Around 300 customers lost power in Kellogg and St. A power line was also taken out when the tree fell. In Kingston, a rotted pine tree fell on a home and damaged the chimney and storage shed. One tree fell and struck two cars in Moscow. About 3,700 customers lost power in Moscow for about 20 minutes. Strong winds of up to 50 knots were reported across the Palouse, around Spokane and around Coeur d'Alene. Snow accumulations from SNOTEL's include 10 inches at Hidden Lake, five inches at Bear Mountain, Lost Lake with seven inches, Silver Mountain Ski Resort with four to eight inches, and Bunchgrass SNOTEL picked up seven inches of snow. Power lines, trees, and a rooftop were damaged.Ģ010: Heavy snow fell across the mountains of northern Idaho and northeastern Washington. The route is a major county through route from Naples to Bonners Ferry.ġ994: An F0 tornado touched down west of Riverside State Park, 5 miles northwest of Spokane. Pavement damage was 500 feet by nine feet wide. Deep Creek flooded portions of Deep Creek Loop, also listed as Old Highway 95 causing sloughing of the roadway and embankment. Heavy snowfall fell in the Central Panhandle Mountains due to a cold front stalling over the area. This F3 tornado led to 6 deaths, ~300 people injured, and $6 million in damage.Ģ011: A funnel cloud was observed west of the Spokane WFO. Additionally, the destructive and deadly Vancouver tornado struck in western Washington. An F3 tornado touched down in Creston, Lincoln County, and to the north, an F2 tornado struck rural Stevens County, near Kettle Falls. The rest of the creek flowed eastward to Robinson's Pond where it ate away at the levy between the pond and highway spilling about three feet of water over the road.ġ972: Numerous severe thunderstorms with large hail, damaging winds, and two tornadoes were reported over parts of eastern Washington. The main creek split with one flow going toward Flying B Ranch where one resident reported at least one foot of water around his house. Flooding of Lawyer's Creek southwest of Kamiah resulted in closures of Lawyer's Creek Road between highway 162 and Flying B Ranch. The St Maries River flooded it banks at Fernwood covering a manhole in town, leaking wastewater into the river. Two private bridges were destroyed or compromised and classified as unsafe for use. The flooding caused basement flooding in at least four homes throughout the reservation. On the Nez Perce Indian Reservation, at least one septic tank was compromised due to flooding. The Emergency Manager of Nez Perce County estimated flood damage to the roads was around $74,000 with most of the damage along Flatiron Road and Garden Gulch Road near Highway 95. A plugged culvert along Sweetwater Creek led to approximately 30 feet of pavement erosion along Flatiron Road and 1500 feet of ditch and shoulder erosion. A culvert was plugged along Lapwai Creek near the intersection of Highway 95 and Garden Gulch Road causing road damage and a two day road closure. Sweetwater Creek, Lapwai Creek and Cottonwood Creek also had minor flooding with the Spalding church suffering the greatest damage. Mission Creek also spilled out of its banks with water reported to be flowing down Mission Creek Road, over the Mission Creek Bridge, and into nearby pastures and front yards. Around six homes along Webb Road experienced flooding up to the homes foundations. The Web Store Smoke Shop was inundated with approximately one foot of water. The worst of the flooding occurred along Webb Creek which flooded several low-lying areas, including the junction with Highway 95 and the junction with McCormick Ridge Road where reports stated water covered the bridge at the junction of McCormick Ridge Road. Reservation Line Road and Webb Canal Road were also closed for a short time due to flooding. Roads that were damaged include Webb Road, McCormack Ridge Road, Garden Gulch Road near Highway 95, Cottonwood Creek Road, Flatiron Road, and Mission Creek Road near Highway 95. 2011: Many creeks and rivers in northern Idaho overflowed their banks, resulting in damage, closures, and evacuations along numerous roads along with minor flooding of six homes.
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