Hydrologic Statement 4, NWS Pocatello, ID

Issued

Jun 19, 2009, 2:24 PM MDT (20:24 UTC)

Expired

Jun 22, 2009, 6:00 AM MDT

In force

64 hr

Issued by

NWS Pocatello, ID

Counties Bonneville County, ID, Jefferson County, ID, Madison County, ID

The Pocatello radar (KSFX), 91 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:24 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

Written for the forecast point Snake River near Heise (HEII1). The gauge peaked at 7.69 ft at Jun 22, 2009, 10:00 PM MDT.

Action stage

6.25 ft

Minor stage

8 ft

Moderate stage

9.5 ft

Major stage

11 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 13037500, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.

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WGUS65 KPIH 192024
FFAPIH
IDC011-019-043-051-065-202024-
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WATCH 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID
224 PM MDT FRI JUN 19 2009

...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN POCATELLO HAS ISSUED A
FLOOD WATCH FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN IDAHO...

  HENRYS FORK NEAR REXBURG AFFECTING FREMONT AND MADISON COUNTIES
 
  SNAKE RIVER AFFECTING BINGHAM...BONNEVILLE...JEFFERSON AND 
  MADISON COUNTIES
 
.THE COMBINATION OF INCREASED RELEASES FROM PALISADES 
RESERVOIR...RECENT RAINFALL...AND ADDITIONAL RAINFALL EXPECTED
MAY CAUSE FLOODING ALONG PORTIONS OF THE HENRYS FORK RIVER NEAR
REXBURG...AND THE SNAKE RIVER BELOW PALISADES RESERVOIR TO
AMERICAN FALLS RESERVOIR OVER THE WEEKEND.  

REMEMBER...A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT FLOODING IS POSSIBLE BUT NOT 
IMMINENT IN THE WATCH AREA.

IDC043-065-202024-
/O.NEW.KPIH.FL.A.0003.090619T2024Z-090622T1200Z/
/REXI1.0.MC.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
224 PM MDT FRI JUN 19 2009

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN POCATELLO HAS ISSUED A
* FLOOD WATCH FOR
  THE HENRYS FORK NEAR REXBURG
* UNTIL MONDAY MORNING.
* AT 1:46 PM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 9.3 FEET.
* THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN NEAR FLOOD STAGE OVER THE 
  WEEKEND.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 9.5 FEET.
* FORECAST...IF SIGNIFICANT PRECIPITATION DEVELOPS SATURDAY AND 
  SUNDAY FLOOD STAGE MAY BE REACHED.
* IMPACT...AT 9.5 FEET MINOR LOW LAND FLOODING OF FARMLAND 
  BETWEEN ST. ANTHONY AND REXBURG OCCURS. LOWER BEAVER DICK PARK 
  IS UNDER WATER. LOW POINTS ALONG PLANO ROAD MAY HAVE WATER 
  ACROSS THE ROAD.  
  
$$

IDC019-051-065-202024-
/O.NEW.KPIH.HY.S.0004.090619T2024Z-090622T1200Z/
/HEII1.0.MC.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
224 PM MDT FRI JUN 19 2009

FORECAST INFORMATION FOR THE SNAKE RIVER NEAR HEISE
* AT 2:00 PM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 6.8 FEET.
* BANKFULL STAGE IS 7.5 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 8.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN NEARLY STEADY 
  AROUND 6.9 FEET THROUGH SUNDAY.

$$

IDC011-019-202024-
/O.NEW.KPIH.HY.S.0005.090619T2024Z-090622T1200Z/
/SHYI1.0.MC.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
224 PM MDT FRI JUN 19 2009

FORECAST INFORMATION FOR THE SNAKE RIVER NEAR SHELLEY
* AT 1:31 PM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 10.6 FEET.
* BANKFULL STAGE IS 11.5 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 12.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RISE TO 11.0 FEET 
  SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND REMAIN NEARLY STEADY THROUGH SUNDAY.
* IMPACTS...MINOR FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS MAY OCCUR 
  DOWNSTREAM OF THE SHELLEY GAGE...INCLUDING AREAS AROUND 
  FIRTH.  
  
$$

IDC011-202024-
/O.NEW.KPIH.FL.A.0006.090619T2024Z-090622T1200Z/
/SNAI1.0.MC.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
224 PM MDT FRI JUN 19 2009

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN POCATELLO HAS ISSUED A
* FLOOD WATCH FOR
  THE SNAKE RIVER AT BLACKFOOT
* UNTIL MONDAY MORNING.
* AT 1:15 PM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 9.5 FEET.
* THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO APPROACH FLOOD STAGE OVER THE 
  WEEKEND. 
* BANKFULL STAGE IS 9.5 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 10.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...IF SIGNIFICANT PRECIPITATION DEVELOPS SATURDAY
  AND SUNDAY FLOOD STAGE MAY BE REACHED.
* IMPACTS...AT 10.0 FEET MINOR FLOODING WILL OCCUR NEAR ROSE. 
  MINOR LOWLAND FLOODING IS POSSIBLE ALONG THE RIVER 
  DOWNSTREAM FROM BLACKFOOT.

$$

Hydrologic Statements in Idaho, 2009Every hydrologic statement in 2009

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.