Flooding in North Idaho washed over roads, closed trails, prompted evacuations and nearly trapped a Kingston family inside their residence before they were rescued by firefighters.

The high waters covered areas of Kootenai, Shoshone and Bonner counties on Thursday, just after the National Weather Service issued a warning that the Coeur d’Alene River at Cataldo may rise due to snowmelt. Shoshone County declared a state of emergency Thursday and deployed additional patrol units and EMS to help.

Affected areas include Coeur d’Alene River Road, Beaver Creek, Prichard Creek and the St. Joe River Road, the county wrote on its Facebook page.

People in and near Clark Fork, Idaho, were also encouraged to evacuate to Sandpoint Friday. Others were told to stay out of the area, according to a socia

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