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Areal Flood Warning 7, NWS Spokane, WA

March 13, 2017Pend Oreille County, Spokane County, Washington; 5 counties in Idaho

NWS Spokane, WA issued this areal flood warning at Mar 13, 2017, 9:41 PM PDT for Pend Oreille County, Spokane County, Washington; 5 counties in Idaho. It was in force for 72 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 13, 2017, 9:41 PM PDT (04:41 UTC)
Expired
Mar 16, 2017, 9:30 PM PDT
In force
72 hr
Issued by
NWS Spokane, WA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Benewah County, ID, Bonner County, ID, Boundary County, ID, Kootenai County, ID, Shoshone County, ID, Pend Oreille County, WA, Spokane County, WA

The radar

The Spokane radar (KOTX), 73 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:41 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this areal 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 areal flood warning went out at Mar 13, 7:42 PM PDT, 1 hour 59 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 13, 7:42 PM PDT, 1 hour 59 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 13, 2:03 PM PDT, 7 hours 38 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Spokane WA
203 PM PDT Mon Mar 13 2017

IDZ001>004-026-027-WAZ031>033-036>038-141500-
NORTHERN PANHANDLE-COEUR D'ALENE AREA-IDAHO PALOUSE-
CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS-LEWISTON AREA-
LEWIS AND SOUTHERN NEZ PERCE COUNTIES-NORTHEAST BLUE MOUNTAINS-
LOWER GARFIELD AND ASOTIN COUNTIES-WASHINGTON PALOUSE-
SPOKANE AREA-NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS-OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS-
203 PM PDT Mon Mar 13 2017

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of North Idaho...
North Central Idaho...North Central Washington...Northeast
Washington and Southeast Washington.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

Moderate to locally heavy rainfall will occur the rest of the day
and into tonight. Mild temperatures will lead to increased snow
melt. The potential for flooding increases.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

Warmer temperatures and occasional rain will encourage spring
snow melt over the next few days. Minor flooding is increasingly
likely on small streams through out the area, as well as a few
main stem rivers by the end of this week.

WAZ034-035-041>044-141500-
MOSES LAKE AREA-UPPER COLUMBIA BASIN-WENATCHEE AREA-
EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES-OKANOGAN VALLEY-WATERVILLE PLATEAU-
203 PM PDT Mon Mar 13 2017

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of Central
Washington...East Central Washington and North Central
Washington.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 14, 2:39 AM PDTRiver Flood WarningOTXSpokane6 days
Mar 14, 2:39 AM PDTRiver Flood WarningOTXBenewah21 days
Mar 14, 2:39 AM PDTRiver Flood WarningOTXKootenai, Shoshone7 days

Nearby

Areal Flood Warnings in Idaho, 2017Areal Flood Warnings in Washington, 2017Every areal flood warning in 2017

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.