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Flood Watch 2, NWS Pocatello, ID

February 14, 2014

NWS Pocatello, ID issued this flood watch at Feb 14, 2014, 4:49 PM MST. It was in force for 43 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 14, 2014, 4:49 PM MST (23:49 UTC)
Expired
Feb 16, 2014, 12:16 PM MST
In force
43 hr
Issued by
NWS Pocatello, ID
Flood severity
None

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this flood watch went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Pocatello, ID wrote its last area forecast discussion before this flood watch went out at Feb 14, 1:40 PM MST, 3 hours 9 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 14, 1:40 PM MST, 3 hours 9 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 14, 5:29 AM MST, 11 hours 20 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID
529 AM MST FRI FEB 14 2014

IDZ018-019-023-025-031-151230-
SAWTOOTH MOUNTAINS-UPPER SNAKE HIGHLANDS-CARIBOU HIGHLANDS-
WASATCH MOUNTAINS/IDAHO PORTION-BIG AND LITTLE WOOD RIVER REGION-
529 AM MST FRI FEB 14 2014

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EASTERN IDAHO.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

LOOK FOR 8 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW ABOVE 7000 FEET FOR THE WESTERN
SLOPES OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS WHERE A WINTER STORM WARNING IS
IN EFFECT. LOOK FOR 6 TO 9 INCHES OF SNOW ABOVE 6500 FEET ACROSS
THE EASTERN HIGHLANDS WHERE A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN
EFFECT. ADDITIONALLY LOOK FOR BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW
PARTICULARLY ACROSS MOUNTAIN PASSES. FURTHERMORE...LOOK FOR AREAS
OF FLOODING ACROSS THE EASTERN HIGHLANDS WHERE A FLOOD WATCH IS IN
EFFECT. RAIN ON SNOW BELOW 7000 FEET COULD CREATE FLOODING
PROBLEMS IN LOW LYING AREAS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

LOOK FOR AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW SATURDAY PARTICULARLY
FOR THE WESTERN SLOPES OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AND THE EASTERN
HIGHLANDS. SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL BRING NEAR RECORD TEMPERATURES ON
SATURDAY. A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT SATURDAY AND SUNDAY ACROSS
THE EASTERN HIGHLANDS PARTICULARLY BELOW 7000 FEET WHERE RAIN WILL
FALL ON SNOW PACK. ADDITIONAL SNOW IS POSSIBLE ON SUNDAY AHEAD OF
A COLD FRONT.

ANOTHER SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA LATE TUESDAY INTO
WEDNESDAY BRINGING GOOD PRECIPITATION CHANCES.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WE ASK TRAINED SPOTTERS AND CITIZENS TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT
WEATHER CONDITIONS WHEN IT IS SAFE TO DO SO. THESE CONDITIONS MAY
INCLUDE HAIL...TORNADOES...STRONG WIND...DUST STORMS...SNOWFALL...
EXTREME COLD TEMPERATURES...FREEZING RAIN OR HEAVY RAIN...DENSE
FOG...AND FLOODING OR ICE JAMS. INFORMATION ABOUT THESE HAZARDOUS
CONDITIONS SHOULD BE CALLED INTO YOUR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
OFFICE IN POCATELLO USING THE 1-800 SEVERE WEATHER HOTLINE...OR
208-233-0834.

IDZ017-020>022-024-032-151230-
EASTERN MAGIC VALLEY-UPPER SNAKE RIVER PLAIN-
LOWER SNAKE RIVER PLAIN-SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
CACHE VALLEY/IDAHO PORTION-LOST RIVER/PAHSIMEROI-
529 AM MST FRI FEB 14 2014

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EASTERN IDAHO.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. LOOK FOR
WIDESPREAD RAIN SHOWERS TODAY AS WELL AS BREEZY TO MODERATE WINDS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. LOOK FOR
NEAR RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURES ON SUNDAY. EXPECT RAIN SHOWERS TO
RETURN ON SUNDAY. LOOK FOR MODERATE TO HIGH WINDS ON SUNDAY.

ANOTHER SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA LATE TUESDAY INTO
WEDNESDAY BRINGING GOOD PRECIPITATION CHANCES.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WE ASK TRAINED SPOTTERS AND CITIZENS TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT
WEATHER CONDITIONS WHEN IT IS SAFE TO DO SO. THESE CONDITIONS MAY
INCLUDE HAIL...TORNADOES...STRONG WIND...DUST STORMS...SNOWFALL...
EXTREME COLD TEMPERATURES...FREEZING RAIN OR HEAVY RAIN...DENSE
FOG...AND FLOODING OR ICE JAMS. INFORMATION ABOUT THESE HAZARDOUS
CONDITIONS SHOULD BE CALLED INTO YOUR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
OFFICE IN POCATELLO USING THE 1-800 SEVERE WEATHER HOTLINE...OR
208-233-0834.

The office that day

Everything else NWS Pocatello, ID issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 13, 5:15 PM MSTFlood WatchPIH18 hr
Feb 14, 10:05 AM MSTAreal Flood WarningPIHBannock, Bear Lake, Bingham, Bonneville, Caribou, Clark and 6 more48 hr
Feb 14, 10:13 AM MSTAreal Flood WarningPIHBlaine, Butte, Custer, Lincoln, Minidoka48 hr
Feb 14, 11:07 AM MSTAreal Flood AdvisoryPIHBannock, Bear Lake, Bingham, Blaine, Bonneville, Butte and 12 more24 hr

Nearby

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.