Pineapple express floods Palouse

Rapidly rising water in the town of Palouse jumped past the 15-foot mark Monday, flooding the town park and several buildings downtown.

Area waterways around the region of Palouse swelled past flood levels Monday as a pineapple express of rain and warm air melted snow on the Palouse and in the Idaho mountains.

The flood toll, as usual, was worst in the low-lying areas of the town of Palouse. Waters surrounded homes in the flood plain and covered nearly all of Hayton Green Park on the west end of the town.

Flood waters surround playground equipment in Hayton Green Park in west Palouse.

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