Heavy Rain, Lemhi
- When
- June 29, 3:20 PM MST
- Where
- Lemhi County, 14 mi W of Shoup
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 44.943, -113.933 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Rain in Idaho, June 29, 2004
Landslides reported near Panther and Cove Creeks on the main river road in northern Lemhi County due to heavy rain from a thunderstorm. People were left stranded because the road was impassable.
Where it happened
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The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 2
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What happened
The episode as NWS MSO wrote it up.
Landslides reported near Panther and Cove Creeks on the main river road in northern Lemhi County due to heavy rain from a thunderstorm. People were left stranded because the road was impassable. Heavy rain from a thunderstorm caused a mudslide and flooding over Highway 95 north of Riggins, ID, with many culverts reported flooded.
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Missoula, MT wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jun 29, 1:21 PM MST, 1 hour 59 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 29, 1:21 PM MST, 1 hour 59 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 221 PM MDT TUE JUN 29 2004 .SHORT TERM...TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...THE UPPER LEVEL PATTERN CONTINUES. SOUTHWEST FLOW WILL CONTINUE TO ADVECT MOIST MONSOONAL AIR INTO THE NORTHERN ROCKIES. WEAK DISTURBANCE WILL PUSH THROUGH THE PATTERN WITH THE BEST POTENTIAL FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS FALLING IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING WHEN THE ATMOSPHERE DESTABILIZES. ANY STORMS THAT DO DEVELOP DURING THIS TIME HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO BE HEAVY RAINERS AS THE ATMOSPHERE IS VERY MOIST WITH WEAK STEERING WINDS...THUS WILL TO MONITOR THE 2003 SEVERELY BURNED AREAS FOR FLASH FLOODING ESPECIALLY CLOSE THIS EVENING AND WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. ALSO CAN NOT RULE OUT NOCTURNAL SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY DURING THE NIGHTTIME HOURS...AS THE MODELS CONTINUE TO STRUGGLE WITH THE LOCATION AND TIMING OF WEAK EMBEDDED FEATURES THAT COULD TRIGGER SUCH STORMS. TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN ON THE WARM SIDE UNDER THIS FLOW PATTERN .LONG TERM...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY...THE RIDGE REMAINS IN PLACE THROUGH FRIDAY...WILL HOLD ON TO SLIGHT CHANCE TO LOW CHANCE POPS FOR SHOWERS/TSTMS FROM THE DAY TIME HEATING. BY THE WEEKEND MODELS ARE MOVING AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH INTO THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST... WILL CONTINUE THE TREND FROM THE EARLIER SHIFT AND KEEP CHANCE POPS MOST AREAS WITH SLIGHTLY COOLER TEMPERATURES. ON MONDAY THE TROUGH MOVES OFF TO THE EAST WITH DRIER AND COOLER CONDITIONS. && .MSO WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... MT...NONE. ID...NONE. && SHORT TERM/GILCHRIST LONG TERM/KOLATA
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 29, 10:27 AM MST, 4 hours 53 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 1127 AM MDT (1027 AM PDT) TUE JUN 29 2004 MTZ002-004>006-043-300407- WEST GLACIER REGION-LOWER CLARK FORK REGION- MISSOULA/BITTERROOT VALLEYS-BITTERROOT/SAPPHIRE MOUNTAINS- BLACKFOOT REGION- 1127 AM MDT TUE JUN 29 2004 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN MONTANA .DAY ONE... TODAY SLOW MOVING AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL. FLASH FLOODING IS POSSIBLE IN AND NEAR THE 2003 BURN AREAS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH MONDAY. SOME LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL MAY ACCOMPANY THESE STORMS. CONTINUE TO BE AWARE OF POSSIBLE FLASH FLOODING IN AND NEAR THE 2003 BURN AREAS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. IDZ005>008-300407- NORTHERN CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS-SOUTHERN CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS- OROFINO/GRANGEVILLE REGION-LOWER HELLS CANYON/SALMON RIVER- 1027 AM PDT TUE JUN 29 2004 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL IDAHO .DAY ONE... TODAY SLOW MOVING AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL. LOCAL PONDING OF WATER AND RISING STREAMS WHERE THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOP ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THERE ALSO IS A SLIGHT RISK OF STORMS WITH LARGE HAIL. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH MONDAY. SOME LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL MAY ACCOMPANY THESE STORMS. THERE WILL CONTINUE TO BE THE RISK OF LOCAL FLOODING AND HAIL WITH THUNDERSTORMS DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
2 heavy rain. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy Rain, Idaho
- When
- June 29, 6:20 PM PST
- Where
- Idaho County, 2 mi N of Riggins
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 45.844, -115.467 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Heavy Rain
- Rainfall totals unusual for the place and season that did not produce a flood.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- High Surf in Guam, June 29, 2004
- Dense Fog in California, June 29, 2004
- Flash Flood in New Mexico, June 29, 2004
- Tornado in Texas, June 29, 2004
- Damaging Wind in Louisiana, June 29, 2004
- Flash Flooding in Texas, June 29 to 30, 2004
- Damaging Wind in Florida, June 29, 2004
- Damaging Wind in Florida, June 29, 2004
- Flash Flooding in Texas, June 29, 2004
- Flash Flooding in Texas, June 29, 2004
- Lightning Strike in Montana, June 29, 2004
- Flash Flood and Hail in South Carolina, June 29 to 30, 2004
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: 5404258, 5404257.