Alert archive / Washington / River Flood Warnings in 2011
River Flood Warning 9, NWS Spokane, WA
NWS Spokane, WA issued this river flood warning at May 14, 2011, 11:48 AM PDT for Chelan County, Washington. It took effect at May 15, 2011, 4:19 PM PDT. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 14, 2011, 11:48 AM PDT (18:48 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 15, 2011, 4:19 PM PDT
- Expired
- May 15, 2011, 3:40 AM PDT
- In force
- Issued by
- NWS Spokane, WA
- Flood severity
- Minor
County Chelan County, WA
The radar
The Seattle radar (KATX), 144 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:48 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The river
Written for the forecast point Stehekin River at Stehekin (STHW1). The gauge peaked at 22.51 ft at May 15, 2011, 9:00 PM PDT.
- Action stage
- 19.5 ft
- Minor stage
- 20.5 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 12451000, 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.
372 WGUS46 KOTX 141848 FLWOTX BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE, WA 1148 AM PDT SAT MAY 14 2011 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN WASHINGTON... STEHEKIN RIVER AT STEHEKIN AFFECTING CHELAN COUNTY THE STEHEKIN RIVER IS EXPECTED TO REACH FLOOD STAGE BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN ARE EXPECTED OVER THE CASCADES THROUGH AT LEAST SUNDAY EVENING. RUNOFF FROM RAIN COMBINED WITH MOUNTAIN SNOW MELT WILL CAUSE A RAPID RISE ON THE STEHEKIN 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 && WAC007-150648- /O.NEW.KOTX.FL.W.0009.110515T2300Z-110517T0331Z/ /STHW1.1.RS.110515T2300Z.110516T0600Z.110516T1600Z.NO/ 1148 AM PDT SAT MAY 14 2011 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE, WA HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WARNING FOR THE STEHEKIN RIVER AT STEHEKIN. * FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON TO MONDAY EVENING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 10 AM THE STAGE WAS 21.3 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. THE STEHEKIN RIVER IS EXPECTED TO REACH THE FLOOD STAGE OF 24 FEET SUNDAY AFTERNOON...AND CREST NEAR 24.2 FEET SUNDAY NIGHT OR EARLY MONDAY MORNING. THE ARRIVAL OF COOLER AND DRIER WEATHER MONDAY SHOULD ALLOW THE RIVER TO FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE ON MONDAY. * FLOOD STAGE IS 24.0 FEET. $$
2 follow-up statements
149 WGUS86 KOTX 142125 FLSOTX FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE, WA 225 PM PDT SAT MAY 14 2011 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN WASHINGTON...IDAHO... STEHEKIN RIVER AT STEHEKIN AFFECTING CHELAN COUNTY ST JOE RIVER AT ST MARIES AFFECTING BENEWAH COUNTY A COMBINATION OF MOUNTAIN SNOW MELT AND RAIN THIS WEEKEND WILL CAUSE THE STEHEKIN AND ST JOE RIVERS TO GO ABOVE FLOOD STAGE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... NEVER DRIVE CARS...TRUCKS OR SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. THE WATER MAY BE TOO DEEP TO ALLOW FOR SAFE PASSAGE. AS LITTLE AS ONE FOOT OF WATER ON THE ROAD CAN MOVE MOST VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT: HTTP://WATER.WEATHER.GOV/AHPS2/INDEX.PHP?WFO=OTX && WAC007-150925- /O.EXT.KOTX.FL.W.0009.110515T2319Z-110517T0331Z/ /STHW1.1.RS.110515T2319Z.110516T0600Z.110516T1531Z.NO/ 225 PM PDT SAT MAY 14 2011 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE STEHEKIN RIVER AT STEHEKIN * UNTIL MONDAY EVENING * AT 1:30 PM SAT THE STAGE WAS...21.5 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 24.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE STEHEKIN RIVER IS EXPECTED TO REACH THE FLOOD STAGE OF 24 FEET SUNDAY AFTERNOON...AND CREST NEAR 24.2 FEET SUNDAY NIGHT OR EARLY MONDAY MORNING. THE ARRIVAL OF COOLER AND DRIER WEATHER MONDAY SHOULD ALLOW THE RIVER TO FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE ON MONDAY. $$ IDC009-150925- /O.EXT.KOTX.FL.W.0008.110515T0101Z-000000T0000Z/ /SJMI1.1.RS.110515T0101Z.110517T1200Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 225 PM PDT SAT MAY 14 2011 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE ST JOE RIVER AT ST MARIES * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE * AT 1:00 PM SAT THE STAGE WAS...32.2 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 32.5 FEET. * FORECAST...THE ST JOE RIVER AT ST MARIES WILL RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 35.4 FEET BY TUESDAY MORNING. THE ARRIVAL OF COOLER TEMPERATURES ON MONDAY... AND THE END OF HEAVY RAIN MONDAY MORNING...WILL ALLOW THE RIVER TO SLOWLY RECEDE. HOWEVER...THE ST JOE RIVER WILL REMAIN ABOVE FLOOD STAGE THROUGH AT LEAST LATE MAY. * AT 36.0 FEET...EXTENSIVE LOW LEVEL FLOODING IS LIKELY. SOME SECTIONS OF ST JOE RIVER ROAD MAY BE INUNDATED. $$
729 WGUS86 KOTX 151040 FLSOTX FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE, WA 340 AM PDT SUN MAY 15 2011 ...THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN WASHINGTON... STEHEKIN RIVER AT STEHEKIN AFFECTING CHELAN COUNTY ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN IDAHO.. COEUR D'ALENE RIVER AT CATALDO AFFECTING KOOTENAI AND SHOSHONE COUNTIES ST JOE RIVER AT CALDER AFFECTING SHOSHONE COUNTY ST JOE RIVER AT ST MARIES AFFECTING BENEWAH COUNTY A VERY WET PACIFIC LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BRING WIDESPREAD RAIN TO THE INLAND NORTHWEST THROUGH MONDAY. THIS WEATHER SYSTEM...ALONG WITH RECENT WARMER TEMPERATURES AND MELTING SNOW WILL CONTRIBUTE TO RIVER FLOODING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... NEVER DRIVE CARS...TRUCKS OR SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. THE WATER MAY BE TOO DEEP TO ALLOW FOR SAFE PASSAGE. AS LITTLE AS ONE FOOT OF WATER ON THE ROAD CAN MOVE MOST VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT: HTTP://WATER.WEATHER.GOV/AHPS2/INDEX.PHP?WFO=OTX && IDC079-152240- /O.CON.KOTX.FL.W.0010.110515T1545Z-110518T1405Z/ /CLDI1.1.RS.110515T1545Z.110517T0000Z.110518T0205Z.NO/ 340 AM PDT SUN MAY 15 2011 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE ST JOE RIVER AT CALDER * UNTIL WEDNESDAY MORNING * AT 3:01 AM SUN THE STAGE WAS...12.6 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 13.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THIS RIVER IS FORECAST TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 13.7 FEET BY TOMORROW AFTERNOON. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY TUESDAY EVENING. * AT 13.5 FEET...THE RIVER WILL FLOOD THE CALDER BRIDGE AND SECTIONS OF CALDER ROAD. $$ IDC009-152240- /O.CON.KOTX.FL.W.0008.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /SJMI1.2.RS.110515T0400Z.110517T0600Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 340 AM PDT SUN MAY 15 2011 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE ST JOE RIVER AT ST MARIES * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE * AT 3:00 AM SUN THE STAGE WAS...32.8 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 32.5 FEET. * THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 37.6 FEET BY TOMORROW LATE EVENING THEN BEGIN FALLING. * AT 36.0 FEET...EXTENSIVE LOWLAND FLOODING IS LIKELY. SOME SECTIONS OF THE ST JOE RIVER ROAD MAY BE INUNDATED. $$ IDC055-079-152240- /O.CON.KOTX.FL.W.0011.110515T1902Z-110518T1013Z/ /CTLI1.1.RS.110515T1902Z.110517T0000Z.110517T2213Z.NO/ 340 AM PDT SUN MAY 15 2011 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE COEUR D'ALENE RIVER AT CATALDO * UNTIL LATE TUESDAY NIGHT * AT 3:01 AM SUN THE STAGE WAS...42.5 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 43.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THIS RIVER IS FORECAST TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 45.1 FEET BY TOMORROW AFTERNOON. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * AT 45.0 FEET...THE COUNTY MAY BEGIN PUMPING OPERATIONS BEHIND LEVELS ABOVE THIS STAGE. $$ WAC007-151110- /O.CAN.KOTX.FL.W.0009.000000T0000Z-110517T0331Z/ /STHW1.N.RS.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 340 AM PDT SUN MAY 15 2011 FORECAST INFORMATION FOR STEHEKIN RIVER AT, STEHEKIN. * AT 2:30 AM SUN THE STAGE WAS...22.3 FEET. * NO FLOODING IS CURRENTLY FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 24.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THIS RIVER IS FORECAST TO RISE TO 23.5 FEET THIS AFTERNOON AND REMAIN BELOW FLOOD STAGE BUT NEAR BANKFULL THROUGH TUESDAY. $$
Nearby
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Sources
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.