Flood Watch in Bear Lake County, Idaho
Issued by the National Weather Service and archived by Claims Pages
EXPIRED
5/6/2023 11:32:00 AM (UTC)
Urgency: Future
Severity: Moderate
Certainty: Possible
5/6/2023 11:32:00 AM until 5/7/2023 4:15:00 PM
You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible Flood
Warnings or Flood Advisories. Those living in areas prone to
flooding should be prepared to take action should flooding develop.
If you observe any flooding, please report your observations to the
National Weather Service in Pocatello via phone, email, or social
media, when it is safe to do so.
Heavy rain may fall on a deep primed snowpack leading to the melt
increasing. Flows in rivers may increase quickly and reach critical
levels.
...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...
* WHAT...Flooding caused by the combination of rain and snowmelt is
possible.
* WHERE...Portions of central Idaho and southeast Idaho, including
the following areas, in central Idaho, Sawtooth/Stanley Basin, Sun
Valley Region and Wood River Foothills. In southeast Idaho, Bear
Lake Valley, Blackfoot Mountains, Caribou Range, Franklin/Eastern
Oneida Region and Marsh and Arbon Highlands.
* WHEN...Through Wednesday afternoon.
* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers,
creeks, streams, low-lying fields, and other flood-prone
locations. Localized impacts to some roadways, homes, and
businesses are possible.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood




