A significant rain event will impact the region tonight through Wednesday morning, bringing heavy precipitation to the Boise and west-central Idaho mountains with an elevated risk of rock and mud slides along steep terrain.
Rock & mudslide risk for central Idaho due to heavy rain.
The latest weather models have slightly lowered total rainfall amounts for most areas tonight through Wednesday morning, though the Boise Mountains and west-central Idaho mountains actually saw a slight increase, now forecast to receive 1.00 to 2.25 inches of rain. The greater rainfall amounts in these areas increase the danger of rock and mud slides down steep terrain. People would be wise to avoid roads like the Banks-Lowman Road and other routes below steep terrain in Idaho until rain ends Wednesday evening…