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River Flood Warning 12, NWS Spokane, WA
NWS Spokane, WA issued this river flood warning at Apr 26, 2012, 11:51 AM PDT for Benewah County, Kootenai County, Idaho. It took effect at Apr 28, 2012, 3:09 AM PDT. It was in force for 66 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 26, 2012, 11:51 AM PDT (18:51 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 28, 2012, 3:09 AM PDT
- Expired
- Apr 30, 2012, 9:10 PM PDT
- In force
- 66 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Spokane, WA
- Flood severity
- Minor
Counties Benewah County, ID, Kootenai County, ID
The radar
The Spokane radar (KOTX), 76 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:53 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The river
Written for the forecast point Lake Coeur d'Alene at Coeur d'Alene (COEI1). The gauge peaked at 33.24 ft at Apr 29, 2012, 1:00 AM PDT.
- Action stage
- 2132 ft
- Minor stage
- 2133 ft
- Moderate stage
- 2136 ft
- Major stage
- 2138 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 12415500, 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.
144 WGUS46 KOTX 261851 FLWOTX BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE, WA 1151 AM PDT THU APR 26 2012 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN IDAHO...WASHINGTON... LAKE COEUR D'ALENE AT COEUR D'ALENE AFFECTING KOOTENAI AND BENEWAH COUNTIES SPOKANE RIVER AT SPOKANE AFFECTING SPOKANE COUNTY THE COMBINATION OF MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS OVER MUCH OF NORTH IDAHO COMBINED WITH SIGNIFICANT SNOW MELT WILL LEAD TO MINOR FLOODING ALONG THE SHORES OF LAKE COEUR D'ALENE EXTENDING DOWN THE SPOKANE RIVER. THE FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN ON 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 && IDC009-055-270651- /O.NEW.KOTX.FL.W.0012.120428T0448Z-000000T0000Z/ /COEI1.1.ER.120428T0448Z.120430T1800Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 1151 AM PDT THU APR 26 2012 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE, WA HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WARNING FOR THE LAKE COEUR D'ALENE AT COEUR D'ALENE. * FROM FRIDAY EVENING UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 10:30 AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 2131.9 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 2133.00 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY FRIDAY EVENING AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 2134 FEET BY LATE MONDAY MORNING. * AT 2133 FEET...THERE WILL BE MINOR FLOODING OF HOMES AND BUSINESSES ALONG THE LAKESHORE. FLOODING OF LOWLAND AREAS AND SECONDARY ROADS ADJACENT TO STATE HIGHWAY 3 IS ALSO LIKELY. $$ WAC063-270651- /O.NEW.KOTX.FL.W.0013.120427T1940Z-000000T0000Z/ /SPOW1.1.ER.120427T1940Z.120501T0000Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 1151 AM PDT THU APR 26 2012 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE, WA HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WARNING FOR THE SPOKANE RIVER AT SPOKANE. * FROM MIDDAY FRIDAY UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 10:45 AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 26.6 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 27.00 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE AROUND MIDDAY FRIDAY AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 27.7 FEET BY MONDAY AFTERNOON. * AT 27.0 FEET...SIGNIFICANT STRETCHES OF THE CENTENNIAL TRAIL BETWEEN MISSION AVENUE AND GREENE STREET WILL BE INNUNDATED. MINOR FLOODING IS ALSO EXPECTED IN PEACEFUL VALLEY PARK AND IN THE YARDS OF HOMES AT THE EAST END OF WATER STREET. THE RIVER COULD ALSO BACK UP THROUGH STORM DRAINS ONTO MAIN STREET NEAR ITS INTERSECTION WITH ELM STREET IN THE PEACEFUL VALLEY. MINOR FLOODING IS ALSO EXPECTED IN LOW LYING AREAS ALONG THE RIVER BANK THROUGH SPOKANE VALLEY. $$
13 follow-up statements
659 WGUS86 KOTX 262358 FLSOTX FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE, WA 458 PM PDT THU APR 26 2012 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN WASHINGTON... SPOKANE RIVER AT SPOKANE AFFECTING SPOKANE COUNTY ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN IDAHO... COEUR D'ALENE RIVER AT CATALDO AFFECTING KOOTENAI AND SHOSHONE COUNTIES LAKE COEUR D'ALENE AFFECTING KOOTENAI AND BENEWAH COUNTIES ST JOE RIVER AT CALDER AFFECTING SHOSHONE COUNTY ST JOE RIVER AT ST MARIES AFFECTING BENEWAH COUNTY THE COMBINATION OF WIDESPREAD MODERATE RAINFALL AND HIGH ELEVATION SNOW MELT WILL LEAD TO CONTINUED RISES ON THE COEUR D'ALENE...ST JOE...AND SPOKANE RIVER SYSTEMS. MINOR FLOODING IS ALREADY OCCURRING OR WILL DEVELOP BY FRIDAY. THE FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH 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 && IDC079-272358- /O.CON.KOTX.FL.W.0011.000000T0000Z-120428T1420Z/ /CLDI1.1.RS.120425T0835Z.120427T1800Z.120428T0220Z.NO/ 458 PM PDT THU APR 26 2012 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE ST JOE RIVER AT CALDER. * UNTIL SATURDAY MORNING. * AT 4:30 PM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 12.6 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 13.00 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 13.2 FEET BY LATE FRIDAY MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY FRIDAY EVENING. * AT 13.0 FEET...BEAR CREEK WILL BEGIN TO BACK UP FROM THE ST JOE RIVER AND MAY START TO SPILL INTO THE TOWN OF CALDER, FLOODING THE LOW SPOTS IN YARDS, ROADS AND PARKING LOTS. $$ IDC009-272358- /O.CON.KOTX.FL.W.0010.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /SJMI1.2.RS.120422T2245Z.120428T0600Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 458 PM PDT THU APR 26 2012 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE ST JOE RIVER AT ST MARIES. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 4:00 PM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 35.7 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 32.50 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 37.4 FEET BY LATE FRIDAY EVENING. THE RIVER WILL THEN BEGIN FALLING BUT REMAIN ABOVE FLOOD STAGE THROUGH NEXT WEEK. * AT 36.0 FEET...EXTENSIVE LOWLAND FLOODING IS LIKELY. SOME SECTIONS OF THE ST JOE RIVER ROAD MAY BE INUNDATED. WATER WILL BE UP TO SOME HOMES IN THE TRAILER PARK ON ST MARIES RIVER ROAD. WATER WILL APPROACH THE FLOOD GATES IN THE LEVEE AT THE AQUA PARK. $$ IDC055-079-272358- /O.CON.KOTX.FL.W.0009.000000T0000Z-120430T1328Z/ /CTLI1.1.RS.120423T2207Z.120427T1800Z.120430T0128Z.NO/ 458 PM PDT THU APR 26 2012 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE COEUR D'ALENE RIVER AT CATALDO. * UNTIL MONDAY MORNING. * AT 4:30 PM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 43.7 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 43.00 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 45.2 FEET BY LATE FRIDAY MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE SUNDAY EVENING. * AT 45.0 FEET...THE COUNTY MAY BEGIN PUMPING OPERATIONS BEHIND LEVELS ABOVE THIS STAGE IF THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN OVER FLOOD STAGE FOR A LONG DURATION. $$ IDC009-055-272358- /O.CON.KOTX.FL.W.0012.120428T0448Z-000000T0000Z/ /COEI1.1.ER.120428T0448Z.120430T1800Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 458 PM PDT THU APR 26 2012 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR LAKE COEUR D'ALENE * FROM FRIDAY EVENING UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 3:30 PM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 2132.1 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 2133.00 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY TOMORROW LATE EVENING AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 2134 FEET BY LATE MONDAY MORNING. * AT 2133 FEET...THERE WILL BE MINOR FLOODING OF HOMES AND BUSINESSES ALONG THE LAKESHORE. FLOODING OF LOWLAND AREAS AND SECONDARY ROADS ADJACENT TO STATE HIGHWAY 3 IS ALSO LIKELY. $$ WAC063-272358- /O.EXT.KOTX.FL.W.0013.120427T0600Z-000000T0000Z/ /SPOW1.1.ER.120427T0600Z.120430T1800Z.000000T0000Z.NR/ 458 PM PDT THU APR 26 2012 ...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE... THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE SPOKANE RIVER AT SPOKANE. * FROM THIS EVENING UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 3:45 PM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 26.8 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 27.00 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 27.8 FEET BY LATE MONDAY MORNING. * AT 27.0 FEET...SIGNIFICANT STRETCHES OF THE CENTENNIAL TRAIL BETWEEN MISSION AVENUE AND GREENE STREET WILL BE INNUNDATED. MINOR FLOODING IS ALSO EXPECTED IN PEACEFUL VALLEY PARK AND IN THE YARDS OF HOMES AT THE EAST END OF WATER STREET. THE RIVER COULD ALSO BACK UP THROUGH STORM DRAINS ONTO MAIN STREET NEAR ITS INTERSECTION WITH ELM STREET IN THE PEACEFUL VALLEY. MINOR FLOODING IS ALSO EXPECTED IN LOW LYING AREAS ALONG THE RIVER BANK THROUGH SPOKANE VALLEY. $$
034 WGUS86 KOTX 271011 FLSOTX FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE, WA 311 AM PDT FRI APR 27 2012 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN WASHINGTON... SPOKANE RIVER AT SPOKANE AFFECTING SPOKANE COUNTY KETTLE RIVER NEAR FERRY ABOVE CURLEW AFFECTING FERRY COUNTY ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN IDAHO... COEUR D'ALENE RIVER AT CATALDO AFFECTING KOOTENAI AND SHOSHONE COUNTIES LAKE COEUR D'ALENE AT AFFECTING KOOTENAI AND BENEWAH COUNTIES ST JOE RIVER AT CALDER AFFECTING SHOSHONE COUNTY ST JOE RIVER AT ST MARIES AFFECTING BENEWAH COUNTY ...THE COMBINATION OF WIDESPREAD MODERATE RAINFALL AND HIGH ELEVATION SNOW MELT WILL LEAD TO CONTINUED RISES ON THE COEUR D'ALENE...ST JOE...AND SPOKANE RIVER SYSTEMS. MINOR FLOODING IS ALREADY OCCURRING OR WILL DEVELOP BY FRIDAY. THE FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH 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 && WAC019-281011- /O.EXT.KOTX.FL.W.0014.120427T1230Z-120430T0614Z/ /FRYW1.2.RS.120427T1230Z.120428T0600Z.120429T1814Z.NR/ 311 AM PDT FRI APR 27 2012 ...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL SUNDAY EVENING... THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE KETTLE RIVER NEAR FERRY ABOVE CURLEW. * UNTIL SUNDAY EVENING. * AT 2:15 AM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 18.1 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 18.50 FEET. * MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY EARLY THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 19.8 FEET BY TONIGHT. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY LATE SUNDAY MORNING. * AT 19.0 FEET...FLOODING AT BEAL PARK ON WEST KETTLE RIVER ROAD, WEST OF CURLEW. 'OL SWIMMING HOLE PARK IN CURLEW WILL BE INUNDATED. FLOODING OF YARDS AND OUTBUILDINGS ALONG THE RIVER FROM THE CANADIAN BORDER THROUGH CURLEW ON BOTH SIDES OF THE RIVER. SOME DRIVEWAYS ON KETTLE RIVER ROAD WILL BE FLOODED. WATER WILL BE OVER CUSTOMS ROAD NEAR RIVERVIEW LANE. $$ IDC079-281011- /O.CON.KOTX.FL.W.0011.000000T0000Z-120428T1420Z/ /CLDI1.1.RS.120425T0835Z.120427T1800Z.120428T0220Z.NO/ 311 AM PDT FRI APR 27 2012 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE ST JOE RIVER AT CALDER. * UNTIL SATURDAY MORNING. * AT 2:45 AM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 12.8 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 13.00 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY EARLY THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 13.2 FEET BY LATE THIS MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY THIS EVENING. * AT 13.0 FEET...BEAR CREEK WILL BEGIN TO BACK UP FROM THE ST JOE RIVER AND MAY START TO SPILL INTO THE TOWN OF CALDER, FLOODING THE LOW SPOTS IN YARDS, ROADS AND PARKING LOTS. $$ IDC009-281011- /O.CON.KOTX.FL.W.0010.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /SJMI1.2.RS.120422T2245Z.120428T0600Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 311 AM PDT FRI APR 27 2012 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE ST JOE RIVER AT ST MARIES. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 2:00 AM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 35.9 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 32.50 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 37.4 FEET BY TONIGHT THEN BEGIN FALLING. * AT 36.0 FEET...EXTENSIVE LOWLAND FLOODING IS LIKELY. SOME SECTIONS OF THE ST JOE RIVER ROAD MAY BE INUNDATED. WATER WILL BE UP TO SOME HOMES IN THE TRAILER PARK ON ST MARIES RIVER ROAD. WATER WILL APPROACH THE FLOOD GATES IN THE LEVEE AT THE AQUA PARK. $$ IDC055-079-281011- /O.CON.KOTX.FL.W.0009.000000T0000Z-120430T1328Z/ /CTLI1.1.RS.120423T2207Z.120427T1800Z.120430T0128Z.NO/ 311 AM PDT FRI APR 27 2012 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE COEUR D'ALENE RIVER AT CATALDO. * UNTIL MONDAY MORNING. * AT 2:45 AM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 43.8 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 43.00 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 45.2 FEET BY LATE THIS MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE SUNDAY EVENING. * AT 45.0 FEET...THE COUNTY MAY BEGIN PUMPING OPERATIONS BEHIND LEVELS ABOVE THIS STAGE IF THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN OVER FLOOD STAGE FOR A LONG DURATION. $$ IDC009-055-281011- /O.CON.KOTX.FL.W.0012.120428T0448Z-000000T0000Z/ /COEI1.1.ER.120428T0448Z.120430T1800Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 311 AM PDT FRI APR 27 2012 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE LAKE COEUR D'ALENE AT . * FROM THIS EVENING UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 2:30 AM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 2132.5 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 2133.00 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY TONIGHT AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 2134 FEET BY LATE MONDAY MORNING. * AT 2134 FEET...HARBOR ISLAND MAY BEGIN TO EXPERIENCE MINOR FLOODING. $$ WAC063-281011- /O.CON.KOTX.FL.W.0013.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /SPOW1.1.ER.120427T0800Z.120430T1800Z.000000T0000Z.NR/ 311 AM PDT FRI APR 27 2012 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE SPOKANE RIVER AT SPOKANE. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 2:45 AM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 27.0 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 27.00 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 27.8 FEET BY LATE MONDAY MORNING THEN BEGIN FALLING. * AT 28.0 FEET...FLOODING IN SECTIONS OF PEACEFUL VALLEY IS LIKELY. MINOR FLOODING ALONG UPRIVER DRIVE AND IN THE RIVERPOINT INDUSTRIAL AREA IS ALSO POSSIBLE. $$
845 WGUS86 KOTX 271205 FLSOTX FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE, WA 505 AM PDT FRI APR 27 2012 ...THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN IDAHO... ST JOE RIVER AT CALDER AFFECTING SHOSHONE COUNTY ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN IDAHO... WASHINGTON... COEUR D'ALENE RIVER AT CATALDO AFFECTING KOOTENAI AND SHOSHONE COUNTIES LAKE COEUR D'ALENE AT AFFECTING KOOTENAI AND BENEWAH COUNTIES KETTLE RIVER NEAR FERRY ABOVE CURLEW AFFECTING FERRY COUNTY ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN WASHINGTON...IDAHO... SPOKANE RIVER AT SPOKANE AFFECTING SPOKANE COUNTY ST JOE RIVER AT ST MARIES AFFECTING BENEWAH COUNTY ...MOST RIVERS AND LAKES IN THE REGION WILL CONTINUE TO RISE. MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS EASTERN WASHINGTON AND NORTHERN IDAHO...ALONG WITH SOME MOUNTAIN SNOW MELT...HAS LED TO INCREASING FLOWS ON AREA RIVERS AND WILL BE RUNNING HIGH 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 && WAC019-281205- /O.EXT.KOTX.FL.W.0014.120427T1302Z-120430T0614Z/ /FRYW1.2.RS.120427T1302Z.120428T0600Z.120429T1814Z.NR/ 505 AM PDT FRI APR 27 2012 ...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL SUNDAY EVENING... THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE KETTLE RIVER NEAR FERRY ABOVE CURLEW. * UNTIL SUNDAY EVENING. * AT 4:15 AM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 18.3 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 18.50 FEET. * MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 19.8 FEET BY TONIGHT. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY LATE SUNDAY MORNING. * AT 19.0 FEET...FLOODING AT BEAL PARK ON WEST KETTLE RIVER ROAD, WEST OF CURLEW. 'OL SWIMMING HOLE PARK IN CURLEW WILL BE INUNDATED. FLOODING OF YARDS AND OUTBUILDINGS ALONG THE RIVER FROM THE CANADIAN BORDER THROUGH CURLEW ON BOTH SIDES OF THE RIVER. SOME DRIVEWAYS ON KETTLE RIVER ROAD WILL BE FLOODED. WATER WILL BE OVER CUSTOMS ROAD NEAR RIVERVIEW LANE. $$ IDC079-271235- /O.CAN.KOTX.FL.W.0011.000000T0000Z-120428T1420Z/ /CLDI1.N.RS.120425T0835Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 505 AM PDT FRI APR 27 2012 THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE ST JOE RIVER AT CALDER. * AT 4:45 AM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 12.8 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 13.00 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CREST BELOW FLOOD STAGE WITH A VALUE OF 12.9 FEET LATE THIS MORNING. * AT 13.0 FEET...BEAR CREEK WILL BEGIN TO BACK UP FROM THE ST JOE RIVER AND MAY START TO SPILL INTO THE TOWN OF CALDER, FLOODING THE LOW SPOTS IN YARDS, ROADS AND PARKING LOTS. $$ IDC009-281205- /O.CON.KOTX.FL.W.0010.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /SJMI1.2.RS.120422T2245Z.120428T1200Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 505 AM PDT FRI APR 27 2012 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE ST JOE RIVER AT ST MARIES. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 4:00 AM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 35.9 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 32.50 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 36.9 FEET BY EARLY TOMORROW THEN BEGIN FALLING. * AT 36.0 FEET...EXTENSIVE LOWLAND FLOODING IS LIKELY. SOME SECTIONS OF THE ST JOE RIVER ROAD MAY BE INUNDATED. WATER WILL BE UP TO SOME HOMES IN THE TRAILER PARK ON ST MARIES RIVER ROAD. WATER WILL APPROACH THE FLOOD GATES IN THE LEVEE AT THE AQUA PARK. $$ IDC055-079-281205- /O.EXT.KOTX.FL.W.0009.000000T0000Z-120429T1250Z/ /CTLI1.1.RS.120423T2207Z.120427T1800Z.120429T0050Z.NO/ 505 AM PDT FRI APR 27 2012 ...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE COEUR D'ALENE RIVER AT CATALDO. * UNTIL LATE SATURDAY NIGHT. * AT 4:31 AM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 43.8 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 43.00 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 44.0 FEET BY LATE THIS MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE TOMORROW AFTERNOON. * AT 44.0 FEET...HOMES NEAR THE RIVER MAY EXPERIENCE SOME FLOODING OF BASEMENTS. WATER WILL BEGIN TO COVER CCC ROAD NEAR THE MENNONITE CHURCH. SOME WATER WILL BE OVER THE SECTION OF LATOUR CREEK ROAD IMMEDIATELY SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 90, NEAR THE CAMPGROUND. $$ IDC009-055-281205- /O.EXT.KOTX.FL.W.0012.120428T0435Z-120504T0325Z/ /COEI1.1.ER.120428T0435Z.120430T0000Z.120503T1525Z.NO/ 505 AM PDT FRI APR 27 2012 ...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL THURSDAY EVENING... THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE LAKE COEUR D'ALENE AT . * FROM THIS EVENING TO THURSDAY EVENING. * AT 4:30 AM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 2132.5 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 2133.00 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY TONIGHT AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 2133.8 FEET BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY THURSDAY MORNING. * AT 2134 FEET...HARBOR ISLAND MAY BEGIN TO EXPERIENCE MINOR FLOODING. $$ WAC063-281205- /O.CON.KOTX.FL.W.0013.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /SPOW1.1.ER.120427T0800Z.120430T0600Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 505 AM PDT FRI APR 27 2012 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE SPOKANE RIVER AT SPOKANE. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 4:45 AM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 27.0 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 27.00 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 27.6 FEET BY SUNDAY BEFORE MIDNIGHT THEN BEGIN FALLING. * AT 28.0 FEET...FLOODING IN SECTIONS OF PEACEFUL VALLEY IS LIKELY. MINOR FLOODING ALONG UPRIVER DRIVE AND IN THE RIVERPOINT INDUSTRIAL AREA IS ALSO POSSIBLE. $$
229 WGUS86 KOTX 271755 FLSOTX FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE, WA 1055 AM PDT FRI APR 27 2012 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN IDAHO AND WASHINGTON... COEUR D'ALENE RIVER AT CATALDO AFFECTING KOOTENAI AND SHOSHONE COUNTIES LAKE COEUR D'ALENE AT AFFECTING KOOTENAI AND BENEWAH COUNTIES KETTLE RIVER NEAR FERRY ABOVE CURLEW AFFECTING FERRY COUNTY SPOKANE RIVER AT SPOKANE AFFECTING SPOKANE COUNTY ST JOE RIVER AT ST MARIES AFFECTING BENEWAH COUNTY PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT: HTTP://WATER.WEATHER.GOV/AHPS2/INDEX.PHP?WFO=OTX THE SPRING SNOW MELT RUNOFF IN LAKES AND RIVERS IS DANGEROUSLY COLD AND CAN BE LIFE THREATENING FOR THOSE THAT COME INTO CONTACT WITH THE WATER. TAKE APPROPRIATE PRECAUTIONS. BE AWARE OF LARGE DEBRIS IN THE RIVER. HIGH WATER LEVELS CAN PUSH LOGS AND OTHER LARGE DEBRIS INTO THE RIVER...INCREASING THE DANGER TO PEOPLE AND BOATS. 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. && IDC009-281755- /O.CON.KOTX.FL.W.0010.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /SJMI1.2.RS.120422T2245Z.120428T1200Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 1055 AM PDT FRI APR 27 2012 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE ST JOE RIVER AT ST MARIES. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 10:00 AM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 36.1 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 32.50 FEET. * MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 36.4 FEET BY EARLY SATURDAY THEN BEGIN FALLING. * AT 36.0 FEET...EXTENSIVE LOWLAND FLOODING IS LIKELY. SOME SECTIONS OF THE ST JOE RIVER ROAD MAY BE INUNDATED. WATER WILL BE UP TO SOME HOMES IN THE TRAILER PARK ON ST MARIES RIVER ROAD. WATER WILL APPROACH THE FLOOD GATES IN THE LEVEE AT THE AQUA PARK. * AT 35.0 FEET...WATER WILL BE UP TO AQUA AVENUE IN ST MARIES. * AT 33.0 FEET...WATER MAY BE OVER ST JOE CITY ROAD. * AT 32.5 FEET...MINOR FLOODING THROUGHOUT THE LOW LYING AREAS OF THE ST JOE VALLEY. WATER WILL BE OBSERVED BEHIND LEVEES DUE TO SEEPAGE. MINOR FLOODING OF THE AQUA PARK ALONG THE RIVER'S EDGE. OUTBUILDINGS ALONG THE RIVER THAT ARE NOT BEHIND LEVEES MAY BE FLOODED. $$ IDC055-079-281755- /O.EXT.KOTX.FL.W.0009.000000T0000Z-120429T1505Z/ /CTLI1.1.RS.120423T2207Z.120427T1715Z.120429T0305Z.NO/ 1055 AM PDT FRI APR 27 2012 ...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL SUNDAY MORNING... THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE COEUR D'ALENE RIVER AT CATALDO. * UNTIL SUNDAY MORNING. * AT 10:30 AM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 43.7 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 43.00 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 43.8 FEET BY LATE THIS MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE SATURDAY EVENING. * AT 43.0 FEET...MINOR FLOODING OF FARMLAND FROM CATALDO DOWNSTREAM TO HARRISON IS LIKELY. THE CAMPGROUND AT CATALDO WILL ALSO BEGIN TO FLOOD. PORTIONS OF DUDLEY ROAD, WEST OF LATOUR CREEK, WILL LIKELY BE UNDERWATER AND IMPASSABLE. IF THERE IS SIGNIFICANT WATER ALREADY IN THE FLOODPLAIN, THESE IMPACTS MAY OCCUR AT LOWER STAGES. * AT 42.5 FEET...PORTIONS OF RIVERVIEW RD BETWEEN CATALDO AND KINGSTON WILL BE FLOODED. * AT 42.0 FEET...PORTIONS OF THE CAMPGROUND SOUTH OF I-90 AND DUDLEY ROAD, DOWNSTREAM OF CATALDO, MAY BE UNDERWATER IF FLOODPLAIN STORAGE AREAS ARE ALREADY FULL OF WATER. $$ IDC009-055-281755- /O.EXT.KOTX.FL.W.0012.120428T0538Z-120504T0325Z/ /COEI1.1.ER.120428T0538Z.120430T0600Z.120503T1525Z.NO/ 1055 AM PDT FRI APR 27 2012 ...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL THURSDAY EVENING... THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR LAKE COEUR D'ALENE * FROM THIS EVENING TO THURSDAY EVENING. * AT 9:30 AM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 2132.6 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 2133.00 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY TONIGHT AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 2133.8 FEET BY SUNDAY BEFORE MIDNIGHT. THE LAKE WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY THURSDAY MORNING. * AT 2133 FEET...IF THERE ARE WAVES OR BOAT WAKES THERE MAY BE SOME MINOR FLOODING OF RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL PROPERTY AROUND THE LAKE. FLOODING OF LOWLAND AREAS AND SOME SECONDARY ROADS ADJACENT TO ROUTE 3 IS LIKELY. $$ WAC019-281755- /O.EXT.KOTX.FL.W.0014.000000T0000Z-120429T0148Z/ /FRYW1.1.RS.120427T1437Z.120428T0000Z.120428T1348Z.NO/ 1055 AM PDT FRI APR 27 2012 ...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL SATURDAY EVENING... THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE KETTLE RIVER NEAR FERRY ABOVE CURLEW. * UNTIL SATURDAY EVENING. * AT 10:15 AM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 18.7 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 18.50 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 18.9 FEET BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE SATURDAY MORNING. * AT 19.0 FEET...FLOODING AT BEAL PARK ON WEST KETTLE RIVER ROAD, WEST OF CURLEW. 'OL SWIMMING HOLE PARK IN CURLEW WILL BE INUNDATED. FLOODING OF YARDS AND OUTBUILDINGS ALONG THE RIVER FROM THE CANADIAN BORDER THROUGH CURLEW ON BOTH SIDES OF THE RIVER. SOME DRIVEWAYS ON KETTLE RIVER ROAD WILL BE FLOODED. WATER WILL BE OVER CUSTOMS ROAD NEAR RIVERVIEW LANE. * AT 18.5 FEET...FLOODING BEGINS ON CUSTOMS ROAD NEAR MILE POST 6. * AT 18.3 FEET...MINOR FLOODING WILL OCCUR IN THE 'OL SWIMMING HOLE COUNTY PARK IN CURLEW. $$ WAC063-281755- /O.CON.KOTX.FL.W.0013.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /SPOW1.1.ER.120427T0800Z.120430T0000Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 1055 AM PDT FRI APR 27 2012 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE SPOKANE RIVER AT SPOKANE. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 9:45 AM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 27.1 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 27.00 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 27.6 FEET BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON THEN BEGIN FALLING. * AT 27.0 FEET...SIGNIFICANT STRETCHES OF THE CENTENNIAL TRAIL BETWEEN MISSION AVENUE AND GREENE STREET WILL BE INUNDATED. MINOR FLOODING WILL OCCUR ALONG THE RIVER'S EDGE IN PEACEFUL VALLEY PARK AND IN THE YARDS OF HOMES AT THE EAST END OF WATER STREET. THE RIVER MAY BACK UP THROUGH STORM DRAINS ONTO MAIN STREET NEAR ITS INTERSECTION WITH ELM STREET IN PEACEFUL VALLEY. MINOR FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS ALONG THE SPOKANE RIVER VALLEY WILL OCCUR. * AT 25.4 FEET...SECTIONS OF THE CENTENNIAL TRAIL ALONG UPRIVER DRIVE, BETWEEN MISSION AVENUE AND GREENE STREET, WILL BE COVERED IN WATER. WATER WILL BE AT THE TRAIL'S EDGE IN SEVERAL LOCATIONS ALONG THIS SAME STRETCH. $$
162 WGUS86 KOTX 280552 FLSOTX FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE, WA 1052 PM PDT FRI APR 27 2012 ...THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN WASHINGTON... KETTLE RIVER NEAR FERRY ABOVE CURLEW AFFECTING FERRY COUNTY ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN IDAHO... WASHINGTON... COEUR D'ALENE RIVER AT CATALDO AFFECTING KOOTENAI AND SHOSHONE COUNTIES LAKE COEUR D'ALENE AFFECTING KOOTENAI AND BENEWAH COUNTIES SPOKANE RIVER AT SPOKANE AFFECTING SPOKANE COUNTY ST JOE RIVER AT ST MARIES AFFECTING BENEWAH COUNTY ...DRIER WEATHER AND COOLER TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE REGION HAVE ALLOWED SOME RIVERS TO CREST AND RECEDE. THE KETTLE RIVER AT FERRY CRESTED FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND HAS FALLEN BELOW FLOOD STAGE THIS EVENING. REMAINING FLOODED RIVERS ACROSS NORTH IDAHO AND NORTHEASTERN WASHINGTON WILL BE SLOWER TO RECEDE AND WILL REMAIN AT FLOOD LEVELS THROUGH NEXT WEEK... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT: HTTP://WATER.WEATHER.GOV/AHPS2/INDEX.PHP?WFO=OTX THE SPRING SNOW MELT RUNOFF IN LAKES AND RIVERS IS DANGEROUSLY COLD AND CAN BE LIFE THREATENING FOR THOSE THAT COME INTO CONTACT WITH THE WATER. TAKE APPROPRIATE PRECAUTIONS. BE AWARE OF LARGE DEBRIS IN THE RIVER. HIGH WATER LEVELS CAN PUSH LOGS AND OTHER LARGE DEBRIS INTO THE RIVER...INCREASING THE DANGER TO PEOPLE AND BOATS. 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. && IDC009-290552- /O.CON.KOTX.FL.W.0010.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /SJMI1.2.RS.120422T2245Z.120428T0345Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 1052 PM PDT FRI APR 27 2012 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE ST JOE RIVER AT ST MARIES. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 10:00 PM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 36.3 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 32.50 FEET. * MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST...THE RIVER IS CRESTING AND WILL BEGIN TO FALL TO A STAGE OF 35.9 FEET SUNDAY MORNING. * AT 36.0 FEET...EXTENSIVE LOWLAND FLOODING IS LIKELY. SOME SECTIONS OF THE ST JOE RIVER ROAD MAY BE INUNDATED. WATER WILL BE UP TO SOME HOMES IN THE TRAILER PARK ON ST MARIES RIVER ROAD. WATER WILL APPROACH THE FLOOD GATES IN THE LEVEE AT THE AQUA PARK. * AT 35.0 FEET...WATER WILL BE UP TO AQUA AVENUE IN ST MARIES. * AT 33.0 FEET...WATER MAY BE OVER ST JOE CITY ROAD. * AT 32.5 FEET...MINOR FLOODING THROUGHOUT THE LOW LYING AREAS OF THE ST JOE VALLEY. WATER WILL BE OBSERVED BEHIND LEVEES DUE TO SEEPAGE. MINOR FLOODING OF THE AQUA PARK ALONG THE RIVER'S EDGE. OUTBUILDINGS ALONG THE RIVER THAT ARE NOT BEHIND LEVEES MAY BE FLOODED. $$ IDC055-079-290552- /O.EXT.KOTX.FL.W.0009.000000T0000Z-120429T0558Z/ /CTLI1.1.RS.120423T2207Z.120427T1715Z.120428T1758Z.NO/ 1052 PM PDT FRI APR 27 2012 ...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL SATURDAY EVENING... THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE COEUR D'ALENE RIVER AT CATALDO. * UNTIL SATURDAY EVENING. * AT 10:30 PM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 43.4 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 43.00 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO RECEDE FALLING BELOW FLOOD STAGE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * AT 43.0 FEET...MINOR FLOODING OF FARMLAND FROM CATALDO DOWNSTREAM TO HARRISON IS LIKELY. THE CAMPGROUND AT CATALDO WILL ALSO BEGIN TO FLOOD. PORTIONS OF DUDLEY ROAD, WEST OF LATOUR CREEK, WILL LIKELY BE UNDERWATER AND IMPASSABLE. IF THERE IS SIGNIFICANT WATER ALREADY IN THE FLOODPLAIN, THESE IMPACTS MAY OCCUR AT LOWER STAGES. * AT 42.5 FEET...PORTIONS OF RIVERVIEW RD BETWEEN CATALDO AND KINGSTON WILL BE FLOODED. * AT 42.0 FEET...PORTIONS OF THE CAMPGROUND SOUTH OF I-90 AND DUDLEY ROAD, DOWNSTREAM OF CATALDO, MAY BE UNDERWATER IF FLOODPLAIN STORAGE AREAS ARE ALREADY FULL OF WATER. $$ IDC009-055-290552- /O.EXT.KOTX.FL.W.0012.120428T1009Z-120503T1851Z/ /COEI1.1.ER.120428T1009Z.120430T0000Z.120503T0651Z.NO/ 1052 PM PDT FRI APR 27 2012 ...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL THURSDAY MORNING... THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE LAKE COEUR D'ALENE AT . * FROM LATE TONIGHT TO THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * AT 9:30 PM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 2132.9 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 2133.00 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST...THE LAKE IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY EARLY SATURDAY...CRESTING NEAR 2133.5 FEET BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. THE RIVER WILL BEGIN TO SLOWLY RECEDE AROUND MIDWEEK...FALLING BELOW FLOOD STAGE LATE WEDNESDAY. * AT 2134 FEET...HARBOR ISLAND MAY BEGIN TO EXPERIENCE MINOR FLOODING. * AT 2133 FEET...IF THERE ARE WAVES OR BOAT WAKES THERE MAY BE SOME MINOR FLOODING OF RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL PROPERTY AROUND THE LAKE. FLOODING OF LOWLAND AREAS AND SOME SECONDARY ROADS ADJACENT TO ROUTE 3 IS LIKELY. $$ WAC063-290552- /O.EXT.KOTX.FL.W.0013.000000T0000Z-120505T1041Z/ /SPOW1.1.ER.120427T0800Z.120429T1800Z.120504T2241Z.NO/ 1052 PM PDT FRI APR 27 2012 ...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL SATURDAY MAY 05... THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE SPOKANE RIVER AT SPOKANE. * UNTIL SATURDAY MAY 05. * AT 9:45 PM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 27.3 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 27.00 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 27.5 FEET BY LATE SUNDAY MORNING THEN BEGIN SLOWLY RECEDING NEXT WEEK FALLING BELOW FLOOD STAGE FRIDAY EVENING. * AT 28.0 FEET...FLOODING IN SECTIONS OF PEACEFUL VALLEY IS LIKELY. MINOR FLOODING ALONG UPRIVER DRIVE AND IN THE RIVERPOINT INDUSTRIAL AREA IS ALSO POSSIBLE. * AT 27.0 FEET...SIGNIFICANT STRETCHES OF THE CENTENNIAL TRAIL BETWEEN MISSION AVENUE AND GREENE STREET WILL BE INUNDATED. MINOR FLOODING WILL OCCUR ALONG THE RIVER'S EDGE IN PEACEFUL VALLEY PARK AND IN THE YARDS OF HOMES AT THE EAST END OF WATER STREET. THE RIVER MAY BACK UP THROUGH STORM DRAINS ONTO MAIN STREET NEAR ITS INTERSECTION WITH ELM STREET IN PEACEFUL VALLEY. MINOR FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS ALONG THE SPOKANE RIVER VALLEY WILL OCCUR. * AT 25.4 FEET...SECTIONS OF THE CENTENNIAL TRAIL ALONG UPRIVER DRIVE, BETWEEN MISSION AVENUE AND GREENE STREET, WILL BE COVERED IN WATER. WATER WILL BE AT THE TRAIL'S EDGE IN SEVERAL LOCATIONS ALONG THIS SAME STRETCH. $$
877 WGUS86 KOTX 281312 FLSOTX FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE, WA 612 AM PDT SAT APR 28 2012 ...THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN IDAHO... COEUR D'ALENE RIVER AT CATALDO AFFECTING KOOTENAI AND SHOSHONE COUNTIES ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN IDAHO... WASHINGTON... LAKE COEUR D'ALENE AT AFFECTING KOOTENAI AND BENEWAH COUNTIES SPOKANE RIVER AT SPOKANE AFFECTING SPOKANE COUNTY ST JOE RIVER AT ST MARIES AFFECTING BENEWAH COUNTY ...DRIER WEATHER AND COOLER TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE REGION HAVE ALLOWED SOME RIVERS TO CREST AND RECEDE. THE COEUR D'ALENE RIVER AT CATALDO HAS FALLEN BELOW FLOOD STAGE THIS MORNING. REMAINING FLOODED RIVERS ACROSS NORTH IDAHO AND NORTHEASTERN WASHINGTON WILL BE SLOWER TO RECEDE AND WILL REMAIN AT FLOOD LEVELS THROUGH NEXT WEEK... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT: HTTP://WATER.WEATHER.GOV/AHPS2/INDEX.PHP?WFO=OTX THE SPRING SNOW MELT RUNOFF IN LAKES AND RIVERS IS DANGEROUSLY COLD AND CAN BE LIFE THREATENING FOR THOSE THAT COME INTO CONTACT WITH THE WATER. TAKE APPROPRIATE PRECAUTIONS. BE AWARE OF LARGE DEBRIS IN THE RIVER. HIGH WATER LEVELS CAN PUSH LOGS AND OTHER LARGE DEBRIS INTO THE RIVER...INCREASING THE DANGER TO PEOPLE AND BOATS. 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. && IDC009-291312- /O.CON.KOTX.FL.W.0010.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /SJMI1.2.RS.120422T2245Z.120428T0345Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 612 AM PDT SAT APR 28 2012 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE ST JOE RIVER AT ST MARIES. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 5:00 AM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 36.2 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 32.50 FEET. * MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO A STAGE OF 35.9 FEET BY EARLY TOMORROW. * AT 36.0 FEET...EXTENSIVE LOWLAND FLOODING IS LIKELY. SOME SECTIONS OF THE ST JOE RIVER ROAD MAY BE INUNDATED. WATER WILL BE UP TO SOME HOMES IN THE TRAILER PARK ON ST MARIES RIVER ROAD. WATER WILL APPROACH THE FLOOD GATES IN THE LEVEE AT THE AQUA PARK. * AT 35.0 FEET...WATER WILL BE UP TO AQUA AVENUE IN ST MARIES. * AT 33.0 FEET...WATER MAY BE OVER ST JOE CITY ROAD. * AT 32.5 FEET...MINOR FLOODING THROUGHOUT THE LOW LYING AREAS OF THE ST JOE VALLEY. WATER WILL BE OBSERVED BEHIND LEVEES DUE TO SEEPAGE. MINOR FLOODING OF THE AQUA PARK ALONG THE RIVER'S EDGE. OUTBUILDINGS ALONG THE RIVER THAT ARE NOT BEHIND LEVEES MAY BE FLOODED. $$ IDC055-079-281342- /O.CAN.KOTX.FL.W.0009.000000T0000Z-120429T0558Z/ /CTLI1.1.RS.120423T2207Z.120427T1715Z.120428T1140Z.NO/ 612 AM PDT SAT APR 28 2012 THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE COEUR D'ALENE RIVER AT CATALDO. * AT 5:45 AM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 42.8 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 43.00 FEET. * FELL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AT 4:40 AM SATURDAY. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO 42.3 FEET BY EARLY TOMORROW. * AT 43.0 FEET...MINOR FLOODING OF FARMLAND FROM CATALDO DOWNSTREAM TO HARRISON IS LIKELY. THE CAMPGROUND AT CATALDO WILL ALSO BEGIN TO FLOOD. PORTIONS OF DUDLEY ROAD, WEST OF LATOUR CREEK, WILL LIKELY BE UNDERWATER AND IMPASSABLE. IF THERE IS SIGNIFICANT WATER ALREADY IN THE FLOODPLAIN, THESE IMPACTS MAY OCCUR AT LOWER STAGES. * AT 42.5 FEET...PORTIONS OF RIVERVIEW RD BETWEEN CATALDO AND KINGSTON WILL BE FLOODED. * AT 42.0 FEET...PORTIONS OF THE CAMPGROUND SOUTH OF I-90 AND DUDLEY ROAD, DOWNSTREAM OF CATALDO, MAY BE UNDERWATER IF FLOODPLAIN STORAGE AREAS ARE ALREADY FULL OF WATER. $$ IDC009-055-291312- /O.CON.KOTX.FL.W.0012.000000T0000Z-120503T1851Z/ /COEI1.1.ER.120428T1015Z.120430T0000Z.120503T0651Z.NO/ 612 AM PDT SAT APR 28 2012 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE LAKE COEUR D'ALENE AT . * UNTIL THURSDAY MORNING. * AT 5:30 AM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 2133.0 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 2133.00 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 2133.5 FEET BY TOMORROW AFTERNOON. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE WEDNESDAY BEFORE MIDNIGHT. * AT 2135 FEET...THE COUER D'ALENE RESORT BOARDWALK, INDEPENDENCE POINT DOCKS AND THE 3RD STREET DOCK AND BOAT RAMPS WILL BE PARTIALLY FLOODED. CITY BEACH AND THE CITY BEACH PARKING AREA WILL BE PARTIALLY FLOODED. SEVERAL RECREATIONAL PICNIC AREAS, DOCKS, AND CAMPSITES AROUND THE LAKE AND ALONG THE CHAIN LAKES WILL BETWEEN HARRISON AND CATALDO WILL BE FLOODED. * AT 2134 FEET...HARBOR ISLAND MAY BEGIN TO EXPERIENCE MINOR FLOODING. * AT 2133 FEET...IF THERE ARE WAVES OR BOAT WAKES THERE MAY BE SOME MINOR FLOODING OF RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL PROPERTY AROUND THE LAKE. FLOODING OF LOWLAND AREAS AND SOME SECONDARY ROADS ADJACENT TO ROUTE 3 IS LIKELY. $$ WAC063-291312- /O.CON.KOTX.FL.W.0013.000000T0000Z-120505T1041Z/ /SPOW1.1.ER.120427T0800Z.120429T1800Z.120504T2241Z.NO/ 612 AM PDT SAT APR 28 2012 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE SPOKANE RIVER AT SPOKANE. * UNTIL SATURDAY MAY 05. * AT 5:45 AM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 27.5 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 27.00 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 27.5 FEET BY TOMORROW LATE MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * AT 29.0 FEET...FLOODING OF PEACEFUL VALLEY, RIVERFRONT PARK, AND THE HARBOR ISLAND AREA IS LIKELY. SECTIONS OF CENTENNIAL TRAIL WILL BE INUNDATED. * AT 28.0 FEET...FLOODING IN SECTIONS OF PEACEFUL VALLEY IS LIKELY. MINOR FLOODING ALONG UPRIVER DRIVE AND IN THE RIVERPOINT INDUSTRIAL AREA IS ALSO POSSIBLE. * AT 27.0 FEET...SIGNIFICANT STRETCHES OF THE CENTENNIAL TRAIL BETWEEN MISSION AVENUE AND GREENE STREET WILL BE INUNDATED. MINOR FLOODING WILL OCCUR ALONG THE RIVER'S EDGE IN PEACEFUL VALLEY PARK AND IN THE YARDS OF HOMES AT THE EAST END OF WATER STREET. THE RIVER MAY BACK UP THROUGH STORM DRAINS ONTO MAIN STREET NEAR ITS INTERSECTION WITH ELM STREET IN PEACEFUL VALLEY. MINOR FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS ALONG THE SPOKANE RIVER VALLEY WILL OCCUR. * AT 25.4 FEET...SECTIONS OF THE CENTENNIAL TRAIL ALONG UPRIVER DRIVE, BETWEEN MISSION AVENUE AND GREENE STREET, WILL BE COVERED IN WATER. WATER WILL BE AT THE TRAIL'S EDGE IN SEVERAL LOCATIONS ALONG THIS SAME STRETCH. $$
549 WGUS86 KOTX 281818 FLSOTX FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE, WA 1118 AM PDT SAT APR 28 2012 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN IDAHO... WASHINGTON... LAKE COEUR D'ALENE AFFECTING KOOTENAI AND BENEWAH COUNTIES SPOKANE RIVER AT SPOKANE AFFECTING SPOKANE COUNTY ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN IDAHO... ST JOE RIVER AT ST MARIES AFFECTING BENEWAH COUNTY PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT: HTTP://WATER.WEATHER.GOV/AHPS2/INDEX.PHP?WFO=OTX THE SPRING SNOW MELT RUNOFF IN LAKES AND RIVERS IS DANGEROUSLY COLD AND CAN BE LIFE THREATENING FOR THOSE THAT COME INTO CONTACT WITH THE WATER. TAKE APPROPRIATE PRECAUTIONS. BE AWARE OF LARGE DEBRIS IN THE RIVER. HIGH WATER LEVELS CAN PUSH LOGS AND OTHER LARGE DEBRIS INTO THE RIVER...INCREASING THE DANGER TO PEOPLE AND BOATS. 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. && IDC009-291818- /O.CON.KOTX.FL.W.0010.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /SJMI1.2.RS.120422T2245Z.120428T0345Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 1118 AM PDT SAT APR 28 2012 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE ST JOE RIVER AT ST MARIES. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 10:00 AM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 36.1 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 32.50 FEET. * MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO A STAGE OF 35.3 FEET BY EARLY TOMORROW WHICH WILL RESULT IN MINOR FLOODING. * AT 36.0 FEET...EXTENSIVE LOWLAND FLOODING IS LIKELY. SOME SECTIONS OF THE ST JOE RIVER ROAD MAY BE INUNDATED. WATER WILL BE UP TO SOME HOMES IN THE TRAILER PARK ON ST MARIES RIVER ROAD. WATER WILL APPROACH THE FLOOD GATES IN THE LEVEE AT THE AQUA PARK. * AT 35.0 FEET...WATER WILL BE UP TO AQUA AVENUE IN ST MARIES. * AT 33.0 FEET...WATER MAY BE OVER ST JOE CITY ROAD. * AT 32.5 FEET...MINOR FLOODING THROUGHOUT THE LOW LYING AREAS OF THE ST JOE VALLEY. WATER WILL BE OBSERVED BEHIND LEVEES DUE TO SEEPAGE. MINOR FLOODING OF THE AQUA PARK ALONG THE RIVER'S EDGE. OUTBUILDINGS ALONG THE RIVER THAT ARE NOT BEHIND LEVEES MAY BE FLOODED. $$ IDC009-055-291817- /O.EXT.KOTX.FL.W.0012.000000T0000Z-120501T2211Z/ /COEI1.1.ER.120428T1015Z.120429T1800Z.120501T1011Z.NO/ 1118 AM PDT SAT APR 28 2012 ...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL TUESDAY AFTERNOON... THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR LAKE COEUR D'ALENE * UNTIL TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * AT 10:30 AM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 2133.1 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 2133.00 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST...THE LAKE LEVEL WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 2133.4 FEET BY LATE SUNDAY MORNING. THE LAKE WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE TUESDAY MORNING. * AT 2133 FEET...IF THERE ARE WAVES OR BOAT WAKES THERE MAY BE SOME MINOR FLOODING OF RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL PROPERTY AROUND THE LAKE. FLOODING OF LOWLAND AREAS AND SOME SECONDARY ROADS ADJACENT TO ROUTE 3 IS LIKELY. $$ WAC063-291817- /O.EXT.KOTX.FL.W.0013.000000T0000Z-120504T2200Z/ /SPOW1.1.ER.120427T0800Z.120429T1800Z.120504T1000Z.NO/ 1118 AM PDT SAT APR 28 2012 ...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL FRIDAY AFTERNOON... THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE SPOKANE RIVER AT SPOKANE. * UNTIL FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * AT 10:45 AM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 27.5 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 27.00 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 27.6 FEET BY LATE SUNDAY MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE FRIDAY MORNING. * AT 27.0 FEET...SIGNIFICANT STRETCHES OF THE CENTENNIAL TRAIL BETWEEN MISSION AVENUE AND GREENE STREET WILL BE INUNDATED. MINOR FLOODING WILL OCCUR ALONG THE RIVER'S EDGE IN PEACEFUL VALLEY PARK AND IN THE YARDS OF HOMES AT THE EAST END OF WATER STREET. THE RIVER MAY BACK UP THROUGH STORM DRAINS ONTO MAIN STREET NEAR ITS INTERSECTION WITH ELM STREET IN PEACEFUL VALLEY. MINOR FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS ALONG THE SPOKANE RIVER VALLEY WILL OCCUR. * AT 25.4 FEET...SECTIONS OF THE CENTENNIAL TRAIL ALONG UPRIVER DRIVE, BETWEEN MISSION AVENUE AND GREENE STREET, WILL BE COVERED IN WATER. WATER WILL BE AT THE TRAIL'S EDGE IN SEVERAL LOCATIONS ALONG THIS SAME STRETCH. $$
215 WGUS86 KOTX 290246 FLSOTX FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE, WA 746 PM PDT SAT APR 28 2012 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN IDAHO AND WASHINGTON... LAKE COEUR D'ALENE AFFECTING KOOTENAI AND BENEWAH COUNTIES SPOKANE RIVER AT SPOKANE AFFECTING SPOKANE COUNTY ST JOE RIVER AT ST MARIES AFFECTING BENEWAH COUNTY PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT: HTTP://WATER.WEATHER.GOV/AHPS2/INDEX.PHP?WFO=OTX THE SPRING SNOW MELT RUNOFF IN LAKES AND RIVERS IS DANGEROUSLY COLD AND CAN BE LIFE THREATENING FOR THOSE THAT COME INTO CONTACT WITH THE WATER. TAKE APPROPRIATE PRECAUTIONS. BE AWARE OF LARGE DEBRIS IN THE RIVER. HIGH WATER LEVELS CAN PUSH LOGS AND OTHER LARGE DEBRIS INTO THE RIVER...INCREASING THE DANGER TO PEOPLE AND BOATS. NEVER DRIVE CARS...TRUCKS OR SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. THE WATER MAY BE TOO DEEP TO ALLOW FOR SAFE PASSAGE.AS LITTLE AS ONE FOOT OF WATER ON THE ROAD CAN MOVE MOST VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. && IDC009-055-300246- /O.CON.KOTX.FL.W.0012.000000T0000Z-120501T2211Z/ /COEI1.1.ER.120428T1015Z.120429T1800Z.120501T1011Z.NO/ 746 PM PDT SAT APR 28 2012 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR LAKE COEUR D'ALENE * UNTIL TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * AT 6:30 PM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 2133.2 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 2133.00 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 2133.4 FEET BY LATE SUNDAY MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE TUESDAY MORNING. * AT 2133 FEET...IF THERE ARE WAVES OR BOAT WAKES THERE MAY BE SOME MINOR FLOODING OF RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL PROPERTY AROUND THE LAKE. FLOODING OF LOWLAND AREAS AND SOME SECONDARY ROADS ADJACENT TO ROUTE 3 IS LIKELY. $$ WAC063-300246- /O.CON.KOTX.FL.W.0013.000000T0000Z-120504T2200Z/ /SPOW1.1.ER.120427T0800Z.120429T1800Z.120504T1000Z.NO/ 746 PM PDT SAT APR 28 2012 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE SPOKANE RIVER AT SPOKANE. * UNTIL FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * AT 6:45 PM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 27.5 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 27.00 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 27.6 FEET BY LATE SUNDAY MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE FRIDAY MORNING. * AT 27.0 FEET...SIGNIFICANT STRETCHES OF THE CENTENNIAL TRAIL BETWEEN MISSION AVENUE AND GREENE STREET WILL BE INUNDATED. MINOR FLOODING WILL OCCUR ALONG THE RIVER'S EDGE IN PEACEFUL VALLEY PARK AND IN THE YARDS OF HOMES AT THE EAST END OF WATER STREET. THE RIVER MAY BACK UP THROUGH STORM DRAINS ONTO MAIN STREET NEAR ITS INTERSECTION WITH ELM STREET IN PEACEFUL VALLEY. MINOR FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS ALONG THE SPOKANE RIVER VALLEY WILL OCCUR. * AT 25.4 FEET...SECTIONS OF THE CENTENNIAL TRAIL ALONG UPRIVER DRIVE, BETWEEN MISSION AVENUE AND GREENE STREET, WILL BE COVERED IN WATER. WATER WILL BE AT THE TRAIL'S EDGE IN SEVERAL LOCATIONS ALONG THIS SAME STRETCH. $$ IDC009-300246- /O.CON.KOTX.FL.W.0010.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /SJMI1.2.RS.120422T2245Z.120428T0345Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 746 PM PDT SAT APR 28 2012 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE ST JOE RIVER AT ST MARIES. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 7:00 PM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 35.8 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 32.50 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO A STAGE OF 34.6 FEET BY MONDAY MORNING. * AT 35.0 FEET...WATER WILL BE UP TO AQUA AVENUE IN ST MARIES. * AT 33.0 FEET...WATER MAY BE OVER ST JOE CITY ROAD. * AT 32.5 FEET...MINOR FLOODING THROUGHOUT THE LOW LYING AREAS OF THE ST JOE VALLEY. WATER WILL BE OBSERVED BEHIND LEVEES DUE TO SEEPAGE. MINOR FLOODING OF THE AQUA PARK ALONG THE RIVER'S EDGE. OUTBUILDINGS ALONG THE RIVER THAT ARE NOT BEHIND LEVEES MAY BE FLOODED. $$
355 WGUS86 KOTX 291806 FLSOTX FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE, WA 1106 AM PDT SUN APR 29 2012 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN IDAHO... WASHINGTON... LAKE COEUR D'ALENE AT AFFECTING KOOTENAI AND BENEWAH COUNTIES SPOKANE RIVER AT SPOKANE AFFECTING SPOKANE COUNTY ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN IDAHO... ST JOE RIVER AT ST MARIES AFFECTING BENEWAH COUNTY ...DRIER WEATHER AND COOLER TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE REGION HAVE ALLOWED RIVERS TO CREST AND RECEDE. COEUR D'ALENE LAKE AND THE SPOKANE RIVER AT SPOKANE HAVE CRESTED AND ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO RECEDE. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL ON MONDAY WILL RESULT IN ANOTHER RISE ON THE ST JOE RIVER AT ST MARIES FOR TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...BUT THIS RISE IS NOT EXPECTED TO PUSH THE RIVER BACK INTO A MODERATE FLOOD SITUATION... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT: HTTP://WATER.WEATHER.GOV/AHPS2/INDEX.PHP?WFO=OTX THE SPRING SNOW MELT RUNOFF IN LAKES AND RIVERS IS DANGEROUSLY COLD AND CAN BE LIFE THREATENING FOR THOSE THAT COME INTO CONTACT WITH THE WATER. TAKE APPROPRIATE PRECAUTIONS. BE AWARE OF LARGE DEBRIS IN THE RIVER. HIGH WATER LEVELS CAN PUSH LOGS AND OTHER LARGE DEBRIS INTO THE RIVER...INCREASING THE DANGER TO PEOPLE AND BOATS. 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. && IDC009-055-301806- /O.EXT.KOTX.FL.W.0012.000000T0000Z-120501T1011Z/ /COEI1.1.ER.120428T1015Z.120429T1045Z.120430T2211Z.NO/ 1106 AM PDT SUN APR 29 2012 ...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL LATE MONDAY NIGHT... THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE LAKE COEUR D'ALENE AT . * UNTIL LATE MONDAY NIGHT. * AT 9:30 AM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 2133.2 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 2133.00 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST...THE RIVER HAS CRESTED AT 2133.24 FEET EARLIER SUNDAY MORNING AND IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO RECEDE THROUGH THE UPCOMING WEEK. THE RIVER IS FORECAST TO FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE TOMORROW AFTERNOON. * AT 2133 FEET...IF THERE ARE WAVES OR BOAT WAKES THERE MAY BE SOME MINOR FLOODING OF RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL PROPERTY AROUND THE LAKE. FLOODING OF LOWLAND AREAS AND SOME SECONDARY ROADS ADJACENT TO ROUTE 3 IS LIKELY. $$ WAC063-301806- /O.EXT.KOTX.FL.W.0013.000000T0000Z-120504T0118Z/ /SPOW1.1.ER.120427T0800Z.120429T1645Z.120503T1318Z.NO/ 1106 AM PDT SUN APR 29 2012 ...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL THURSDAY EVENING... THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE SPOKANE RIVER AT SPOKANE. * UNTIL THURSDAY EVENING. * AT 10:45 AM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 27.7 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 27.00 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST...THE RIVER HAS CRESTED AT 27.72 FEET EARLIER SUNDAY MORNING AND IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO RECEDE THROUGH THE UPCOMING WEEK. THE RIVER IS FORECAST TO FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY THIS THURSDAY. * AT 27.0 FEET...SIGNIFICANT STRETCHES OF THE CENTENNIAL TRAIL BETWEEN MISSION AVENUE AND GREENE STREET WILL BE INUNDATED. MINOR FLOODING WILL OCCUR ALONG THE RIVER'S EDGE IN PEACEFUL VALLEY PARK AND IN THE YARDS OF HOMES AT THE EAST END OF WATER STREET. THE RIVER MAY BACK UP THROUGH STORM DRAINS ONTO MAIN STREET NEAR ITS INTERSECTION WITH ELM STREET IN PEACEFUL VALLEY. MINOR FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS ALONG THE SPOKANE RIVER VALLEY WILL OCCUR. * AT 25.4 FEET...SECTIONS OF THE CENTENNIAL TRAIL ALONG UPRIVER DRIVE, BETWEEN MISSION AVENUE AND GREENE STREET, WILL BE COVERED IN WATER. WATER WILL BE AT THE TRAIL'S EDGE IN SEVERAL LOCATIONS ALONG THIS SAME STRETCH. $$ IDC009-301806- /O.CON.KOTX.FL.W.0010.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /SJMI1.2.RS.120422T2245Z.120428T0345Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 1106 AM PDT SUN APR 29 2012 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE ST JOE RIVER AT ST MARIES. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 10:00 AM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 35.4 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 32.50 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO A STAGE OF 34.5 FEET BY LATE MONDAY NIGHT. THE RIVER WILL RISE AGAIN ON TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING WHERE IT IS EXPECTED TO CREST AROUND 35 FEET. THE RIVER IS THEN FORECAST TO RECEDE THROUGH THE LATER HALF OF THIS UPCOMING WEEK. * AT 35.0 FEET...WATER WILL BE UP TO AQUA AVENUE IN ST MARIES. * AT 33.0 FEET...WATER MAY BE OVER ST JOE CITY ROAD. * AT 32.5 FEET...MINOR FLOODING THROUGHOUT THE LOW LYING AREAS OF THE ST JOE VALLEY. WATER WILL BE OBSERVED BEHIND LEVEES DUE TO SEEPAGE. MINOR FLOODING OF THE AQUA PARK ALONG THE RIVER'S EDGE. OUTBUILDINGS ALONG THE RIVER THAT ARE NOT BEHIND LEVEES MAY BE FLOODED. $$
481 WGUS86 KOTX 300536 FLSOTX FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE, WA 1036 PM PDT SUN APR 29 2012 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN NORTH IDAHO AND EASTERN WASHINGTON... LAKE COEUR D'ALENE AFFECTING KOOTENAI AND BENEWAH COUNTIES SPOKANE RIVER AT SPOKANE AFFECTING SPOKANE COUNTY ST JOE RIVER AT ST MARIES AFFECTING BENEWAH COUNTY .DRIER WEATHER AND COOLER TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE REGION HAVE ALLOWED RIVERS TO CREST AND RECEDE. LAKE COEUR D'ALENE AND THE SPOKANE RIVER AT SPOKANE CRESTED SUNDAY AND ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO RECEDE. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL ON MONDAY WILL RESULT IN ANOTHER RISE ON THE ST JOE RIVER AT ST MARIES FOR TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...BUT THIS RISE IS NOT EXPECTED TO PUSH THE RIVER BACK INTO A MODERATE FLOOD SITUATION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT: HTTP://WATER.WEATHER.GOV/AHPS2/INDEX.PHP?WFO=OTX THE SPRING SNOW MELT RUNOFF IN LAKES AND RIVERS IS DANGEROUSLY COLD AND CAN BE LIFE THREATENING FOR THOSE THAT COME INTO CONTACT WITH THE WATER. TAKE APPROPRIATE PRECAUTIONS. BE AWARE OF LARGE DEBRIS IN THE RIVER. HIGH WATER LEVELS CAN PUSH LOGS AND OTHER LARGE DEBRIS INTO THE RIVER...INCREASING THE DANGER TO PEOPLE AND BOATS. 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. && IDC009-055-010536- /O.CON.KOTX.FL.W.0012.000000T0000Z-120501T1011Z/ /COEI1.1.ER.120428T1015Z.120429T1045Z.120430T2211Z.NO/ 1036 PM PDT SUN APR 29 2012 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE LAKE COEUR D'ALENE * UNTIL LATE MONDAY NIGHT. * AT 9:30 PM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 2133.1 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 2133.00 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE TOMORROW AFTERNOON. * AT 2133 FEET...IF THERE ARE WAVES OR BOAT WAKES THERE MAY BE SOME MINOR FLOODING OF RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL PROPERTY AROUND THE LAKE. FLOODING OF LOWLAND AREAS AND SOME SECONDARY ROADS ADJACENT TO ROUTE 3 IS LIKELY. $$ WAC063-010536- /O.CON.KOTX.FL.W.0013.000000T0000Z-120504T0118Z/ /SPOW1.1.ER.120427T0800Z.120429T1645Z.120503T1318Z.NO/ 1036 PM PDT SUN APR 29 2012 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE SPOKANE RIVER AT SPOKANE. * UNTIL THURSDAY EVENING. * AT 9:45 PM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 27.7 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 27.00 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY THURSDAY MORNING. * AT 28.0 FEET...FLOODING IN SECTIONS OF PEACEFUL VALLEY IS LIKELY. MINOR FLOODING ALONG UPRIVER DRIVE AND IN THE RIVERPOINT INDUSTRIAL AREA IS ALSO POSSIBLE. * AT 27.0 FEET...SIGNIFICANT STRETCHES OF THE CENTENNIAL TRAIL BETWEEN MISSION AVENUE AND GREENE STREET WILL BE INUNDATED. MINOR FLOODING WILL OCCUR ALONG THE RIVER'S EDGE IN PEACEFUL VALLEY PARK AND IN THE YARDS OF HOMES AT THE EAST END OF WATER STREET. THE RIVER MAY BACK UP THROUGH STORM DRAINS ONTO MAIN STREET NEAR ITS INTERSECTION WITH ELM STREET IN PEACEFUL VALLEY. MINOR FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS ALONG THE SPOKANE RIVER VALLEY WILL OCCUR. * AT 25.4 FEET...SECTIONS OF THE CENTENNIAL TRAIL ALONG UPRIVER DRIVE, BETWEEN MISSION AVENUE AND GREENE STREET, WILL BE COVERED IN WATER. WATER WILL BE AT THE TRAIL'S EDGE IN SEVERAL LOCATIONS ALONG THIS SAME STRETCH. $$ IDC009-010536- /O.CON.KOTX.FL.W.0010.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /SJMI1.2.RS.120422T2245Z.120428T0345Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 1036 PM PDT SUN APR 29 2012 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE ST JOE RIVER AT ST MARIES. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 9:00 PM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 35.1 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 32.50 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO A STAGE OF 34.6 FEET BY TUESDAY MORNING. * AT 35.0 FEET...WATER WILL BE UP TO AQUA AVENUE IN ST MARIES. * AT 33.0 FEET...WATER MAY BE OVER ST JOE CITY ROAD. * AT 32.5 FEET...MINOR FLOODING THROUGHOUT THE LOW LYING AREAS OF THE ST JOE VALLEY. WATER WILL BE OBSERVED BEHIND LEVEES DUE TO SEEPAGE. MINOR FLOODING OF THE AQUA PARK ALONG THE RIVER'S EDGE. OUTBUILDINGS ALONG THE RIVER THAT ARE NOT BEHIND LEVEES MAY BE FLOODED. $$
431 WGUS86 KOTX 301014 FLSOTX FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE, WA 314 AM PDT MON APR 30 2012 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN IDAHO... WASHINGTON... LAKE COEUR D'ALENE AT AFFECTING KOOTENAI AND BENEWAH COUNTIES SPOKANE RIVER AT SPOKANE AFFECTING SPOKANE COUNTY ST JOE RIVER AT ST MARIES AFFECTING BENEWAH COUNTY DRIER WEATHER AND COOLER TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE REGION HAVE ALLOWED RIVERS TO CREST AND RECEDE. LAKE COEUR D'ALENE AND THE SPOKANE RIVER AT SPOKANE CRESTED YESTERDAY AND ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO RECEDE. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL TODAY WILL RESULT IN ANOTHER RISE ON THE ST JOE RIVER AT ST MARIES FOR TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...BUT THIS RISE IS NOT EXPECTED TO PUSH THE RIVER BACK INTO A MODERATE FLOOD SITUATION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT: HTTP://WATER.WEATHER.GOV/AHPS2/INDEX.PHP?WFO=OTX THE SPRING SNOW MELT RUNOFF IN LAKES AND RIVERS IS DANGEROUSLY COLD AND CAN BE LIFE THREATENING FOR THOSE THAT COME INTO CONTACT WITH THE WATER. TAKE APPROPRIATE PRECAUTIONS. BE AWARE OF LARGE DEBRIS IN THE RIVER. HIGH WATER LEVELS CAN PUSH LOGS AND OTHER LARGE DEBRIS INTO THE RIVER...INCREASING THE DANGER TO PEOPLE AND BOATS. 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. && IDC009-055-011011- /O.CON.KOTX.FL.W.0012.000000T0000Z-120501T1011Z/ /COEI1.1.ER.120428T1015Z.120429T1045Z.120430T2211Z.NO/ 314 AM PDT MON APR 30 2012 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE LAKE COEUR D'ALENE AT . * UNTIL LATE TONIGHT. * AT 1:30 AM TODAY THE STAGE WAS 2133.1 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 2133.00 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE LATE THIS AFTERNOON. * AT 2133 FEET...IF THERE ARE WAVES OR BOAT WAKES THERE MAY BE SOME MINOR FLOODING OF RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL PROPERTY AROUND THE LAKE. FLOODING OF LOWLAND AREAS AND SOME SECONDARY ROADS ADJACENT TO ROUTE 3 IS LIKELY. $$ WAC063-011013- /O.CON.KOTX.FL.W.0013.000000T0000Z-120504T0118Z/ /SPOW1.1.ER.120427T0800Z.120429T1645Z.120503T1318Z.NO/ 314 AM PDT MON APR 30 2012 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE SPOKANE RIVER AT SPOKANE. * UNTIL THURSDAY EVENING. * AT 2:45 AM TODAY THE STAGE WAS 27.6 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 27.00 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY THURSDAY MORNING. * AT 28.0 FEET...FLOODING IN SECTIONS OF PEACEFUL VALLEY IS LIKELY. MINOR FLOODING ALONG UPRIVER DRIVE AND IN THE RIVERPOINT INDUSTRIAL AREA IS ALSO POSSIBLE. * AT 27.0 FEET...SIGNIFICANT STRETCHES OF THE CENTENNIAL TRAIL BETWEEN MISSION AVENUE AND GREENE STREET WILL BE INUNDATED. MINOR FLOODING WILL OCCUR ALONG THE RIVER'S EDGE IN PEACEFUL VALLEY PARK AND IN THE YARDS OF HOMES AT THE EAST END OF WATER STREET. THE RIVER MAY BACK UP THROUGH STORM DRAINS ONTO MAIN STREET NEAR ITS INTERSECTION WITH ELM STREET IN PEACEFUL VALLEY. MINOR FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS ALONG THE SPOKANE RIVER VALLEY WILL OCCUR. * AT 25.4 FEET...SECTIONS OF THE CENTENNIAL TRAIL ALONG UPRIVER DRIVE, BETWEEN MISSION AVENUE AND GREENE STREET, WILL BE COVERED IN WATER. WATER WILL BE AT THE TRAIL'S EDGE IN SEVERAL LOCATIONS ALONG THIS SAME STRETCH. $$ IDC009-011013- /O.CON.KOTX.FL.W.0010.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /SJMI1.2.RS.120422T2245Z.120428T0345Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 314 AM PDT MON APR 30 2012 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE ST JOE RIVER AT ST MARIES. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 2:00 AM TODAY THE STAGE WAS 35.0 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 32.50 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL REMAIN CLOSE TO 35.0 FEET INTO WEDNESDAY THEN BEGIN FALLING. * AT 35.0 FEET...WATER WILL BE UP TO AQUA AVENUE IN ST MARIES. * AT 33.0 FEET...WATER MAY BE OVER ST JOE CITY ROAD. * AT 32.5 FEET...MINOR FLOODING THROUGHOUT THE LOW LYING AREAS OF THE ST JOE VALLEY. WATER WILL BE OBSERVED BEHIND LEVEES DUE TO SEEPAGE. MINOR FLOODING OF THE AQUA PARK ALONG THE RIVER'S EDGE. OUTBUILDINGS ALONG THE RIVER THAT ARE NOT BEHIND LEVEES MAY BE FLOODED. $$
595 WGUS86 KOTX 301809 FLSOTX FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE, WA 1109 AM PDT MON APR 30 2012 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN IDAHO... WASHINGTON... LAKE COEUR D'ALENE AFFECTING KOOTENAI AND BENEWAH COUNTIES SPOKANE RIVER AT SPOKANE AFFECTING SPOKANE COUNTY ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN IDAHO... ST JOE RIVER AT ST MARIES AFFECTING BENEWAH COUNTY ...DRIER WEATHER AND COOLER TEMPERATURES LAST WEEK HAVE ALLOWED RIVERS TO CREST AND START TO RECEDE. LAKE COEUR D'ALENE AND THE SPOKANE RIVER AT SPOKANE CRESTED YESTERDAY AND ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO RECEDE THROUGH THIS WEEK. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL TODAY WILL RESULT IN ANOTHER RISE ON THE ST JOE RIVER AT ST MARIES FOR TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...BUT THIS RISE IS NOT EXPECTED TO PUSH THE RIVER BACK INTO A MODERATE FLOOD SITUATION... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT: HTTP://WATER.WEATHER.GOV/AHPS2/INDEX.PHP?WFO=OTX THE SPRING SNOW MELT RUNOFF IN LAKES AND RIVERS IS DANGEROUSLY COLD AND CAN BE LIFE THREATENING FOR THOSE THAT COME INTO CONTACT WITH THE WATER. TAKE APPROPRIATE PRECAUTIONS. BE AWARE OF LARGE DEBRIS IN THE RIVER. HIGH WATER LEVELS CAN PUSH LOGS AND OTHER LARGE DEBRIS INTO THE RIVER...INCREASING THE DANGER TO PEOPLE AND BOATS. 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. && IDC009-055-010707- /O.EXT.KOTX.FL.W.0012.000000T0000Z-120501T0707Z/ /COEI1.1.ER.120428T1015Z.120429T1045Z.120430T1907Z.NO/ 1109 AM PDT MON APR 30 2012 ...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL LATE TONIGHT... THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR LAKE COEUR D'ALENE. * UNTIL LATE TONIGHT. * AT 10:30 AM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 2133.0 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 2133.00 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL FLATEN OUT AROUND ITS FLOOD STAGE TODAY AND THEN CONTINUE TO RECEDE THROUGH THE WEEK. * AT 2133 FEET...IF THERE ARE WAVES OR BOAT WAKES THERE MAY BE SOME MINOR FLOODING OF RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL PROPERTY AROUND THE LAKE. FLOODING OF LOWLAND AREAS AND SOME SECONDARY ROADS ADJACENT TO ROUTE 3 IS LIKELY. $$ WAC063-011809- /O.EXT.KOTX.FL.W.0013.000000T0000Z-120503T2209Z/ /SPOW1.1.ER.120427T0800Z.120429T1645Z.120503T1009Z.NO/ 1109 AM PDT MON APR 30 2012 ...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL THURSDAY AFTERNOON... THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE SPOKANE RIVER AT SPOKANE. * UNTIL THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * AT 10:45 AM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 27.6 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 27.00 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY THURSDAY MORNING. * AT 27.0 FEET...SIGNIFICANT STRETCHES OF THE CENTENNIAL TRAIL BETWEEN MISSION AVENUE AND GREENE STREET WILL BE INUNDATED. MINOR FLOODING WILL OCCUR ALONG THE RIVER'S EDGE IN PEACEFUL VALLEY PARK AND IN THE YARDS OF HOMES AT THE EAST END OF WATER STREET. THE RIVER MAY BACK UP THROUGH STORM DRAINS ONTO MAIN STREET NEAR ITS INTERSECTION WITH ELM STREET IN PEACEFUL VALLEY. MINOR FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS ALONG THE SPOKANE RIVER VALLEY WILL OCCUR. * AT 25.4 FEET...SECTIONS OF THE CENTENNIAL TRAIL ALONG UPRIVER DRIVE, BETWEEN MISSION AVENUE AND GREENE STREET, WILL BE COVERED IN WATER. WATER WILL BE AT THE TRAIL'S EDGE IN SEVERAL LOCATIONS ALONG THIS SAME STRETCH. $$ IDC009-011809- /O.CON.KOTX.FL.W.0010.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /SJMI1.2.RS.120422T2245Z.120428T0345Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 1109 AM PDT MON APR 30 2012 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE ST JOE RIVER AT ST MARIES. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 10:00 AM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 34.8 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 32.50 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL RISING TO NEAR 35.2 FEET BY LATE EVENING TOMORROW AND THEN BEGIN FALLING AGAIN THROUGH THE REST OF THE WEEK. * AT 35.0 FEET...WATER WILL BE UP TO AQUA AVENUE IN ST MARIES. * AT 33.0 FEET...WATER MAY BE OVER ST JOE CITY ROAD. * AT 32.5 FEET...MINOR FLOODING THROUGHOUT THE LOW LYING AREAS OF THE ST JOE VALLEY. WATER WILL BE OBSERVED BEHIND LEVEES DUE TO SEEPAGE. MINOR FLOODING OF THE AQUA PARK ALONG THE RIVER'S EDGE. OUTBUILDINGS ALONG THE RIVER THAT ARE NOT BEHIND LEVEES MAY BE FLOODED. $$
554 WGUS86 KOTX 010410 FLSOTX FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE, WA 910 PM PDT MON APR 30 2012 ...THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR LAKE COEUR D'ALENE AFFECTING KOOTENAI AND BENEWAH COUNTIES IN NORTH IDAHO... ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN EASTERN WASHINGTON AND NORTH IDAHO... SPOKANE RIVER AT SPOKANE AFFECTING SPOKANE COUNTY ST JOE RIVER AT ST MARIES AFFECTING BENEWAH COUNTY ...THE DRIER AND COOLER WEATHER FROM THE WEEKEND HAVE ALLOWED RIVERS TO RECEDE. LAKE COEUR D'ALENE HAS FALLEN BELOW FLOOD STAGE AND WILL CONTINUE TO FALL THROUGH THE WEEK. THE SPOKANE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW BELOW FLOOD STAGE LATE THIS WEEK. THE ADDITIONAL RAINFALL TODAY WILL RESULT IN ANOTHER RISE ON THE ST JOE RIVER AT ST MARIES FOR TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...BUT THIS RISE IS NOT EXPECTED TO PUSH THE RIVER BACK INTO A MODERATE FLOOD SITUATION... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT: HTTP://WATER.WEATHER.GOV/AHPS2/INDEX.PHP?WFO=OTX THE SPRING SNOW MELT RUNOFF IN LAKES AND RIVERS IS DANGEROUSLY COLD AND CAN BE LIFE THREATENING FOR THOSE THAT COME INTO CONTACT WITH THE WATER. TAKE APPROPRIATE PRECAUTIONS. BE AWARE OF LARGE DEBRIS IN THE RIVER. HIGH WATER LEVELS CAN PUSH LOGS AND OTHER LARGE DEBRIS INTO THE RIVER...INCREASING THE DANGER TO PEOPLE AND BOATS. 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. && WAC063-020410- /O.EXT.KOTX.FL.W.0013.000000T0000Z-120505T0253Z/ /SPOW1.1.ER.120427T0800Z.120429T1645Z.120504T1453Z.NO/ 910 PM PDT MON APR 30 2012 ...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL FRIDAY EVENING... THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE SPOKANE RIVER AT SPOKANE. * UNTIL FRIDAY EVENING. * AT 8:45 PM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 27.5 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 27.00 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY FRIDAY MORNING. * AT 27.5 FEET...WATER WILL BE OVER ONE LANE OF UPRIVER DRIVER BETWEEN STONE AND REGAL STREETS AND ENCROACHING ONTO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD IN OTHER SECTIONS OF UPRIVER DRIVE BETWEEN STONE AND GRANITE STREETS. * AT 27.0 FEET...SIGNIFICANT STRETCHES OF THE CENTENNIAL TRAIL BETWEEN MISSION AVENUE AND GREENE STREET WILL BE INUNDATED. MINOR FLOODING WILL OCCUR ALONG THE RIVER'S EDGE IN PEACEFUL VALLEY PARK AND IN THE YARDS OF HOMES AT THE EAST END OF WATER STREET. THE RIVER MAY BACK UP THROUGH STORM DRAINS ONTO MAIN STREET NEAR ITS INTERSECTION WITH ELM STREET IN PEACEFUL VALLEY. MINOR FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS ALONG THE SPOKANE RIVER VALLEY WILL OCCUR. * AT 25.4 FEET...SECTIONS OF THE CENTENNIAL TRAIL ALONG UPRIVER DRIVE, BETWEEN MISSION AVENUE AND GREENE STREET, WILL BE COVERED IN WATER. WATER WILL BE AT THE TRAIL'S EDGE IN SEVERAL LOCATIONS ALONG THIS SAME STRETCH. $$ IDC009-020410- /O.CON.KOTX.FL.W.0010.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /SJMI1.2.RS.120422T2245Z.120428T0345Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 910 PM PDT MON APR 30 2012 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE ST JOE RIVER AT ST MARIES. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 8:00 PM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 34.8 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 32.50 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 35.3 FEET BY TUESDAY LATE EVENING THEN BEGIN FALLING. * AT 35.0 FEET...WATER WILL BE UP TO AQUA AVENUE IN ST MARIES. * AT 33.0 FEET...WATER MAY BE OVER ST JOE CITY ROAD. * AT 32.5 FEET...MINOR FLOODING THROUGHOUT THE LOW LYING AREAS OF THE ST JOE VALLEY. WATER WILL BE OBSERVED BEHIND LEVEES DUE TO SEEPAGE. MINOR FLOODING OF THE AQUA PARK ALONG THE RIVER'S EDGE. OUTBUILDINGS ALONG THE RIVER THAT ARE NOT BEHIND LEVEES MAY BE FLOODED. $$ IDC009-055-010440- /O.CAN.KOTX.FL.W.0012.000000T0000Z-120501T0707Z/ /COEI1.1.ER.120428T1015Z.120429T1045Z.120430T1945Z.NO/ 910 PM PDT MON APR 30 2012 THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE LAKE COEUR D'ALENE. * AT 8:30 PM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 2132.9 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 2133.00 FEET. * FELL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AT 12:45 PM MONDAY. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE. $$
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 Apr 26, 11:31 AM PDT, 20 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 26, 11:31 AM PDT, 20 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 1131 AM PDT Thu Apr 26 2012 .SYNOPSIS... A weather disturbance surging northward from Oregon, followed by a trailing cold front, will continue to move through the Pacific Northwest today. This will result in a significant rain event for the Idaho Panhandle and portions of eastern Washington. The rain Thursday and Thursday night will heighten the potential for flooding on rivers and streams in northeast Washington and north Idaho. Much cooler weather is expected Friday through the weekend. Saturday has the best chance to be a dry day before another weather disturbance arrives on Sunday. && .DISCUSSION... .Rest of today...Extremely moist cold front continues to make slow progress through the Inland Northwest as upper level trough takes on an increasingly negative tilt. as of 11am...per the latest IR satellite data and surface isallobaric analysis...it appears the front was entering the southern Washington Cascades and was tracking east-northeast. The tracking will bring drier air into the southwest Columbia Basin and Wenatchee area around noon and through most of eastern Washington by mid-afternoon. Until the cold front passes...most locations will continue to see periods of moderate to locally heavy rain...with many locations across the CWA expected to see anywhere from .30" to .70" of rain today. This runoff will be further bolstered by significant high elevation snow melt across most of the Idaho Panhandle and the mountains of NE Washington. This is where the most of the mountain snow pack is confined to at this point while snow levels remain fixed above 8k feet until the cold front arrives. Precipitation rates will taper off rapidly behind the cold front as precipitable water values drop from their current levels around .90 inches to nearly half that by late afternoon. snow levels also fall precipitously and should be around 5k feet by this evening. aside from the precipitation...the surface pressure gradients have been gaining strength over the past several hours...with a deep surface low focused over extreme eastern Washington. Isallobaric analysis is showing strong pressure falls over north Idaho at this time...and these falls will head into western Montana by afternoon. Once the low moves off to our east...southwest to west winds will pick up steadily through the afternoon. Gusts ranging from 30-35 MPH look feasible this afternoon...and we have adjusted grids accordingly. fx .Mainstem Hydro... Since the rainfall last night over most of north Idaho was lighter than expected...especially over the central Panhandle...we have eased off a bit on the storm total precipitation. Although the rain will still pick up in these areas later this morning through early evening...it may be hard to accumulate as much rain as was previously forecast. Consequently...the river forecasts have been adjusted with peak levels slightly below the previous forecasts. All locations which were expected to flood will still flood...only with a slightly lower peak. Both the Spokane River at Spokane and Lake Coeur d'Alene will have their watches upgraded to warnings before midday. Please see appropriate river products for details. fx && .AVIATION... 18Z TAFs: Very wet front will bring periods of ra/+ra to all TAF sites aside from KMWH and KEAT through much of the day. As long as the rain is falling these airports will be subject to MVFR and ocnl IFR conditions from low cigs and vsbys. These sites will see gradual improvement to VFR conditions btwn 21z-02z but timing the exact improvement is a low-confidence fcst element. For KEAT and KMWH a rapid improvement to VFR conditions is expected to occur before 20z or so. After the cold front passes...all sites will see VFR conditions...however there is a small chance of seeing MVFR cigs form around KGEG due to post-frontal moist upslope flow. Risk wasn't high enough to place in forecast at this time. Also unstable NW flow will impact KPUW and KLWS late in the fcst pd. Whether or not this results in showers is questionable...however MOS guidance is hinting at a decent enough chance of KPUW that it was worthy of placing in the prevailing conditions. There is also a small chance that any precip which falls there could do so as -SN...which would result in much lower vsbys than forecast. fx && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Spokane 55 36 52 35 55 38 / 100 50 20 10 10 10 Coeur d'Alene 57 36 51 35 54 37 / 100 70 30 10 10 10 Pullman 55 35 50 34 54 37 / 100 50 30 10 10 10 Lewiston 61 40 56 39 60 42 / 100 40 30 10 10 10 Colville 58 37 59 36 63 39 / 100 60 20 10 10 10 Sandpoint 57 35 51 35 54 35 / 100 90 40 10 20 20 Kellogg 54 36 46 34 52 35 / 100 100 70 40 30 20 Moses Lake 60 35 61 36 65 41 / 80 10 10 10 10 10 Wenatchee 60 39 59 39 64 43 / 20 10 10 0 10 0 Omak 60 34 62 36 65 40 / 90 10 10 10 10 10 && .OTX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... ID...None. WA...None. &&
Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 26, 5:03 AM PDT, 6 hours 48 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 503 AM PDT THU APR 26 2012 IDZ001-002-004-WAZ036>038-042-271215- NORTHERN PANHANDLE-COEUR D'ALENE AREA-CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS- SPOKANE AREA-NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS-OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS- EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES- 503 AM PDT THU APR 26 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH IDAHO... NORTH CENTRAL WASHINGTON AND NORTHEAST WASHINGTON. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT PERIODS OF RAIN WILL CONTINUE TODAY AND TONIGHT. RIVERS ARE ALREADY RUNNING HIGH FROM MOUNTAIN SNOW MELT FOLLOWING RECENT WARM WEATHER. STORM TOTAL RAINFALL COULD BE IN THE 0.75 TO 1.50 INCH RANGE OVER THE MOUNTAINS OF THE IDAHO PANHANDLE...AS WELL AS MUCH OF NORTHEAST WASHINGTON. ADDITIONAL RUN-OFF FROM RAIN COULD INCREASE THE FLOODING PROBLEMS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY SCATTERED SHOWERS WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER THE IDAHO PANHANDLE FRIDAY. SEVERAL AREA RIVERS WILL LIKELY EXPERIENCE SIGNIFICANT RISES THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK. IDZ003-026-027-WAZ031>035-041-043-044-271215- 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- WENATCHEE AREA-OKANOGAN VALLEY-WATERVILLE PLATEAU- 503 AM PDT THU APR 26 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH IDAHO... NORTH CENTRAL IDAHO...CENTRAL WASHINGTON...EAST CENTRAL WASHINGTON...NORTH CENTRAL WASHINGTON AND SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER EXPECTED AT THIS TIME .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER EXPECTED AT THIS TIME
The office that day
Everything else NWS Spokane, WA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
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| Apr 25, 6:40 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Benewah | 65 min |
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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.