NWS issues flash flood warning for Driggs and Victor
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DRIGGS — The National Weather Service in Pocatello has issued a flash flood warning for the Victor and Driggs area as monsoonal moisture moves in.
According to the weather service, the flash flood warning was issued at 2 p.m. Friday, after the area saw heavy rainfall. The warning is valid until 5 p.m. Friday.
Those in the flood watch area are advised to move to higher ground and avoid walking or driving through flooded waters.
NWS meteorologist Audra Moore told EastIdahoNews.com the flash flood warning was issued due to the amount of rain that fell in a 90-minute period, totaling somewhere between an inch and an inch and a half.
While the main storm that produced that amount of rain has left the area, many parts of eastern Idaho are experiencing a monsoonal moisture pattern that often leads to excessive rainfall.
Moore says monsoonal moisture is expected to continue throughout the weekend, bringing isolated showers and thunderstorms to the eastern side of the state.
“The atmosphere is a little bit more primed, or juiced up with more moisture. … We’ll rain a lot of it out today, hopefully,” she said.
On Thursday, residents of Pocatello saw several small thunderstorms move through in the afternoon, causing some flash flooding.
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While the storms that passed through Pocatello were small, resulting in less than a quarter inch of moisture at most, the rain came down heavy and fast. Several photos sent to EastIdahoNews.com on Thursday show several inches of water flooded the intersection of Samuel and McDougall for a time.
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