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Event Details
| Event | Flood |
| -- Flood Cause | Heavy Rain / Snow Melt |
| State | IDAHO |
| County/Area | BONNER |
| WFO | OTX |
| Begin Date | 03/31/2012 08:35:00 PST-8 |
| Begin Range | 2 |
| Begin Azimuth | ENE |
| Begin Location | FOREST SIDING |
| Begin Lat/Lon | 48.41/-116.49 |
| End Date | 03/31/2012 09:00:00 PST-8 |
| End Range | 2 |
| End Azimuth | ENE |
| End Location | FOREST SIDING |
| End Lat/Lon | 48.41/-116.49 |
| Deaths Direct/Indirect | 0/0 (fatality details below, when available...) |
| Injuries Direct/Indirect | 0/0 |
| Property Damage | 70.00K |
| Crop Damage | 0.00K |
| Episode Narrative | A stagnant longwave pattern featuring a broad trough off the Pacific Northwest Coast and upper-level ridge over the Central US resulted in a parade of moist storm systems tracking through the Inland Northwest from March 28th through the 31st. Each storm system deposited 0.25 to 0.75 inches of rainfall across most locations in the Idaho Panhandle with three day rainfall totals ranging from one to three inches. This concluded record setting precipitation totals for the month of March. With soils already saturated from heavy rain just a few days earlier and above normal snowpack still in place in the mountains, portions of North Idaho experienced numerous floods, road washouts, and debris flows. The most significant damage occurred in Bonner County which involved a train track washout, train derailment, and washout of a hundred foot length of road near Cocolalla Lake. |
| Event Narrative | Fourteen cars of an Union Pacific Train derailed when 350 feet of track was washed out near the intersection of Colburn and Selkirk Roads. Six of the rail cars were carrying soybeans with the other eight cars empty. |
All events for this episode:
| Location | County/Zone | St. | Date | Time | T.Z. | Type | Mag | Dth | Inj | PrD | CrD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals: | 0 | 0 | 1.372M | 0.00K | |||||||
| PRICHARD | SHOSHONE CO. | ID | 03/28/2012 | 00:00 | PST-8 | Flood | 0 | 0 | 30.00K | 0.00K | |
| COEUR D ALENE | KOOTENAI CO. | ID | 03/29/2012 | 00:00 | PST-8 | Flood | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| COEUR D ALENE | KOOTENAI CO. | ID | 03/30/2012 | 00:00 | PST-8 | Flood | 0 | 0 | 20.00K | 0.00K | |
| COEUR D ALENE | KOOTENAI CO. | ID | 03/30/2012 | 00:00 | PST-8 | Flood | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| NAPLES | BOUNDARY CO. | ID | 03/30/2012 | 00:00 | PST-8 | Flood | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS (ZONE) | CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS (ZONE) | ID | 03/30/2012 | 00:00 | PST-8 | Landslide | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS (ZONE) | CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS (ZONE) | ID | 03/30/2012 | 00:00 | PST-8 | Landslide | 0 | 0 | 607.00K | 0.00K | |
| COEUR D ALENE | KOOTENAI CO. | ID | 03/30/2012 | 00:00 | PST-8 | Flood | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| ST MARIES | BENEWAH CO. | ID | 03/30/2012 | 00:00 | PST-8 | Flood | 0 | 0 | 23.00K | 0.00K | |
| CROSSPORT | BOUNDARY CO. | ID | 03/30/2012 | 00:00 | PST-8 | Flood | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| PRIEST RIVER | BONNER CO. | ID | 03/30/2012 | 05:00 | PST-8 | Flood | 0 | 0 | 72.00K | 0.00K | |
| LEWIS AND SOUTHERN NEZ PERCE (ZONE) | LEWIS AND SOUTHERN NEZ PERCE (ZONE) | ID | 03/30/2012 | 12:50 | PST-8 | Landslide | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| CATALDO | KOOTENAI CO. | ID | 03/30/2012 | 16:00 | PST-8 | Flood | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| WESTMOND | BONNER CO. | ID | 03/30/2012 | 16:00 | PST-8 | Flood | 0 | 0 | 550.00K | 0.00K | |
| RIVERDALE | BENEWAH CO. | ID | 03/31/2012 | 03:00 | PST-8 | Flood | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| FOREST SIDING | BONNER CO. | ID | 03/31/2012 | 08:35 | PST-8 | Flood | 0 | 0 | 70.00K | 0.00K | |
| NORTHERN PANHANDLE (ZONE) | NORTHERN PANHANDLE (ZONE) | ID | 03/31/2012 | 22:00 | PST-8 | Landslide | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| Totals: | 0 | 0 | 1.372M | 0.00K |
