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River Flood Warning 3, NWS Spokane, WA

March 10, 2014Benewah County, Idaho

NWS Spokane, WA issued this river flood warning at Mar 10, 2014, 5:01 AM PDT for Benewah County, Idaho. It took effect at Mar 10, 2014, 10:55 AM PDT. It was in force for 3 days.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Mar 10, 2014, 5:01 AM PDT (12:01 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 10, 2014, 10:55 AM PDT
Expired
Mar 13, 2014, 11:00 AM PDT
In force
3 days
Issued by
NWS Spokane, WA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
Minor

County Benewah County, ID

The radar

The Spokane radar (KOTX), 102 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 12:02 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 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.

937 
WGUS46 KOTX 101201
FLWOTX
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE, WA
501 AM PDT MON MAR 10 2014

...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A FLOOD WARNING
FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS AND LAKES IN IDAHO...

  ST JOE RIVER AT ST MARIES AFFECTING BENEWAH COUNTY

...HEAVY RAINFALL AND RECENT SNOW MELT WILL DRIVE THE ST JOE RIVER
AT ST MARIES TO FLOOD STAGE THIS MORNING WITH MINOR FLOODING FORECAST...


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.

&&

IDC009-110001-
/O.NEW.KOTX.FL.W.0003.140310T1756Z-140313T1800Z/
/SJMI1.1.RS.140310T1756Z.140311T1200Z.140313T0600Z.NO/
501 AM PDT MON MAR 10 2014

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE, WA HAS ISSUED A 

* FLOOD WARNING FOR 
  THE ST JOE RIVER AT ST MARIES.
* FROM THIS MORNING TO WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
* AT  4:00 AM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 31.21 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 32.50 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY LATE THIS 
  MORNING AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 34.7 FEET BY EARLY 
  TOMORROW. THE RIVER IS FORECAST TO FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE 
  BY WEDNESDAY BEFORE MIDNIGHT.

&&

LAT...LON 4701 11627 4717 11663 4728 11668 4740 11665 4735 11632

* 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 WILL OCCUR 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.


$$
8 follow-up statements
938 
WGUS86 KOTX 101259
FLSOTX
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE, WA
559 AM PDT MON MAR 10 2014

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS AND LAKES IN 
IDAHO...
 
  COEUR D'ALENE RIVER AT CATALDO AFFECTING KOOTENAI AND SHOSHONE 
  COUNTIES

  ST JOE RIVER AT ST MARIES AFFECTING BENEWAH COUNTY

...RECENT RAIN FALL AND SNOW MELT WILL DRIVE RIVERS DRAINING THE CENTRAL 
IDAHO PANHANDLE TO ABOVE FLOOD STAGE TODAY...INCLUDING THE COEUR D ALENE 
RIVER AT CATALDO AND THE ST JOE RIVER AT ST MARIES...


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT:
HTTP://WATER.WEATHER.GOV/AHPS2/INDEX.PHP?WFO=OTX

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.

&&

IDC055-079-111259-
/O.EXT.KOTX.FL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140312T0817Z/
/CTLI1.1.RS.140310T0243Z.140311T0000Z.140311T2017Z.NO/
559 AM PDT MON MAR 10 2014

...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL LATE TUESDAY NIGHT...
 
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE COEUR D'ALENE RIVER AT CATALDO.
* UNTIL LATE TUESDAY NIGHT.
* AT  5:31 AM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 44.62 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 43.00 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO RISE AND CREST 
  NEAR 45.1 FEET BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. THE RIVER IS FORECAST 
  TO FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE TOMORROW EARLY AFTERNOON.
* 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.

&&

LAT...LON 4752 11620 4742 11673 4750 11680 4764 11626 4752 11620

 

$$

IDC009-111259-
/O.CON.KOTX.FL.W.0003.140310T1755Z-140313T1800Z/
/SJMI1.1.RS.140310T1755Z.140311T1200Z.140313T0600Z.NO/
559 AM PDT MON MAR 10 2014

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE ST JOE RIVER AT ST MARIES.
* FROM THIS MORNING TO THURSDAY MORNING.
* AT  4:00 AM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 31.21 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 32.50 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY LATE THIS 
  MORNING AND CONTINUE TO RISE AND CREST NEAR 34.7 FEET BY EARLY 
  TOMORROW. THE RIVER IS FORECAST TO FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE 
  BY WEDNESDAY BEFORE MIDNIGHT.
* AT  33.0 FEET...WATER MAY BE OVER ST JOE CITY ROAD.
* AT  32.5 FEET...MINOR FLOODING WILL OCCUR 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.

&&

LAT...LON 4701 11627 4717 11663 4728 11668 4740 11665 4735 11632


$$
530 
WGUS86 KOTX 101807
FLSOTX
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE, WA
1107 AM PDT MON MAR 10 2014

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS AND LAKES IN 
IDAHO...

  COEUR D'ALENE RIVER AT CATALDO AFFECTING KOOTENAI AND SHOSHONE 
  COUNTIES
  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.

&&

IDC055-079-111807-
/O.EXT.KOTX.FL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140312T1700Z/
/CTLI1.1.RS.140310T0243Z.140311T0600Z.140312T0500Z.NO/
1107 AM PDT MON MAR 10 2014

...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL WEDNESDAY MORNING...
 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE COEUR D'ALENE RIVER AT CATALDO.
* UNTIL WEDNESDAY MORNING.
* AT 10:45 AM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 45.01 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 43.00 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR  45.4 
  FEET BY TONIGHT. THE RIVER IS FORECAST TO FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE 
  LATE TUESDAY EVENING.

&&

LAT...LON 4752 11620 4742 11673 4750 11680 4764 11626 4752 11620

 
* AT  46.0 FEET...THE EAST-BOUND I-90 EXIT AND ENTRANCE NEAR CATALDO 
  MAY BE FLOODED. LATOUR CREEK ROAD WILL BE FLOODED AND IMPASSABLE. 
  THE OLD COEUR D'ALENE RIVER ROAD ALONG THE NORTH FORK OF THE COUER 
  D'ALENE RIVER WILL BE FLOODED.
* 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.	
* 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. DUE TO THE
  HIGH WATER TABLE SOME HOMES BEHIND THE CATALDO LEVEE WILL BE 
  SURROUNDED BY WATER. 
* 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. OLD 
  COEUR D'ALENE RIVER ROAD ON THE NORTH FORK OF THE COEUR D'ALENE 
  RIVER MAY BEGIN TO FLOOD NORTH OF THE BUMBLEBEE BRIDGE.
* AT  42.5 FEET...PORTIONS OF RIVERVIEW ROAD 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. 

$$

IDC009-111807-
/O.EXT.KOTX.FL.W.0003.000000T0000Z-140314T0827Z/
/SJMI1.1.RS.140310T2149Z.140311T1800Z.140313T2027Z.NO/
1107 AM PDT MON MAR 10 2014

...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL LATE THURSDAY NIGHT...
 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE ST JOE RIVER AT ST MARIES.
* UNTIL LATE THURSDAY NIGHT.
* AT 10:00 AM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 32.03 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 32.50 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE TO
  RISE TO NEAR  33.9 FEET BY TOMORROW LATE MORNING. THE RIVER IS 
  FORECAST TO FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY THURSDAY EARLY AFTERNOON.

&&

LAT...LON 4701 11627 4717 11663 4728 11668 4740 11665 4735 11632

 
* 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 WILL OCCUR 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.


$$
524 
WGUS86 KOTX 110043
FLSOTX
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE, WA
543 PM PDT MON MAR 10 2014

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS AND LAKES IN 
IDAHO...
  COEUR D'ALENE RIVER AT CATALDO AFFECTING KOOTENAI AND SHOSHONE 
  COUNTIES
  ST JOE RIVER AT ST MARIES AFFECTING BENEWAH COUNTY

...HEAVY RAINFALL AND RECENT SNOW MELT WILL DRIVE THE ST JOE RIVER
AT ST MARIES TO FLOOD STAGE THIS MORNING WITH MINOR FLOODING FORECAST...


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.

&&

IDC055-079-120043-
/O.CON.KOTX.FL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140312T1332Z/
/CTLI1.1.RS.140310T0243Z.140310T2230Z.140312T0132Z.NO/
543 PM PDT MON MAR 10 2014

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE COEUR D'ALENE RIVER AT CATALDO.
* UNTIL WEDNESDAY MORNING.
* AT  5:30 PM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 45.10 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 43.00 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD
  STAGE BY TOMORROW EVENING.

&&

LAT...LON 4752 11620 4742 11673 4750 11680 4764 11626 4752 11620

* 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.	
* 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. DUE TO THE
  HIGH WATER TABLE SOME HOMES BEHIND THE CATALDO LEVEE WILL BE 
  SURROUNDED BY WATER. 
* 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. OLD 
  COEUR D'ALENE RIVER ROAD ON THE NORTH FORK OF THE COEUR D'ALENE 
  RIVER MAY BEGIN TO FLOOD NORTH OF THE BUMBLEBEE BRIDGE.
* AT  42.5 FEET...PORTIONS OF RIVERVIEW ROAD 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. 

$$

IDC009-120043-
/O.CON.KOTX.FL.W.0003.000000T0000Z-140314T2008Z/
/SJMI1.1.RS.140310T2011Z.140311T1800Z.140314T0808Z.NO/
543 PM PDT MON MAR 10 2014

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE ST JOE RIVER AT ST MARIES.
* UNTIL FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
* AT  4:00 PM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 32.89 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 32.50 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR  35.0 
  FEET BY TOMORROW LATE MORNING. THE RIVER IS FORECAST TO FALL BELOW 
  FLOOD STAGE EARLY FRIDAY MORNING.

&&

LAT...LON 4701 11627 4717 11663 4728 11668 4740 11665 4735 11632

 
* 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 WILL OCCUR 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.

$$
204 
WGUS86 KOTX 111204
FLSOTX
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE, WA
504 AM PDT TUE MAR 11 2014

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS AND LAKES IN 
IDAHO...
  COEUR D'ALENE RIVER AT CATALDO AFFECTING KOOTENAI AND SHOSHONE 
  COUNTIES
  ST JOE RIVER AT ST MARIES AFFECTING BENEWAH COUNTY

...HEAVY RAINFALL AND RECENT SNOW MELT WILL DRIVE THE ST JOE RIVER
AT ST MARIES TO FLOOD STAGE THIS MORNING WITH MINOR FLOODING FORECAST...


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.

&&

IDC055-079-121204-
/O.EXT.KOTX.FL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140312T1332Z/
/CTLI1.1.RS.140310T0243Z.140310T2230Z.140312T0132Z.NO/
504 AM PDT TUE MAR 11 2014

 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE COEUR D'ALENE RIVER AT CATALDO.
* UNTIL WEDNESDAY MORNING.
* AT  4:31 AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 44.31 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 43.00 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD
  STAGE BY THIS EVENING.

&&

LAT...LON 4752 11620 4742 11673 4750 11680 4764 11626 4752 11620

 
* 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.	
* 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. DUE TO THE
  HIGH WATER TABLE SOME HOMES BEHIND THE CATALDO LEVEE WILL BE 
  SURROUNDED BY WATER. 
* 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. OLD 
  COEUR D'ALENE RIVER ROAD ON THE NORTH FORK OF THE COEUR D'ALENE 
  RIVER MAY BEGIN TO FLOOD NORTH OF THE BUMBLEBEE BRIDGE.
* AT  42.5 FEET...PORTIONS OF RIVERVIEW ROAD 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. 


$$

IDC009-121203-
/O.EXT.KOTX.FL.W.0003.000000T0000Z-140314T2008Z/
/SJMI1.1.RS.140310T2011Z.140311T1800Z.140314T0808Z.NO/
504 AM PDT TUE MAR 11 2014

 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE ST JOE RIVER AT ST MARIES.
* UNTIL FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
* AT  3:00 AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 34.22 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 32.50 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR  35.0 
  FEET BY LATE THIS MORNING. THE RIVER IS FORECAST TO FALL BELOW 
  FLOOD STAGE EARLY FRIDAY MORNING.

&&

LAT...LON 4701 11627 4717 11663 4728 11668 4740 11665 4735 11632

 
* 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 WILL OCCUR 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.

$$
691 
WGUS86 KOTX 112341
FLSOTX
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE, WA
441 PM PDT TUE MAR 11 2014

...THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS AND LAKES 
IN IDAHO...

  COEUR D'ALENE RIVER AT CATALDO AFFECTING KOOTENAI AND SHOSHONE 
  COUNTIES

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS AND LAKES 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.

&&

IDC055-079-120011-
/O.CAN.KOTX.FL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140312T1214Z/
/CTLI1.1.RS.140310T0243Z.140310T2230Z.140312T0014Z.NO/
441 PM PDT TUE MAR 11 2014

THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR
  THE COEUR D'ALENE RIVER AT CATALDO.
* AT  4:30 PM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 42.9 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 43 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL BELOW FLOOD 
  STAGE THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

&&

LAT...LON 4752 11620 4742 11673 4750 11680 4764 11626 4752 11620

 
* AT  42.5 FEET...PORTIONS OF RIVERVIEW ROAD 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. 


$$

IDC009-122341-
/O.EXT.KOTX.FL.W.0003.000000T0000Z-140313T1337Z/
/SJMI1.1.RS.140310T2011Z.140311T1415Z.140313T0137Z.NO/
441 PM PDT TUE MAR 11 2014

...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL THURSDAY MORNING...
 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE ST JOE RIVER AT ST MARIES.
* UNTIL THURSDAY MORNING.
* AT  3:00 PM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 34.1 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 32.5 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD
  STAGE BY TOMORROW EVENING.

&&

LAT...LON 4701 11627 4717 11663 4728 11668 4740 11665 4735 11632


* AT  33.0 FEET...WATER MAY BE OVER ST JOE CITY ROAD.
* AT  32.5 FEET...MINOR FLOODING WILL OCCUR 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.

$$
780 
WGUS86 KOTX 121215
FLSOTX
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE, WA
515 AM PDT WED MAR 12 2014

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS AND LAKES 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.

&&

IDC009-131031-
/O.EXT.KOTX.FL.W.0003.000000T0000Z-140313T1031Z/
/SJMI1.1.RS.140310T2011Z.140311T1415Z.140312T2231Z.NO/
515 AM PDT WED MAR 12 2014


 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE ST JOE RIVER AT ST MARIES.
* UNTIL THIS EVENING.
* AT  4:00 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 33.22 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 32.50 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD
  STAGE BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON.

&&

LAT...LON 4701 11627 4717 11663 4728 11668 4740 11665 4735 11632

 
* AT  33.0 FEET...WATER MAY BE OVER ST JOE CITY ROAD.
* AT  32.5 FEET...MINOR FLOODING WILL OCCUR 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.


$$
701 
WGUS86 KOTX 121842
FLSOTX
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE, WA
1142 AM PDT WED MAR 12 2014

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS AND LAKES 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.

&&

IDC009-131500-
/O.EXT.KOTX.FL.W.0003.000000T0000Z-140313T1500Z/
/SJMI1.1.RS.140310T2011Z.140311T1415Z.140313T0300Z.NO/
1142 AM PDT WED MAR 12 2014

...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL THURSDAY MORNING...
 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE ST JOE RIVER AT ST MARIES.
* UNTIL THURSDAY MORNING.
* AT 10:00 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 32.79 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 32.50 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD
  STAGE BY THIS EVENING.

&&

LAT...LON 4701 11627 4717 11663 4728 11668 4740 11665 4735 11632

* AT  32.5 FEET...MINOR FLOODING WILL OCCUR 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.

$$
879 
WGUS86 KOTX 122354
FLSOTX
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE, WA
454 PM PDT WED MAR 12 2014

...THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS AND LAKES 
IN IDAHO...

  ST JOE RIVER AT ST MARIES AFFECTING BENEWAH COUNTY

...THE ST JOE RIVER AT ST MARIES HAS FALLEN BELOW FLOOD STAGE...


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.

&&

IDC009-130024-
/O.CAN.KOTX.FL.W.0003.000000T0000Z-140313T1500Z/
/SJMI1.1.RS.140310T2011Z.140311T1415Z.140313T0300Z.NO/
454 PM PDT WED MAR 12 2014

THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR
  THE ST JOE RIVER AT ST MARIES.
* AT 4:00 PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 32.51 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 32.50 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO FALL BELOW FLOOD
  STAGE THROUGH TONIGHT. HOWEVER...THE RIVER WILL REMAIN ABOVE
  ACTION STAGE THROUGH FRIDAY. 

&&

LAT...LON 4701 11627 4717 11663 4728 11668 4740 11665 4735 11632

$$

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 10, 4:33 AM PDT, 28 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 10, 4:33 AM PDT, 28 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
433 AM PDT Mon Mar 10 2014

.SYNOPSIS...

Another wet day for southeastern Washington and north Idaho is
expected today...with showers and possibly a few thunderstorms
over much of eastern Washington. Flooding once again may be an
issue with this very wet storm. Snow levels will remain high
enough to not pose a significant threat to any passes or higher
elevation routes. High pressure will then build in after today for
drier and mild conditions. Following this dry period will be an
increased threat of valley rain and mountain snow beginning
Friday.

&&

.DISCUSSION...
Today and tonight...Dawn breaks today with satellite revealing a
baroclinic leaf structure over the northwest US...indicative of a
an area of cyclogenesis featuring a shield of moist isentropic
ascent over Washington...being undercut by an approaching
occlusion moving into western Oregon. This whole rat's nest is
generously fueled by by a deep fetch of sub-tropical moisture
welling up the eastern flank of an offshore Pacific trough.

It will take most of the day today for this storm system to
noticeably begin clearing the region to the east...followed by a
bleed of cooler Canadian air feeding through the Okanogan valley
tonight and gradually exchanging the current temperate Maritime
air mass with a dry polar Continental air mass.

Today will feature two weather regimes over the area. In the
cascades Lee and deep basin a small chance of light rain this
morning will give way to clearing skies and increasingly breezy
northerly/northwest winds as the new air mass begins to invade.

Over the eastern zones...say east and north of a line from
Republic to Walla Walla another round of morning stratiform light
rain...with periods of moderate rain over the Palouse and points
south will occur as the isentropic precipitation shield north of
the main surface low development transits the region. By afternoon
the parent offshore trough will eject inland forcing the main
moisture feed to the east into Montana and central Idaho...but
also destabilizing the air mass with a cold inter-trough pool
aloft. Morning stratiform rain will transition to a hit-and-miss
shower regime with an added threat of weak and short lived
thunderstorms into the early evening hours. A drying and clearing
trend will commence tonight as the air mass stabilizes shortly
after sunset and dry air infiltrates most of the basin by dawn
Tuesday.

Hydrology concerns are now front and center for the Idaho
Panhandle. Many locations in Shoshone county have received upwards
of 1 inch of rain in the last 24 hours...with snow levels
remaining near 5000+ feet. another 1/3 to 2/3 of an inch is
possible today and this will certainly lead to some robust
responses on the rivers and streams emptying these mountains.
At this time a flood warning for the Coeur D'Alene at Cataldo
remains i effect...and there is an increasing likelihood that the
St. Joe river will also achieve Flood Stage today and into
Tuesday. The situation will be closely monitored over the coming
few days. /Fugazzi

Tuesday to Friday night: High pressure and dry weather dominates,
before light shower chances return late week. Tuesday an upper
trough exits and high pressure build in. The threat of
precipitation shifts toward the lower Panhandle and wanes. Look
for some morning stratus and patchy fog about the lower Panhandle
and Palouse. Patchy fog is also possible about the sheltered
northern and Cascade valleys Tuesday morning, as well as later
Tuesday night into Wednesday morning. Late Wednesday into Thursday
a weak wave passes. However the lift and deeper moisture remains
north of the Canadian border. Some passing middle and high clouds
are expected but otherwise dry weather. Patchy fog will be a
lingering threat in the sheltered valleys. Thursday night and
Friday a second and third wave pass. Each tracks slightly further
south and carries a bit more moisture. So Thursday night look for
some light shower chances around the northern mountains. Friday a
broader shower threat expands throughout the mountains and eastern
lowlands (including the Spokane/C'dA area and higher Palouse),
before dissipating Friday night. Friday's wave looks to come with
breezy to locally windy conditions, especially in the afternoon
and evening. Overall, models do not generate much precipitation
out of these waves. In other words the days do not look like a
wash-out by any means. Temperatures will be closer to seasonal
norm at the start of the period, then slowly warm above normal
into Thursday and Friday. /J. Cote'

Saturday and Sunday: A ridge pattern is expected to be in place
for the beginning of the period. This will promote a fairly dry and
warm Saturday. This will continue into through most of the day on
Sunday. The models are indicating the ridge breaking down and the
next system moving into the region by late Sunday. The models do
not agree on the timing of a disturbance. This disturbance is
expected to bring breezy winds and light amounts of precip. The
best precip chances are limited to the higher terrain of the
mountains. Temperatures will be slightly above the season normals.
/JDC

&&

.AVIATION...
12Z TAFS: The first 6-8 hours of the forecast period will feature
widespread MVFR ceilings and vis in -RA over the eastern TAF sites
as a moist occluded front transits the region. The KMWH and KEAT
TAF sites will be largely skipped by this weather system for
mainly VFR conditions. After 18Z-20Z steady pcpn will taper off to
scattered to numerous showers. Instability generated by the
passage of a cool upper trough this afternoon will create a risk
of isolated TSRA east of a line from KOMK to KALW. Conditions will
improve to mainly VFR but a chance of brief MVFR ceilings in
shower cores. Beginning after 00Z and continuing through the end
of the TAF period dry continental air will invade the region and
bring clearing skies with VFR conditions to all TAF sites. /MJF

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
Spokane        52  30  46  27  51  32 /  60  20   0   0   0   0
Coeur d'Alene  50  29  45  26  51  29 /  60  20   0   0   0   0
Pullman        49  32  47  30  53  33 / 100  40   0   0   0   0
Lewiston       56  35  53  33  59  36 / 100  50   0   0   0   0
Colville       53  29  54  26  54  28 /  30  20   0   0   0   0
Sandpoint      47  28  44  25  47  27 /  60  20   0   0   0  10
Kellogg        44  30  46  29  50  31 /  90  40  10   0   0   0
Moses Lake     60  32  53  30  55  32 /  20  10   0   0   0   0
Wenatchee      58  32  52  32  54  34 /  20   0   0   0   0   0
Omak           56  28  50  28  52  30 /  10   0   0   0   0   0

&&

.OTX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
ID...None.
WA...None.
&&
Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 9, 10:41 AM PDT, 18 hours 20 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1041 AM PDT SUN MAR 9 2014

WAZ034-035-038-041-043-044-101745-
MOSES LAKE AREA-UPPER COLUMBIA BASIN-OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS-
WENATCHEE AREA-OKANOGAN VALLEY-WATERVILLE PLATEAU-
1041 AM PDT SUN MAR 9 2014

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL
WASHINGTON...EAST CENTRAL WASHINGTON AND NORTH CENTRAL
WASHINGTON.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

IDZ001>004-WAZ033-036-037-042-101745-
NORTHERN PANHANDLE-COEUR D'ALENE AREA-IDAHO PALOUSE-
CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS-WASHINGTON PALOUSE-SPOKANE AREA-
NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS-EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES-
1041 AM PDT SUN MAR 9 2014

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH IDAHO...
NORTH CENTRAL WASHINGTON...NORTHEAST WASHINGTON AND SOUTHEAST
WASHINGTON.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

ANOTHER WET WEATHER SYSTEM WILL BRING MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL
TO THE AREA THROUGH TODAY. RAINFALL COMBINED WITH SOME MID
ELEVATION SNOW MELT WILL RESULT IN RISES TO AREA RIVERS AND SMALL
STREAMS. MAIN STEM RIVERS DRAINING THE IDAHO PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS
WILL RUN HIGH AND SOME LOCATIONS MAY ACHIEVE MINOR FLOOD STAGE BY
EARLY NEXT WEEK. OTHER HAZARDS MAY INCLUDE MUDSLIDES OR DEBRIS
FLOWS AND POSSIBLY SOME DAMAGE TO AREA ROADWAYS IF CULVERTS BECOME
CLOGGED.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

AREA RIVERS AND SMALL STREAMS WILL CONTINUE TO RUN HIGH THROUGH AT
LEAST EARLY NEXT WEEK...ESPECIALLY IN THE CENTRAL IDAHO PANHANDLE.
A SECOND WEATHER SYSTEM WILL ARRIVE TONIGHT AND IS EXPECTED TO
CLIP THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE CENTRAL IDAHO PANHANDLE. AT THIS
TIME...THE BULK OF THIS RAINFALL IS ANTICIPATED TO HEAD SOUTH OF
THE RIVER BASINS DRAINING OUT OF THE CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS.

IDZ026-027-WAZ031-032-101745-
LEWISTON AREA-LEWIS AND SOUTHERN NEZ PERCE COUNTIES-
NORTHEAST BLUE MOUNTAINS-LOWER GARFIELD AND ASOTIN COUNTIES-
1041 AM PDT SUN MAR 9 2014

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL
IDAHO AND SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

ANOTHER WET WEATHER SYSTEM WILL BRING MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL
TO THE LASTING THROUGH MONDAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN RISES IN AREA
RIVERS AND SMALL STREAMS. SOME LOCATIONS MAY ACHIEVE MINOR FLOOD
STAGE BY EARLY NEXT WEEK. OTHER HAZARDS MAY INCLUDE MUDSLIDES OR
DEBRIS FLOWS AND POSSIBLY SOME DAMAGE TO AREA ROADWAYS IF CULVERTS
BECOME CLOGGED.

The office that day

Everything else NWS Spokane, WA issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 9, 5:02 PM PDTRiver Flood WatchOTXBenewah58 hr
Mar 10, 5:27 AM PDTRiver Flood WatchOTXLatah27 hr

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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.