Bonner/ X Nw Kootenai forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 48.247, -116.588 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy snow of 4-12" of snow each was reported over the Northern and Central Panhandle Mountains of Idaho. Some of the sites include Bonners Ferry, Silver Mountain, Lookout Pass and Porthill.
Heavy Snow, Shoshone/E Kootenai/E Benewah/E Latah
- When
- January 28, 5:00 PM PST to January 29, 5:00 PM PST
- Where
- Shoshone/E Kootenai/E Benewah/E Latah forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 47.265, -116.491 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
- Dense Fog
- Fog reducing visibility to a quarter mile or less, filed where it caused accidents or disruption.
- 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.
- Heavy Snow
- Snowfall reaching the local warning threshold without the other hazards of a winter storm.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- Winter Storm in Ohio, January 2, 199956 injured · $600,000 · 28 events
- Tornado in Texas, January 2, 19991 death · 10 injured · $1.3 million · F2 · 1 event
- Winter Storm in Pennsylvania, January 2 to 3, 19992 deaths · 1 injured · $250,000 · 15 events
- Avalanche in Utah, January 2, 19992 deaths · 1 event
- Tornado and Damaging Wind in Florida, January 2, 19997 injured · $4.3 million · F2 · 2 events
- Tornado in Louisiana, January 2, 19992 injured · $250,000 · F2 · 1 event
- Tornado in Louisiana, January 2, 1999$500,000 · F2 · 1 event
- Ice Storm in South Carolina, January 2 to 3, 1999$20 million · 13 events
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Pennsylvania, January 2 to 3, 19991 death · 10 events
- Winter Storm in Pennsylvania, January 2, 199914 injured · $90,000 · 3 events
- Tornado in Florida, January 2, 1999$5.9 million · F1 · 1 event
- Tornado in Louisiana, January 2, 1999$50,000 · F2 · 1 event
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: 5714110, 5714111, 5714438, 5714439.