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River Flood Warning 6, NWS Spokane, WA
NWS Spokane, WA issued this river flood warning at Mar 30, 2011, 11:01 AM PDT for Benewah County, Idaho. It took effect at Apr 1, 2011, 5:54 AM PDT. It was in force for 5 days.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 30, 2011, 11:01 AM PDT (18:01 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 1, 2011, 5:54 AM PDT
- Expired
- Apr 6, 2011, 7:55 AM PDT
- In force
- 5 days
- Issued by
- NWS Spokane, WA
- Flood severity
- Minor
County Benewah County, ID
The river
Written for the forecast point St Joe River at St Maries (SJMI1).
- Action stage
- 31 ft
- Minor stage
- 32.5 ft
- Moderate stage
- 36 ft
- Major stage
- 38 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 12415070, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
672 WGUS46 KOTX 301801 FLWOTX BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE, WA 1101 AM PDT WED MAR 30 2011 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN NORTH IDAHO AND EXTREME EASTERN WASHINGTON... PALOUSE RIVER NEAR POTLATCH AFFECTING LATAH AND WHITMAN COUNTIES ST JOE RIVER AT ST MARIES AFFECTING BENEWAH COUNTY HEAVY RAIN AND SNOW MELT WILL CAUSE RIVERS IN THE CENTRAL PANHANDLE TO RISE THROUGH FRIDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... NEVER DRIVE CARS...TRUCKS OR SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. THE WATER MAY BE TOO DEEP TO ALLOW FOR SAFE PASSAGE. AS LITTLE AS ONE FOOT OF WATER ON THE ROAD CAN MOVE MOST VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT: HTTP://WATER.WEATHER.GOV/AHPS2/INDEX.PHP?WFO=OTX && IDC057-WAC075-310601- /O.NEW.KOTX.FL.W.0005.110331T0512Z-110401T0137Z/ /PLOI1.1.ER.110331T0512Z.110331T0600Z.110331T1337Z.NO/ 1101 AM PDT WED MAR 30 2011 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE, WA HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WARNING FOR THE PALOUSE RIVER NEAR POTLATCH. * FROM THIS EVENING TO THURSDAY EVENING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 9 AM THE STAGE WAS 12.5 FEET AND RISING RAPIDLY. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 15.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE AROUND 9 PM WEDNESDAY EVENING. IT IS EXPECTED TO CREST NEAR 15.2 FEET WEDNESDAY NIGHT AROUND MIDNIGHT. * AT 15.0 FEET...FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS BETWEEN POTLATCH, ID AND PALOUSE, WA IS LIKELY. THIS INCLUDES THE LIONS CLUB COMMUNITY PARK IN POTLATCH. $$ IDC009-310600- /O.NEW.KOTX.FL.W.0006.110401T1252Z-000000T0000Z/ /SJMI1.1.ER.110401T1252Z.110408T0600Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 1101 AM PDT WED MAR 30 2011 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE, WA HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WARNING FOR THE ST JOE RIVER AT ST MARIES. * FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 10 AM THE STAGE WAS 27.3 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 32.5 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY FRIDAY MORNING AND CREST NEAR 32.8 FEET ON FRIDAY. * AT 32.5 FEET...MINOR FLOODING IS POSSIBLE IN LOW LYING AREAS OF THE ST JOE VALLEY. $$
20 follow-up statements
669 WGUS46 KOTX 301844 CCA FLWOTX BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WARNING...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE, WA 1101 AM PDT WED MAR 30 2011 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN NORTH IDAHO AND EXTREME EASTERN WASHINGTON... PALOUSE RIVER NEAR POTLATCH AFFECTING LATAH AND WHITMAN COUNTIES ST JOE RIVER AT ST MARIES AFFECTING BENEWAH COUNTY HEAVY RAIN AND SNOW MELT WILL CAUSE RIVERS IN THE CENTRAL PANHANDLE TO RISE THROUGH FRIDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... NEVER DRIVE CARS...TRUCKS OR SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. THE WATER MAY BE TOO DEEP TO ALLOW FOR SAFE PASSAGE. AS LITTLE AS ONE FOOT OF WATER ON THE ROAD CAN MOVE MOST VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT: HTTP://WATER.WEATHER.GOV/AHPS2/INDEX.PHP?WFO=OTX && IDC057-WAC075-310601- /O.COR.KOTX.FL.W.0005.110331T0512Z-110401T0137Z/ /PLOI1.1.ER.110331T0512Z.110331T0600Z.110331T1337Z.NO/ 1101 AM PDT WED MAR 30 2011 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE, WA HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WARNING FOR THE PALOUSE RIVER NEAR POTLATCH. * FROM THIS EVENING TO THURSDAY EVENING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 9 AM THE STAGE WAS 12.5 FEET AND RISING RAPIDLY. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 15.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE AROUND 9 PM WEDNESDAY EVENING. IT IS EXPECTED TO CREST NEAR 15.2 FEET WEDNESDAY NIGHT AROUND MIDNIGHT. * AT 15.0 FEET...FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS BETWEEN POTLATCH, ID AND PALOUSE, WA IS LIKELY. THIS INCLUDES THE LIONS CLUB COMMUNITY PARK IN PALOUSE. $$ IDC009-310600- /O.NEW.KOTX.FL.W.0006.110401T1252Z-000000T0000Z/ /SJMI1.1.ER.110401T1252Z.110408T0600Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 1101 AM PDT WED MAR 30 2011 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE, WA HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WARNING FOR THE ST JOE RIVER AT ST MARIES. * FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 10 AM THE STAGE WAS 27.3 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 32.5 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY FRIDAY MORNING AND CREST NEAR 32.8 FEET ON FRIDAY. * AT 32.5 FEET...MINOR FLOODING IS POSSIBLE IN LOW LYING AREAS OF THE ST JOE VALLEY. $$
175 WGUS86 KOTX 310459 FLSOTX FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE, WA 959 PM PDT WED MAR 30 2011 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN IDAHO... WASHINGTON... PALOUSE RIVER NEAR POTLATCH AFFECTING LATAH AND WHITMAN COUNTIES ST JOE RIVER AT ST MARIES AFFECTING BENEWAH COUNTY ADDITIONAL MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN COMBINED WITH SNOW MELT FROM VERY HIGH SNOW LEVELS WILL CAUSE RIVERS IN THE CENTRAL PANHANDLE OF IDAHO AND WASHINGTON PALOUSE TO RISE THROUGH FRIDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... NEVER DRIVE CARS...TRUCKS OR SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. THE WATER MAY BE TOO DEEP TO ALLOW FOR SAFE PASSAGE. AS LITTLE AS ONE FOOT OF WATER ON THE ROAD CAN MOVE MOST VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT: HTTP://WATER.WEATHER.GOV/AHPS2/INDEX.PHP?WFO=OTX && IDC057-WAC075-311659- /O.EXT.KOTX.FL.W.0005.110331T0517Z-110401T0137Z/ /PLOI1.1.ER.110331T0517Z.110331T0600Z.110331T1337Z.NO/ 959 PM PDT WED MAR 30 2011 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE PALOUSE RIVER NEAR POTLATCH * UNTIL THURSDAY EVENING * AT 9:45 PM WED THE STAGE WAS...14.9 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 15.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY 11 PM AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO JUST OVER 15.1 FEET THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. THE RIVER SHOULD FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * AT 15.0 FEET...FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS BETWEEN POTLATCH, ID AND PALOUSE, WA IS LIKELY. THIS INCLUDES THE LIONS CLUB COMMUNITY PARK IN PALOUSE. $$ IDC009-311659- /O.EXT.KOTX.FL.W.0006.110401T0923Z-000000T0000Z/ /SJMI1.1.ER.110401T0923Z.110408T0600Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 959 PM PDT WED MAR 30 2011 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE ST JOE RIVER AT ST MARIES * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE * AT 9:00 PM WED THE STAGE WAS...28.1 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 32.5 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER HAS BEGUN TO RISE RAPIDLY SINCE NOON WEDNESDAY. IT WILL CONTINUE TO RISE RAPIDLY OVERNIGHT AND THROUGH THE DAY ON THURSDAY. IT IS EXPECTED TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY EARLY FRIDAY MORNING AND CREST NEAR 33.9 FEET FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * AT 32.5 FEET...MINOR FLOODING IS POSSIBLE IN LOW LYING AREAS OF THE ST JOE VALLEY. $$
285 WGUS86 KOTX 311311 FLSOTX FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE, WA 611 AM PDT THU MAR 31 2011 ...THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN IDAHO...WASHINGTON... PALOUSE RIVER NEAR POTLATCH AFFECTING LATAH AND WHITMAN COUNTIES ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN IDAHO.. ST JOE RIVER AT ST MARIES AFFECTING BENEWAH COUNTY ADDITIONAL MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN COMBINED WITH SNOW MELT FROM VERY HIGH SNOW LEVELS WILL CAUSE RIVERS IN THE CENTRAL PANHANDLE OF IDAHO AND WASHINGTON PALOUSE TO RISE AND RUN HIGH THROUGH FRIDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... NEVER DRIVE CARS...TRUCKS OR SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. THE WATER MAY BE TOO DEEP TO ALLOW FOR SAFE PASSAGE. AS LITTLE AS ONE FOOT OF WATER ON THE ROAD CAN MOVE MOST VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT: HTTP://WATER.WEATHER.GOV/AHPS2/INDEX.PHP?WFO=OTX && IDC009-010111- /O.CON.KOTX.FL.W.0006.110401T0923Z-000000T0000Z/ /SJMI1.1.ER.110401T0923Z.110408T0600Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 611 AM PDT THU MAR 31 2011 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE ST JOE RIVER AT ST MARIES * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE * AT 5:00 AM THU THE STAGE WAS...28.6 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 32.5 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO RISE TODAY ACHIEVING FLOOD STAGE BY LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 33.9 FEET BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * AT 32.5 FEET...MINOR FLOODING IS POSSIBLE IN LOW LYING AREAS OF THE ST JOE VALLEY. $$ IDC057-WAC075-311341- /O.CAN.KOTX.FL.W.0005.000000T0000Z-110401T0137Z/ /PLOI1.1.ER.110331T1130Z.000000T0000Z.110331T1203Z.NO/ 611 AM PDT THU MAR 31 2011 FORECAST INFORMATION FOR PALOUSE RIVER NEAR, POTLATCH. * AT 5:45 AM THU THE STAGE WAS...14.9 FEET. * THE RIVER HAS CRESTED AND IS DROPPING BELOW FLOOD STAGE THIS MORNING. THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO RECEDE THROUGH TODAY. * FLOOD STAGE IS 15.0 FEET. * AT 15.0 FEET...FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS BETWEEN POTLATCH, ID AND PALOUSE, WA IS LIKELY. THIS INCLUDES THE LIONS CLUB COMMUNITY PARK IN PALOUSE. $$
661 WGUS86 KOTX 311759 FLSOTX FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE, WA 1059 AM PDT THU MAR 31 2011 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN IDAHO... ST JOE RIVER AT ST MARIES AFFECTING BENEWAH COUNTY RAIN WILL CONTINUE TODAY OVER MUCH OF THE CENTRAL IDAHO PANHANDLE. THIS RAIN WILL COMBINE WITH ADDITIONAL SNOWMELT RESULTING IN CONTINUAL RISES ON THE ST. JOE RIVER. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... NEVER DRIVE CARS...TRUCKS OR SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. THE WATER MAY BE TOO DEEP TO ALLOW FOR SAFE PASSAGE. AS LITTLE AS ONE FOOT OF WATER ON THE ROAD CAN MOVE MOST VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT: HTTP://WATER.WEATHER.GOV/AHPS2/INDEX.PHP?WFO=OTX && IDC009-010559- /O.EXT.KOTX.FL.W.0006.110401T2140Z-110402T2000Z/ /SJMI1.1.ER.110401T2140Z.110402T0000Z.110402T0800Z.NO/ 1059 AM PDT THU MAR 31 2011 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE ST JOE RIVER AT ST MARIES * UNTIL SATURDAY AFTERNOON * AT 10:00 AM THU THE STAGE WAS...29.0 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 32.5 FEET. * FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY EARLY FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 32.6 FEET BY EARLY FRIDAY EVENING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. * AT 32.5 FEET...MINOR FLOODING IS POSSIBLE IN LOW LYING AREAS OF THE ST JOE VALLEY. $$
428 WGUS86 KOTX 010306 FLSOTX FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE, WA 806 PM PDT THU MAR 31 2011 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN IDAHO... ST JOE RIVER AT ST MARIES AFFECTING BENEWAH COUNTY RAIN WILL END OVER THE IDAHO PANHANDLE THROUGH THE NIGHT...HOWEVER RUN OFF WILL CONTINUE. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AND INTENSIFY FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY WITH SNOW LEVELS REMAINING WELL ABOVE MOST MOUNTAIN LOCATIONS. THIS WILL CAUSE ADDITIONAL WATER TO FLOW DOWN THE ST JOE RIVER THROUGH THE WEEKEND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... NEVER DRIVE CARS...TRUCKS OR SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. THE WATER MAY BE TOO DEEP TO ALLOW FOR SAFE PASSAGE. AS LITTLE AS ONE FOOT OF WATER ON THE ROAD CAN MOVE MOST VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT: HTTP://WATER.WEATHER.GOV/AHPS2/INDEX.PHP?WFO=OTX && IDC009-011506- /O.EXT.KOTX.FL.W.0006.110401T1224Z-110410T0417Z/ /SJMI1.1.ER.110401T1224Z.110402T0600Z.110409T1617Z.NO/ 806 PM PDT THU MAR 31 2011 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE ST JOE RIVER AT ST MARIES * UNTIL SATURDAY APRIL 09 * AT 7:00 PM THU THE STAGE WAS...30.2 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 32.5 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY EARLY FRIDAY AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 34.5 FEET BY FRIDAY LATE EVENING. THE RIVER MAY RECEDE SLIGHTLY FRIDAY NIGHT...BUT IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN ABOVE FLOOD STAGE THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. * AT 36.0 FEET...EXTENSIVE LOW LEVEL FLOODING IS LIKELY. SOME SECTIONS ST JOE RIVER ROAD MAY BE INUNDATED. $$
080 WGUS86 KOTX 011108 FLSOTX FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE, WA 408 AM PDT FRI APR 1 2011 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE ST JOE RIVER AT ST MARIES AFFECTING BENEWAH COUNTY IDAHO... RECENT RAINS HAVE CAUSED THE ST JOE RIVER TO RISE...AND THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO CLIMB ABOVE FLOOD STAGE THIS MORNING. MORE RAIN AND MOUNTAIN SNOW MELT IS LIKELY TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY...ADDING TO THE RUNOFF FEEDING THE ST JOE RIVER. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... NEVER DRIVE CARS...TRUCKS OR SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. THE WATER MAY BE TOO DEEP TO ALLOW FOR SAFE PASSAGE. AS LITTLE AS ONE FOOT OF WATER ON THE ROAD CAN MOVE MOST VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT: HTTP://WATER.WEATHER.GOV/AHPS2/INDEX.PHP?WFO=OTX && IDC009-012308- /O.EXT.KOTX.FL.W.0006.110401T1254Z-110410T0000Z/ /SJMI1.1.ER.110401T1254Z.110402T0600Z.110409T1617Z.NO/ 408 AM PDT FRI APR 1 2011 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE ST JOE RIVER AT ST MARIES * UNTIL SATURDAY APRIL 9TH * AT 3 AM FRI THE STAGE WAS...31.1 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 32.5 FEET. * FORECAST...THE ST JOE RIVER AT ST MARIES WILL RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE THIS MORNING. THE RIVER WILL CREST NEAR 34.1 FEET TONIGHT. THE RIVER WILL LIKELY FALL NEAR THE FLOOD STAGE OF 32.5 FEET ON MONDAY...THEN REMAIN NEAR FLOOD STAGE THROUGH APRIL 9TH. * AT 32.5 FEET...MINOR FLOODING IS POSSIBLE IN LOW LYING AREAS OF THE ST JOE VALLEY. $$
561 WGUS86 KOTX 011749 FLSOTX FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE, WA 1049 AM PDT FRI APR 1 2011 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE ST JOE RIVER AT ST MARIES AFFECTING BENEWAH COUNTY IDAHO... ST JOE RIVER AT ST MARIES AFFECTING BENEWAH COUNTY RECENT RAINS AND SNOWMELT HAVE CAUSED THE ST JOE RIVER TO RISE. THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO SEE ITS FIRST CREST SLIGHTLY ABOVE FLOOD STAGE AROUND NOON TODAY. WITH THE ADDITIONAL RAIN EXPECTED IN THE AREA TOMORROW AND EARLY NEXT WEEK...THE RIVER WILL RISE AGAIN AND WILL LIKELY REMAIN SLIGHTLY ABOVE FLOOD STAGE THROUGH LATE NEXT WEEK. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... NEVER DRIVE CARS...TRUCKS OR SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. THE WATER MAY BE TOO DEEP TO ALLOW FOR SAFE PASSAGE. AS LITTLE AS ONE FOOT OF WATER ON THE ROAD CAN MOVE MOST VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT: HTTP://WATER.WEATHER.GOV/AHPS2/INDEX.PHP?WFO=OTX && IDC009-020549- /O.EXT.KOTX.FL.W.0006.000000T0000Z-110408T2327Z/ /SJMI1.1.ER.110401T2201Z.110404T0600Z.110408T1127Z.NO/ 1049 AM PDT FRI APR 1 2011 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE ST JOE RIVER AT ST MARIES * UNTIL FRIDAY APRIL 08 * AT 7:00 AM FRI THE STAGE WAS...32.0 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 32.5 FEET. * FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY THIS AFTERNOON AND WILL SEE ANOTHER RISE TO NEAR 33.2 FEET BY SUNDAY BEFORE MIDNIGHT. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY NEXT FRIDAY MORNING. * AT 32.5 FEET...MINOR FLOODING IS POSSIBLE IN LOW LYING AREAS OF THE ST JOE VALLEY. $$
908 WGUS86 KOTX 020434 FLSOTX FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE, WA 934 PM PDT FRI APR 1 2011 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN IDAHO.. ST JOE RIVER AT ST MARIES AFFECTING BENEWAH COUNTY RECENT RAINS AND SNOWMELT HAVE CAUSED THE ST JOE RIVER TO RISE. THE RIVER IS CURRENTLY CRESTING RIGHT AROUND FLOOD STAGE OF 32.5 FEET AS OF 9:30 PM FRIDAY. WITH THE ADDITIONAL RAIN EXPECTED IN THE AREA THROUGH TOMORROW AS WELL AS EARLY NEXT WEEK...THE RIVER WILL RISE AGAIN AND WILL LIKELY REMAIN SLIGHTLY ABOVE FLOOD STAGE THROUGH LATE NEXT WEEK. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... NEVER DRIVE CARS...TRUCKS OR SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. THE WATER MAY BE TOO DEEP TO ALLOW FOR SAFE PASSAGE. AS LITTLE AS ONE FOOT OF WATER ON THE ROAD CAN MOVE MOST VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT: HTTP://WATER.WEATHER.GOV/AHPS2/INDEX.PHP?WFO=OTX && IDC009-021634- /O.CON.KOTX.FL.W.0006.000000T0000Z-110408T2327Z/ /SJMI1.1.ER.110402T0420Z.110404T0600Z.110408T1127Z.NO/ 934 PM PDT FRI APR 1 2011 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE ST JOE RIVER AT ST MARIES * UNTIL FRIDAY APRIL 08 * AT 9:12 PM FRI THE STAGE WAS...32.5 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE. * FLOOD STAGE IS 32.5 FEET. * FORECAST...REMAIN NEAR OR ABOVE FLOOD STAGE THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING THEN FALL SLIGHTLY BELOW FLOOD STAGE SATURDAY EVENING BEFORE RISING AGAIN TO NEAR 33.2 FEET BY SUNDAY NIGHT. THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN ABOVE FLOOD STAGE THROUGH MOST OF NEXT WEEK. * AT 32.5 FEET...MINOR FLOODING IS POSSIBLE IN LOW LYING AREAS OF THE ST JOE VALLEY. $$
005 WGUS86 KOTX 021414 FLSOTX FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE, WA 714 AM PDT SAT APR 2 2011 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN IDAHO.. ST JOE RIVER AT ST MARIES AFFECTING BENEWAH COUNTY ANOTHER ROUND OF RAIN TODAY IS EXPECTED TO CAUSE THE ST JOE RIVER TO RISE AGAIN TONIGHT. WITH MORE PRECIPITATION ON THE WAY MONDAY INTO TUESDAY...THE RIVER WILL BE SLOW TO RECEDE. SOME COOLER AND DRIER WEATHER IS POSSIBLE BY THE SECOND HALF OF THE WEEK...WHICH WILL HOPEFULLY ALLOW THE RIVER TO FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... NEVER DRIVE CARS...TRUCKS OR SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. THE WATER MAY BE TOO DEEP TO ALLOW FOR SAFE PASSAGE. AS LITTLE AS ONE FOOT OF WATER ON THE ROAD CAN MOVE MOST VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT: HTTP://WATER.WEATHER.GOV/AHPS2/INDEX.PHP?WFO=OTX && IDC009-030214- /O.CON.KOTX.FL.W.0006.000000T0000Z-110408T2327Z/ /SJMI1.1.ER.110402T0837Z.110404T0600Z.110408T1127Z.NO/ 714 AM PDT SAT APR 2 2011 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE ST JOE RIVER AT ST MARIES * UNTIL FRIDAY AFTERNOON * AT 6:33 AM SAT THE STAGE WAS...32.4 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 32.5 FEET. * FORECAST...THE ST JOE RIVER AT ST MARIES IS EXPECTED TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY TONIGHT. THE RIVER WILL LIKELY CREST NEAR 33.2 FEET AROUND SUNDAY NIGHT. MORE RAIN EARLY NEXT WEEK WILL LIKELY KEEP THE ST JOE RIVER BETWEEN 32.5 FEET AND 33 FEET FROM SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. * AT 32.5 FEET...MINOR FLOODING IS POSSIBLE IN LOW LYING AREAS OF THE ST JOE VALLEY. $$
525 WGUS86 KOTX 022205 FLSOTX FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE, WA 305 PM PDT SAT APR 2 2011 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN IDAHO... ST JOE RIVER AT ST MARIES AFFECTING BENEWAH COUNTY HEAVY RAIN FROM SATURDAY MORNING IS EXPECTED TO CAUSE THE ST JOE RIVER TO RISE AGAIN SATURDAY NIGHT. THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RECEDE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND DIP BELOW FLOOD STAGE SOME TIME SUNDAY EVENING. ANOTHER MOIST WEATHER SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO BRING MORE RAINFALL TO THIS BASIN MONDAY INTO TUESDAY. THIS RAINFALL WILL PRODUCE RISES ON THE ST. JOE RIVER AT ST. MARIES ONCE AGAIN ON WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY...BUT IS NOT EXPECTED TO GO BACK ABOVE FLOOD STAGE AT THIS TIME. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... NEVER DRIVE CARS...TRUCKS OR SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. THE WATER MAY BE TOO DEEP TO ALLOW FOR SAFE PASSAGE. AS LITTLE AS ONE FOOT OF WATER ON THE ROAD CAN MOVE MOST VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT: HTTP://WATER.WEATHER.GOV/AHPS2/INDEX.PHP?WFO=OTX && IDC009-031005- /O.EXT.KOTX.FL.W.0006.000000T0000Z-110404T1832Z/ /SJMI1.1.ER.110402T0837Z.110403T1800Z.110404T0632Z.NO/ 305 PM PDT SAT APR 2 2011 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE ST JOE RIVER AT ST MARIES * UNTIL MONDAY MORNING * AT 11:21 AM SAT THE STAGE WAS...32.4 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 32.5 FEET. * FORECAST...THE ST. JOE RIVER AT ST. MARIES IS EXPECTED TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 32.7 FEET BY THE LATE MORNING HOURS SUNDAY. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY THE LATE EVENING HOURS SUNDAY. * AT 32.5 FEET...MINOR FLOODING IS POSSIBLE IN LOW LYING AREAS OF THE ST JOE VALLEY. $$
275 WGUS86 KOTX 030456 FLSOTX FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE, WA 956 PM PDT SAT APR 2 2011 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN IDAHO... ST JOE RIVER AT ST MARIES AFFECTING BENEWAH COUNTY THE RAIN THAT FELL ON SATURDAY HAS CAUSED THE ST JOE RIVER TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE...AND THE RIVER WILL LIKELY REMAIN ABOVE FLOOD STAGE THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY. MORE WET WEATHER EARLY NEXT WEEK WILL KEEP THE RIVER FROM FALLING...AND IT IS POSSIBLE THAT THE RIVER COULD APPROACH FLOOD STAGE AGAIN IN THE SECOND HALF OF NEXT WEEK. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... NEVER DRIVE CARS...TRUCKS OR SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. THE WATER MAY BE TOO DEEP TO ALLOW FOR SAFE PASSAGE. AS LITTLE AS ONE FOOT OF WATER ON THE ROAD CAN MOVE MOST VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT: HTTP://WATER.WEATHER.GOV/AHPS2/INDEX.PHP?WFO=OTX && IDC009-031656- /O.EXT.KOTX.FL.W.0006.000000T0000Z-110405T1835Z/ /SJMI1.1.ER.110402T0837Z.110404T0000Z.110405T0635Z.NO/ 956 PM PDT SAT APR 2 2011 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE ST JOE RIVER AT ST MARIES * UNTIL TUESDAY MORNING * AT 9 PM SAT THE STAGE WAS...32.7 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 32.5 FEET. * THE RIVER WILL RISE TO NEAR 33 FEET BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. THE RIVER WILL LIKELY REMAIN ABOVE THE FLOOD STAGE OF 32.5 FEET THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. THE ARRIVAL OF MORE WET WEATHER EARLY NEXT WEEK WILL PROBABLY KEEP THE RIVER BETWEEN 32 AND 33 FEET THROUGH AT LEAST NEXT WEEKEND. IT IS POSSIBLE THAT THE RIVER COULD APPROACH FLOOD STAGE AGAIN IN THE SECOND HALF OF THE WEEK. * AT 32.5 FEET...MINOR FLOODING IS POSSIBLE IN LOW LYING AREAS OF THE ST JOE VALLEY. $$
119 WGUS86 KOTX 031139 FLSOTX FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE, WA 439 AM PDT SUN APR 3 2011 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN IDAHO... ST JOE RIVER AT ST MARIES AFFECTING BENEWAH COUNTY RECENT HEAVY RAINS COMBINED WITH A MELTING SNOWPACK HAVE CAUSED THE ST JOE RIVER AT ST MARIES TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE. THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO CREST THIS AFTERNOON AND FALL TO NEAR OR BELOW THE FLOOD STAGE OF 32.5 FEET BY LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... NEVER DRIVE CARS...TRUCKS OR SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. THE WATER MAY BE TOO DEEP TO ALLOW FOR SAFE PASSAGE. AS LITTLE AS ONE FOOT OF WATER ON THE ROAD CAN MOVE MOST VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT: HTTP://WATER.WEATHER.GOV/AHPS2/INDEX.PHP?WFO=OTX && IDC009-032339- /O.EXT.KOTX.FL.W.0006.000000T0000Z-110405T1059Z/ /SJMI1.1.RS.110402T0837Z.110404T0000Z.110404T2259Z.NO/ 439 AM PDT SUN APR 3 2011 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE ST JOE RIVER AT ST MARIES * UNTIL LATE MONDAY NIGHT * AT 4:05 AM SUN THE STAGE WAS...33.1 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 32.5 FEET. * THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 33.5 FEET BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE TOMORROW AFTERNOON. * AT 32.5 FEET...MINOR FLOODING IS POSSIBLE IN LOW LYING AREAS OF THE ST JOE VALLEY. $$
125 WGUS86 KOTX 031856 FLSOTX FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE, WA 1156 AM PDT SUN APR 3 2011 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN IDAHO... ST JOE RIVER AT ST MARIES AFFECTING BENEWAH COUNTY RECENT HEAVY RAINS COMBINED WITH A MELTING SNOWPACK HAVE CAUSED THE ST JOE RIVER AT ST MARIES TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE. RISES ON THE RIVER HAVE SLOWED LATE THIS MORNING AND IT IS EXPECTED TO CREST THIS AFTERNOON. THE RIVER IS EXPECT TO STEADILY FALL THIS EVENING AND GO BELOW THE FLOOD STAGE OF 32.5 FEET ON MONDAY MORNING. ANOTHER WET WEATHER SYSTEM MOVING IN MONDAY WILL RESULT IN ADDITIONAL RISES TO THE RIVER ON TUESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... NEVER DRIVE CARS...TRUCKS OR SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. THE WATER MAY BE TOO DEEP TO ALLOW FOR SAFE PASSAGE. AS LITTLE AS ONE FOOT OF WATER ON THE ROAD CAN MOVE MOST VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT: HTTP://WATER.WEATHER.GOV/AHPS2/INDEX.PHP?WFO=OTX && IDC009-040656- /O.EXT.KOTX.FL.W.0006.000000T0000Z-110405T0300Z/ /SJMI1.1.RS.110402T0837Z.110403T1800Z.110404T1500Z.NO/ 1156 AM PDT SUN APR 3 2011 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE ST JOE RIVER AT ST MARIES * UNTIL MONDAY EVENING * AT 11:00 AM SUN THE STAGE WAS...33.3 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 32.5 FEET. * THE RIVER WILL CREST THIS AFTERNOON AND THEN STEADILY FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY MONDAY MORNING. HOWEVER...THE RIVER WILL RISE AGAIN TO AROUND FLOOD STAGE MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY. * AT 32.5 FEET...MINOR FLOODING IS POSSIBLE IN LOW LYING AREAS OF THE ST JOE VALLEY. $$
690 WGUS86 KOTX 040436 FLSOTX FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE, WA 936 PM PDT SUN APR 3 2011 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN IDAHO... ST JOE RIVER AT ST MARIES AFFECTING BENEWAH COUNTY RECENT HEAVY RAINS COMBINED WITH A MELTING SNOWPACK HAVE CAUSED THE ST JOE RIVER AT ST MARIES TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE. THE RIVER CRESTED ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND IS CURRENTLY SLOWLY FALLING. THE RIVER IS EXPECT TO STEADILY FALL AND GO BELOW THE FLOOD STAGE OF 32.5 FEET ON MONDAY EVENING. ANOTHER WET WEATHER SYSTEM MOVING IN MONDAY WILL RESULT IN ADDITIONAL RISES ON THE RIVER ON TUESDAY. THE RIVER MAY AGAIN GO ABOVE FLOOD STAGE ON TUESDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... NEVER DRIVE CARS...TRUCKS OR SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. THE WATER MAY BE TOO DEEP TO ALLOW FOR SAFE PASSAGE. AS LITTLE AS ONE FOOT OF WATER ON THE ROAD CAN MOVE MOST VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT: HTTP://WATER.WEATHER.GOV/AHPS2/INDEX.PHP?WFO=OTX && IDC009-041636- /O.EXT.KOTX.FL.W.0006.000000T0000Z-110407T0935Z/ /SJMI1.1.RS.110402T0837Z.110403T2100Z.110406T2135Z.NO/ 936 PM PDT SUN APR 3 2011 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE ST JOE RIVER AT ST MARIES * UNTIL LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT * AT 9:00 PM SUN THE STAGE WAS...33.2 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 32.5 FEET. * THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY MONDAY EVENING. * A SECOND RISE IN THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * THE RIVER SHOULD AGAIN REACH FLOOD STAGE OF 32.5 FEET EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING AND CREST SLIGHTLY ABOVE FLOOD STAGE EARLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE SLOWLY RECEDING. * AT 32.5 FEET...MINOR FLOODING IS POSSIBLE IN LOW LYING AREAS OF THE ST JOE VALLEY. $$
330 WGUS86 KOTX 041504 FLSOTX FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE, WA 804 AM PDT MON APR 4 2011 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN IDAHO.. ST JOE RIVER AT ST MARIES AFFECTING BENEWAH COUNTY RECENT HEAVY RAINS COMBINED WITH A MELTING SNOWPACK HAVE CAUSED THE ST JOE RIVER AT ST MARIES TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE. THE RIVER CRESTED ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND IS CURRENTLY SLOWLY FALLING. THE RIVER IS EXPECT TO STEADILY FALL AND GO BELOW THE FLOOD STAGE OF 32.5 FEET THIS EVENING. ANOTHER WET WEATHER SYSTEM ARRIVES TODAY AND WILL RESULT IN ADDITIONAL RISES ON THE RIVER TUESDAY NIGHT. THE RIVER MAY AGAIN GO ABOVE FLOOD STAGE ON TUESDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... NEVER DRIVE CARS...TRUCKS OR SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. THE WATER MAY BE TOO DEEP TO ALLOW FOR SAFE PASSAGE. AS LITTLE AS ONE FOOT OF WATER ON THE ROAD CAN MOVE MOST VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT: HTTP://WATER.WEATHER.GOV/AHPS2/INDEX.PHP?WFO=OTX && IDC009-050304- /O.CON.KOTX.FL.W.0006.000000T0000Z-110407T0935Z/ /SJMI1.1.RS.110402T0837Z.110403T2100Z.110406T2135Z.NO/ 804 AM PDT MON APR 4 2011 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE ST JOE RIVER AT ST MARIES * UNTIL LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT * AT 6:52 AM MON THE STAGE WAS...32.8 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 32.5 FEET. * THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY WEDNESDAY EARLY AFTERNOON. * AT 32.5 FEET...MINOR FLOODING IS POSSIBLE IN LOW LYING AREAS OF THE ST JOE VALLEY. $$
253 WGUS86 KOTX 050211 FLSOTX FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE, WA 711 PM PDT MON APR 4 2011 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN IDAHO... ST JOE RIVER AT ST MARIES AFFECTING BENEWAH COUNTY RECENT HEAVY RAINS COMBINED WITH A MELTING SNOWPACK HAVE CAUSED THE ST JOE RIVER AT ST MARIES TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE. THE RIVER CRESTED ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND HAS FALLEN JUST BELOW THE FLOOD STAGE THIS AFTERNOON. ANOTHER WET WEATHER SYSTEM WILL DROP MORE RAIN THROUGH TUESDAY...RESULTING IN ADDITIONAL RISES ON THE RIVER TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. THIS MAY ALLOW THE RIVER TO AGAIN GO ABOVE FLOOD STAGE WEDNESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... NEVER DRIVE CARS...TRUCKS OR SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. THE WATER MAY BE TOO DEEP TO ALLOW FOR SAFE PASSAGE. AS LITTLE AS ONE FOOT OF WATER ON THE ROAD CAN MOVE MOST VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT: HTTP://WATER.WEATHER.GOV/AHPS2/INDEX.PHP?WFO=OTX && IDC009-051411- /O.EXT.KOTX.FL.W.0006.000000T0000Z-110407T1311Z/ /SJMI1.1.RS.110402T0837Z.110403T2100Z.110407T0111Z.NO/ 711 PM PDT MON APR 4 2011 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE ST JOE RIVER AT ST MARIES * UNTIL THURSDAY MORNING * AT 6:55 PM MON THE STAGE WAS...32.3 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 32.5 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL BEGIN TO RISE AGAIN TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND REACH THE FLOOD STAGE OF 32.5 FEET BY LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE RIVER WILL REMAIN NEAR THE FLOOD STAGE THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING BEFORE SLOWLY FALLING BELOW FLOOD STAGE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * AT 32.5 FEET...MINOR FLOODING IS POSSIBLE IN LOW LYING AREAS OF THE ST JOE VALLEY. $$
944 WGUS86 KOTX 051403 FLSOTX FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE, WA 703 AM PDT TUE APR 5 2011 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN IDAHO... ST JOE RIVER AT ST MARIES AFFECTING BENEWAH COUNTY RECENT HEAVY RAINS COMBINED WITH A MELTING SNOWPACK HAVE CAUSED THE ST JOE RIVER AT ST MARIES TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE. THE RIVER CRESTED ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND HAS FALLEN JUST BELOW THE FLOOD STAGE MONDAY AFTERNOON. ANOTHER WET WEATHER SYSTEM RESULTED IN RAINFALL AMOUNTS BETWEEN ON HALF AND THREE QUARTERS OF AN INCH OVERNIGHT. THIS WILL RESULT IN ADDITIONAL RISES ON THE RIVER TODAY THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY. THIS MAY ALLOW THE RIVER TO AGAIN GO ABOVE FLOOD STAGE WEDNESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... NEVER DRIVE CARS...TRUCKS OR SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. THE WATER MAY BE TOO DEEP TO ALLOW FOR SAFE PASSAGE. AS LITTLE AS ONE FOOT OF WATER ON THE ROAD CAN MOVE MOST VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT: HTTP://WATER.WEATHER.GOV/AHPS2/INDEX.PHP?WFO=OTX && IDC009-060203- /O.EXT.KOTX.FL.W.0006.000000T0000Z-110408T1617Z/ /SJMI1.1.RS.110402T0837Z.110403T2100Z.110408T0417Z.NO/ 703 AM PDT TUE APR 5 2011 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE ST JOE RIVER AT ST MARIES * UNTIL FRIDAY MORNING * AT 6:20 AM TUE THE STAGE WAS...32.4 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 32.5 FEET. * FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY LATE THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 32.6 FEET BY LATE THIS. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY THURSDAY MORNING. * AT 32.5 FEET...MINOR FLOODING IS POSSIBLE IN LOW LYING AREAS OF THE ST JOE VALLEY. $$
435 WGUS86 KOTX 051603 FLSOTX FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE, WA 903 AM PDT TUE APR 5 2011 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN IDAHO... ST JOE RIVER AT ST MARIES AFFECTING BENEWAH COUNTY RECENT HEAVY RAINS COMBINED WITH A MELTING SNOWPACK HAVE CAUSED MINOR FLOODING ON THE ST JOE RIVER AT ST MARIES. THE RIVER CRESTED ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND FELL JUST BELOW THE FLOOD STAGE MONDAY AFTERNOON. ANOTHER WET WEATHER SYSTEM THAT PASSED THROUGH THE AREA MONDAY RESULTED IN RAINFALL AMOUNTS BETWEEN ON HALF AND THREE QUARTERS OF AN INCH OVERNIGHT. THIS HAS RESULTED IN ANOTHER RISE ON THE RIVER. THE RIVER IS APPROACHING THE FLOOD STAGE OF 32.5 FEET...AND IS FORECAST TO EXCEED FLOOD STAGE LATER THIS MORNING. THE FORECAST CALLS FOR THE RIVER TO CREST LATE TONIGHT AT 33 FEET BEFORE SLOWLY RECEDING AGAIN. IT IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN SLIGHTLY ABOVE FLOOD STAGE UNTIL LATE THURSDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... NEVER DRIVE CARS...TRUCKS OR SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. THE WATER MAY BE TOO DEEP TO ALLOW FOR SAFE PASSAGE. AS LITTLE AS ONE FOOT OF WATER ON THE ROAD CAN MOVE MOST VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT: HTTP://WATER.WEATHER.GOV/AHPS2/INDEX.PHP?WFO=OTX && IDC009-060403- /O.EXT.KOTX.FL.W.0006.000000T0000Z-110408T1800Z/ /SJMI1.1.RS.110402T0837Z.110403T2100Z.110408T0600Z.NO/ 903 AM PDT TUE APR 5 2011 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE ST JOE RIVER AT ST MARIES * UNTIL FRIDAY MORNING * AT 8:50 AM TUE THE STAGE WAS...32.5 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 32.5 FEET. * FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY LATE THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 33.1 FEET BY LATE TONIGHT OR EARLY TOMORROW. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY THURSDAY NIGHT. * AT 32.5 FEET...MINOR FLOODING IS POSSIBLE IN LOW LYING AREAS OF THE ST JOE VALLEY. $$
802 WGUS86 KOTX 060248 FLSOTX FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE, WA 748 PM PDT TUE APR 5 2011 ...THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN IDAHO...WASHINGTON... PALOUSE RIVER NEAR POTLATCH AFFECTING LATAH AND WHITMAN COUNTIES ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN IDAHO... ST JOE RIVER AT ST MARIES AFFECTING BENEWAH COUNTY RECENT PRECIPITATION HAS MADE IT THROUGH THE PALOUSE RIVER AT POTLATCH AND THE RIVER IN THIS AREA IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO RECEDE BELOW FLOOD STAGE OF 15 FEET OVERNIGHT. AT 745 PM PST THE LEVEL WAS AT 14.8 FEET. THE ST JOE RIVER AT ST MARIES HOWEVER WILL STAY ABOVE FLOOD STAGE OVERNIGHT. LOCAL FLOODING OF SMALLER STREAMS AND CREEKS IS STILL ANTICIPATED INTO WEDNESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... NEVER DRIVE CARS...TRUCKS OR SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. THE WATER MAY BE TOO DEEP TO ALLOW FOR SAFE PASSAGE. AS LITTLE AS ONE FOOT OF WATER ON THE ROAD CAN MOVE MOST VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT: HTTP://WATER.WEATHER.GOV/AHPS2/INDEX.PHP?WFO=OTX && IDC009-061448- /O.EXT.KOTX.FL.W.0006.000000T0000Z-110407T1423Z/ /SJMI1.1.RS.110402T0837Z.110403T2100Z.110407T0223Z.NO/ 748 PM PDT TUE APR 5 2011 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE ST JOE RIVER AT ST MARIES * UNTIL THURSDAY MORNING * AT 7:11 PM TUE THE STAGE WAS...32.6 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 32.5 FEET. * THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 32.7 FEET BY TONIGHT. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE TOMORROW EVENING. * AT 32.5 FEET...MINOR FLOODING IS POSSIBLE IN LOW LYING AREAS OF THE ST JOE VALLEY. $$ IDC057-WAC075-060318- /O.CAN.KOTX.FL.W.0007.000000T0000Z-110406T1358Z/ /PLOI1.1.ER.110405T1730Z.110405T2100Z.110406T0109Z.NO/ 748 PM PDT TUE APR 5 2011 FORECAST INFORMATION FOR PALOUSE RIVER NEAR, POTLATCH. * AT 7:16 PM TUE THE STAGE WAS...14.8 FEET. * NO FLOODING IS CURRENTLY FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 15.0 FEET. * AT 15.0 FEET...EXTENSIVE FLOODING OF THE LOW LYING AREAS BETWEEN POTLATCH, ID AND PALOUSE, WA WILL OCCUR. FLOODING WILL ALSO BE EXPERIENCED AT THE LIONS CLUB COMMUNITY PARK AND HAYTON GREENE PARK IN PALOUSE. SOUTH RIVER ROAD WILL LIKELY BE FLOODED WHERE IT CROSSES THE PALOUSE RIVER AT WELLESLEY RD. $$
822 WGUS86 KOTX 061455 FLSOTX FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE, WA 755 AM PDT WED APR 6 2011 ...THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN IDAHO... ST JOE RIVER AT ST MARIES AFFECTING BENEWAH COUNTY PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... NEVER DRIVE CARS...TRUCKS OR SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. THE WATER MAY BE TOO DEEP TO ALLOW FOR SAFE PASSAGE. AS LITTLE AS ONE FOOT OF WATER ON THE ROAD CAN MOVE MOST VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT: HTTP://WATER.WEATHER.GOV/AHPS2/INDEX.PHP?WFO=OTX && IDC009-061525- /O.CAN.KOTX.FL.W.0006.000000T0000Z-110407T1423Z/ /SJMI1.1.RS.110402T0837Z.110403T2100Z.110406T0922Z.NO/ 755 AM PDT WED APR 6 2011 FORECAST INFORMATION FOR ST JOE RIVER AT, ST MARIES. * AT 6:28 AM WED THE STAGE WAS...32.5 FEET. * NO FLOODING IS CURRENTLY FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 32.4 FEET. * THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE THROUGH THE REST OF THE WEEK...PASSING BELOW THE ACTION STAGE OF 31.0 FEET THIS WEEKEND. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this river flood warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Spokane, WA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this river flood warning went out at Mar 30, 4:30 AM PDT, 6 hours 31 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 30, 4:30 AM PDT, 6 hours 31 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
430 AM PDT WED MAR 30 2011
.SYNOPSIS...
WINDY CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP TODAY AFTER A ROUND OF RAIN IN THE
MORNING. THE UNSETTLED...WINDY AND AND OCCASIONALLY SHOWERY
REGIME WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY...WITH A BREAK PERIOD ON
FRIDAY. A NEW STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING MOUNTAIN SNOW AND VALLEY
RAIN ON SATURDAY...WITH UNSETTLED CONDITIONS REMAINING TROUGH
THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK.
&&
.DISCUSSION...
TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY....SATELLITE REVEALS A FLAT AND VERY MOIST
ZONAL FLOW REGIME DESCENDING INTO THE REGION THIS MORNING. A WARM
FRONT IS PASSING THROUGH THE FORECAST AREA THIS MORNING WITH
STRATIFORM RAIN OVER THE EASTERN THIRD OF THE FORECAST AREA...AND
A WELL DEFINED RAIN SHADOW FEATURE EVIDENT ON RADAR...INDICATIVE
OF FAST WESTERLY FLOW IN THE MID LEVELS.
LATEST MODELS ARE IN RELATIVELY GOOD AGREEMENT IN FORECASTING A
RELATIVELY STATIC FAST WESTERLY FLOW REGIME ACROSS THE
FORECAST AREA TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY. A STRONG...LONG...AND WELL
DIRECTED FETCH OF SUBTROPICAL MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE TO FETCH INTO
THE REGION...BOBBLING A BIT NORTH OF THE FORECAST AREA TODAY AS
THE MAIN WARM FRONT FEATURE MOVES OUT OF THE FORECAST AREA TO THE
NORTHEAST THIS MORNING. THIS WILL LEAD TO A DECREASE IN RAIN THIS
MORNING OVER THE EASTERN BASIN...BUT MAINTAIN DENSE SHOWER
ACTIVITY ACROSS THE CASCADE CREST AND THE IDAHO PANHANDLE
MOUNTAINS. THE WARM FRONT IS EFFECTIVELY LOFTING FREEZING LEVELS
UP INTO THE 5000 FOOT RANGE THIS MORNING...WHERE IT WILL REMAIN
FOR THE NEXT 48 HOURS AT LEAST. THUS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD
BE CONFINED ONLY ON THE HIGHER PEAKS AND RIDGES...WITH MAYBE SOME
SLUSH ON THE HIGHER PASSES...WITH ALL RAIN BELOW 4000 FEET OR SO.
AS THE RAIN DECREASES OVER THE BASIN TODAY...WIND WILL BECOME THE
DOMINANT HARASSING WEATHER ELEMENT. THERE ARE TWO ISSUES IN
PLAY...ONE IS A RELATIVELY WEAK SURFACE LOW PRESSURE SCOOTING
ACROSS SOUTHERN CANADA AND DEEPENING IN THE LEE OF THE ROCKIES
THIS AFTERNOON...WHICH WILL PROMOTE A TIGHTENING SOUTHWESTERLY
GRADIENT ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA. THIS GRADIENT WILL BE
MODERATELY STRONG AND ENOUGH TO PROMOTE SUSTAINED WINDS INT HE 20
TO 30 MPH RANGE ESPECIALLY OVER THE EXPOSED TERRAIN...BUT THE MAIN
ISSUE WILL BE THE GUST POTENTIAL THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS
VERY SWIFT WINDS JUST ABOVE THE BOUNDARY LAYER BEGIN TO RANDOMLY
TRANSLATE TO THE SURFACE DURING AFTERNOON MIXING. A POTENTIALLY
GREATER THREAT WILL BE STRONG WINDS RIPPING ACROSS THE CASCADE
CREST DOWN SLOPING INTO THE DEEP BASIN TODAY. THUS THERE ARE TWO
DISTINCT WIND THREAT REGIMES TO DEAL WITH. THE FIRST...ACROSS THE
EASTERN BASIN INCLUDING THE L-C VALLEY AND CAMAS PRAIRIE WILL BE
SUSTAINED 20 TO 30 MPH SOUTHWEST WINDS WITH GUSTS TO 40 OR 50
MPH...MOST COMMON ON THE MORE EXPOSED TERRAIN AND HIGHER BENCHES
AROUND THE REGION SUCH AS THE WEST PLAINS...ALPOWA SUMMIT AREA AND
THE PALOUSE. THERE IS HIGH CONFIDENCE THAT THE CURRENT WIND
ADVISORIES WILL ADEQUATELY COVER THIS POTENTIAL.
THE SECOND REGIME WILL BE THE DOWNSLOPE THREAT IN THE DEEP BASIN
FROM MOSES LAKE TO LEAVENWORTH. SUSTAINED WINDS WILL BE
SIMILAR...BUT THERE IS A THREAT OF VERY STRONG GUSTS RANDOMLY
STRIKING THE SURFACE MAINLY IN THE VANTAGE-DESERT AIRE AREAS AND
THE HIGHER BENCHES AROUND WENATCHEE. SUBSEQUENT SHIFTS WILL NEED
TO CAREFULLY MONITOR THIS POTENTIAL...IF THESE FREAK GUSTS BECOME
FREQUENT OR DENSE...THEN THE CURRENT ADVISORY MAY NEED TO BE
UPGRADED TO A HIGH WIND WARNING.
THE VERY WELL MIXED REGIME WILL LEAD TO VERY MILD HIGH
TEMPERATURES TODAY...ALTHOUGH FORECAST HIGHS FOR ANY LOCATION ARE
BALLPARK ESTIMATES BASED ON ADIABATIC COMPRESSIONAL WARMING OF
850 MB TEMPERATURES BROUGHT DOWN TO THE SURFACE...AND MAY NOT BE
ACHIEVED ON A WIDESPREAD BASIS GIVEN THE RANDOM MOMENTUM MIXING
REGIME.
TONIGHT A PARTIAL DE-COUPLING IS EXPECTED...ENOUGH TO MINIMIZE
THE STRONG GUST POTENTIAL BUT NOT A GENERAL BREEZY GRADIENT WIND
WHICH WILL KEEP OVERNIGHT LOWS ELEVATED AND ON THE MILD SIDE.
MEANWHILE THE MOIST ZONAL FLOW WILL MAINTAIN DENSE SHOWERS IN THE
MOUNTAINS OVERNIGHT.
ON THURSDAY LITTLE CHANGE TO THE PATTERN IS EXPECTED...EXCEPT THE
DEEP PACIFIC MOISTURE FETCH WILL MORE DIRECTLY HOSE THE
REGION...LEADING TO THE LIKELIHOOD OF THE MOUNTAIN SHOWERS OVER
THE PANHANDLE BACK-FILLING INTO THE EASTERN BASIN FOR A GENERAL
INCREASE IN RAIN CHANCES EAST OF A LINE FROM OMAK TO WALLA WALLA.
WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO BE BREEZY AND GUSTY ON THURSDAY. /FUGAZZI
THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY...THE JET STREAM REMAINS ANCHORED
NEAR THE CANADIAN BORDER...CONTINUING TO STEER SYSTEMS ACROSS THE
INLAND NORTHWEST. THERE REMAINS A FAIR AMOUNT OF MODEL SPREAD WITH
REGARD TO THE TIMING OF THESE SYSTEMS...WHICH IS NOT TOO SURPRISING
AS IT IS OFTEN DIFFICULT IN THE FAST WESTERLY FLOW. THE FORECAST
LEANS TOWARD THE GFS WHICH HAS A MORE RUN-TO-RUN CONSISTENCY AND
SOME SUPPORT FROM THE NAM...AT LEAST EARLY ON. IN ADDITION...THROUGH
THIS PERIOD THE WESTERLY FLOW WILL KEEP PRECIPITATION CHANCES
LOWER IN THE LEE OF THE CASCADES/DEEPER BASIN AND SECONDARILY OVER
L-C VALLEY DUE TO SOME DOWN SLOPING.
ON THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY A COLD FRONT DROPS TOWARD THE OR/WA
BORDER AND STALLS...WHILE SOME DRIER AIR FILTERS IN. THIS WILL
PUSH THE PRIMARY PRECIPITATION CHANCES TO THE EASTERN
MOUNTAINS...FAR SOUTHEAST ZONES AND BACKED AGAINST THE CASCADE
CREST. SNOW LEVELS LOWER INTO FRIDAY MORNING. SOME DISAGREEMENT
EXISTS OVER HOW MUCH THEY WILL FALL. THE FORECAST LEANS TO THE
GFS. THIS MEANS SNOW LEVELS AVERAGING BETWEEN 2-4KFT...WITH THE
LOWEST TOWARD THE NORTH/NORTHWEST CWA. BREEZY TO LOCALLY WINDY
CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THURSDAY EVENING...BEFORE GRADIENTS
SLACKEN AND MIXING ABATES GOING INTO THE OVERNIGHT AND
FRIDAY...AND WINDS BECOME LIGHTER.
FROM FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY THE NEXT SYSTEM MAKES ITS WAY
THROUGH THE REGION. AS INDICATED EARLIER THERE IS MODEL SPREAD
WITH REGARD TO THE TIMING AND RUN-TO-RUN CONSISTENCY HAS BEEN FAIR
TO POOR...ESPECIALLY WITH THE ECMWF. THE EVOLUTION OF THIS SYSTEM
WILL BE FINE-TUNED AS MORE INFORMATION COMES IN. LOOSE AGREEMENT
HOWEVER SHOWS A WARM FRONT...WITH DEEPENING MOISTURE AND
ISENTROPIC LIFT INCREASING PRECIPITATION CHANCES ACROSS THE REGION
FRIDAY NIGHT. THE TRAILING COLD FRONT OCCLUDES AND COMES THROUGH
SOMETIME BETWEEN EARLY MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON SATURDAY...WITH
A SECONDARY SURFACE LOW DEVELOPING ALONG IT AND AN INVERTED
SURFACE TROUGH NOSING INTO THE EASTERN THIRD OF WA/NRN ID. THESE
LATTER FEATURES WILL PROVIDE AN ADDITIONAL FOCUS FOR PRECIPITATION
DEVELOPMENT THROUGH SATURDAY...WITH THE THREAT SHIFTING TOWARD THE
NORTHEAST WA AND IDAHO MOUNTAIN ZONES BY LATE AFTERNOON INTO
SATURDAY NIGHT. THE PRECIPITATION RISK WILL FURTHER DECLINE GOING
INTO SUNDAY AS THE SYSTEM BEGINS TO MOVE EAST AND SHORT-WAVE
RIDGING COME IN.
AVERAGE SNOW LEVELS WILL BE BETWEEN 2-4KFT OVER THE NORTHWEST
TWO-THIRDS OF THE CWA AND BETWEEN 4-6KFT OVER THE SOUTHEAST CWA
THROUGH SATURDAY...BEFORE FALLING TO BETWEEN 1-3KFT
OVERNIGHT...AND RECOVERING TO BETWEEN 3-4KFT SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
THIS WILL SUPPORT PRIMARILY VALLEY RAIN AND MOUNTAIN SNOW (THOUGH
SOME MIX IS POSSIBLE CLOSER TO THE CASCADES) THROUGH SATURDAY.
THIS WILL CHANGE TO A POSSIBLE RAIN/SNOW MIX OR SNOW IN THE
EASTERN VALLEYS SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...THOUGH ACCUMULATIONS
IF ANY LOOK MINOR.
ALONG WITH THE PRECIPITATION THREAT ON SATURDAY...BREEZY
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. AT THIS TIME WINDS ARE PROJECTED TO BE
REMAIN BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS. HOWEVER WE WILL HAVE TO MONITOR
AREAS FROM THE LEE OF THE CASCADES...NEAR WENATCHEE INTO THE
DEEPER BASIN WHICH WILL BE MORE MARGINAL.
BETWEEN MONDAY AND TUESDAY THE NEXT SYSTEM MOVES DOWN THE PACIFIC
COAST. AT THIS TIME MOST GUIDANCE SHOWS THE LEADING WARM FRONT AND
OVERRUNNING PRECIPITATION THREAT SLIPPING IN FROM THE WEST AND
NORTHWEST LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON TO MONDAY NIGHT. THE TRAILING COLD
FRONT SLIDES BY EARLY TO MIDDAY TUESDAY...SHIFTING THE PRECIPITATION
FOCUS AGAIN TOWARD THE PANHANDLE AND FAR SOUTHEAST CWA. AT THIS
TIME MEAN SNOW LEVELS LAY BETWEEN 4-5KFT ON MONDAY...RAISING TO
BETWEEN 5-6KFT OVER THE DEEPER BASIN/SOUTHEAST CWA AHEAD OF THE
COLD FRONT MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...BEFORE DROPPING AGAIN TO
BETWEEN 1-3KFT TUESDAY NIGHT (INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING). THE DETAILS
OF THIS SYSTEM...LIKE THE PREVIOUS...WILL CONTINUE TO BE FINE-TUNED
AS MODELS COME INTO BETTER AGREEMENT. /JCOTE
&&
.AVIATION...
12Z TAFS...AN ILL DEFINED WARM FRONT...MAINLY IN THE MID LEVELS...IS
MOVING NORTHEAST THROUGH THE REGION THIS MORNING. A VERY MOIST
PACIFIC FETCH IS ENHANCING INTO WIDESPREAD RAIN EAST OF A LINE
FROM KOMK TO KLWS. MVFR CEILINGS WILL BE COMMON DURING THIS
STRATIFORM EVENT OVER THE EASTERN TAF SITES...WITH OCCASIONAL IFR
CEILINGS POSSIBLE AT KGEG AND KPUW THROUGH 18Z. THIS PRECIPITATION
WILL GRADUALLY MOVE OUT OF THE BASIN BY 18Z...REPLACED BY A MOIST
ZONAL FLOW WHICH WILL MAINTAIN DENSE RAIN AND HIGH MOUNTAIN SNOW
SHOWERS NEAR THE CASCADE CREST AND THE MOUNTAINS OF THE IDAHO
PANHANDLE...WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS OVER THE EASTERN BASIN
DECREASING IN DENSITY TO ISOLATED IN THE DEEP COLUMBIA BASIN NEAR
THE CASCADES.
A MODERATELY STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT AND VERY STRONG MID LEVEL
FLOW ACROSS THE REGION WILL PROMOTE VERY WINDY AND GUSTY
CONDITIONS AT ALL TAF SITES THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY
EVENING...WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR STRONG WESTERLY GUSTS LASTING
WELL INTO TONIGHT AT THE KEAT TAF SITE AS DOWNSLOPE FLOW OFF THE
CASCADES CONTINUES.
MOST TAF SITES WILL AT LEAST PARTIALLY DE-COUPLE
TONIGHT...POSSIBLY LEADING TO LLWS BY THE END OF THE TAF PERIOD.
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
SPOKANE 58 45 60 39 55 39 / 60 10 40 20 10 40
COEUR D'ALENE 55 44 57 38 55 37 / 90 20 50 30 10 50
PULLMAN 56 46 58 40 56 38 / 80 30 60 50 20 50
LEWISTON 63 47 65 44 64 42 / 80 20 30 50 10 40
COLVILLE 57 41 60 37 58 39 / 70 10 40 20 20 40
SANDPOINT 50 43 53 37 51 38 / 90 30 50 40 30 50
KELLOGG 50 42 51 38 51 36 / 90 70 70 70 40 50
MOSES LAKE 68 45 66 41 62 40 / 20 0 10 0 0 20
WENATCHEE 67 45 62 41 60 39 / 20 10 10 0 0 10
OMAK 64 40 63 38 59 38 / 20 10 10 0 0 20
&&
.OTX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
ID...WIND ADVISORY FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING
COEUR D'ALENE AREA...IDAHO PALOUSE...LEWIS AND SOUTHERN NEZ
PERCE COUNTIES...LEWISTON AREA.
WA...WIND ADVISORY FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING
EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES...LOWER GARFIELD AND ASOTIN
COUNTIES...MOSES LAKE AREA...SPOKANE AREA...UPPER COLUMBIA
BASIN...WASHINGTON PALOUSE...WATERVILLE PLATEAU...WENATCHEE
AREA.
&&Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 30, 5:51 AM PDT, 5 hours 10 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 551 AM PDT WED MAR 30 2011 IDZ001-004-WAZ037-038-043-311315- NORTHERN PANHANDLE-CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS- NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS-OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS-OKANOGAN VALLEY- 551 AM PDT WED MAR 30 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH IDAHO... NORTH CENTRAL WASHINGTON AND NORTHEAST WASHINGTON. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. IDZ002-003-026-027-WAZ031>036-041-042-044-311315- COEUR D'ALENE AREA-IDAHO PALOUSE-LEWISTON AREA- LEWIS AND SOUTHERN NEZ PERCE COUNTIES-NORTHEAST BLUE MOUNTAINS- LOWER GARFIELD AND ASOTIN COUNTIES-WASHINGTON PALOUSE- MOSES LAKE AREA-UPPER COLUMBIA BASIN-SPOKANE AREA-WENATCHEE AREA- EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES-WATERVILLE PLATEAU- 551 AM PDT WED MAR 30 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH IDAHO... NORTH CENTRAL IDAHO...CENTRAL WASHINGTON...EAST CENTRAL WASHINGTON...NORTH CENTRAL WASHINGTON...NORTHEAST WASHINGTON AND SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT WINDY CONDITIONS WILL IMPACT MUCH OF EASTERN WASHINGTON AND PORTIONS OF THE IDAHO PANHANDLE TODAY. WIDESPREAD WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH OVER MOST OF THE COLUMBIA BASIN...THE PALOUSE...AND SPOKANE COEUR D'ALENE AREA. LOCALLY STRONGER WINDS ARE POSSIBLE NEAR THE CASCADES...INCLUDING THE WENATCHEE AREA...WATERVILLE PLATEAU...AND SURROUNDING WEST FACING RIDGES. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Spokane, WA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 30, 11:01 AM PDT | River Flood Warning | OTX | Latah | 19 hr |
| Mar 30, 1:30 PM PDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OTX | Benewah, Kootenai, Latah, Shoshone | 33 hr |
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Sources
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