Severe Weather History


Idaho Flood History: 468 Recorded Events

468

Recorded events

43

Counties affected

0

Direct deaths

$197.2M

Property damage

Idaho flood history: 468 recorded events across 43 counties between 1996 and 2026.

Decade by decade

Idaho flood history by decade

Idaho flood history: recorded events per decade
Idaho flood history: recorded events per decade

The 2010s are the busiest decade on record with 281 reported flood events across Idaho. Earlier decades are thinner because systematic reporting for this hazard expanded over time, not because the weather was calmer.

County ranking

Counties with the most flood events in Idaho

RankCountyEventsDeathsDamageSpan
#1Kootenai County310$913K1999–2025
#2Latah County250$1.4M2000–2026
#3Shoshone County240$2.2M1996–2025
#4Bonner County220$6.6M2006–2025
#5Bannock County220$701K1997–2025
#6Benewah County180$2.0M2008–2018
#7Blaine County150$17.9M2006–2023
#8Nez Perce County140$2.5M2011–2023
#9Bonneville County140$389K1997–2025
#10Madison County130$1.6M2006–2025
#11Boundary County130$584K2006–2025
#12Ada County130$4.0M1998–2023
#13Jefferson County100$3.2M2011–2023
#14Washington County100$2.0M1999–2019
#15Bingham County100$1.2M1997–2019
#16Fremont County90$255K1997–2022
#17Custer County80$4.8M2010–2023
#18Bear Lake County80$1.0M2011–2017
#19Lemhi County80$120K2009–2026
#20Butte County80$530K2017–2019
#21Caribou County80$2.0M2011–2023
#22Clark County70$760K2011–2025
#23Canyon County70$1.5M2012–2023
#24Owyhee County60$01998–2023
#25Boise County60$100K1998–2023
Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events · ranked by recorded event count

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