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River Flood Warning 3, NWS Spokane, WA
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.
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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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 9, 5:02 PM PDT | River Flood Watch | OTX | Benewah | 58 hr |
| Mar 10, 5:27 AM PDT | River Flood Watch | OTX | Latah | 27 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.