Cloudburst Mudslides Close Snake River Canyon East of Alpine

An intense thunderstorm with very heavy rainfall developed over the Snake River Canyon just east of Alpine this evening.  While much of the Lower Valley has received generous rainfall amounts from the evening storms, radar indicated that potentially more than 2 inches fell in about an hours time just east of Alpine around 7pm. Following is a radar animation showing the storm developing just north of Alpine and reaching its maximum intensity as it crossed the Snake River just east … Continue reading Cloudburst Mudslides Close Snake River Canyon East of Alpine