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Flood Watch 5, NWS Spokane, WA

March 9, 20178 counties in Washington; 5 counties in Idaho

NWS Spokane, WA issued this flood watch at Mar 9, 2017, 11:58 AM PST for 8 counties in Washington; 5 counties in Idaho. It took effect at Mar 9, 2017, 4:00 PM PST. It was in force for 23 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 9, 2017, 11:58 AM PST (19:58 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 9, 2017, 4:00 PM PST
Expired
Mar 10, 2017, 2:43 PM PST
In force
23 hr
Issued by
NWS Spokane, WA
Flood severity
None

Counties Benewah County, ID, Bonner County, ID, Kootenai County, ID, Latah County, ID, Shoshone County, ID, Chelan County, WA, Douglas County, WA, Ferry County, WA, Lincoln County, WA, Pend Oreille County, WA, Spokane County, WA, Stevens County, WA, Whitman County, WA

The radar

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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 Spokane, WA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this flood watch went out at Mar 9, 10:15 AM PST, 1 hour 43 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 9, 10:15 AM PST, 1 hour 43 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 9, 4:10 AM PST, 7 hours 48 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Spokane WA
410 AM PST Thu Mar 9 2017

IDZ002>004-101500-
COEUR D'ALENE AREA-IDAHO PALOUSE-CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS-
410 AM PST Thu Mar 9 2017

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of North Idaho.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

Snow will end across the central and southern Idaho Panhandle
this this morning. A few more inches of snow is expected,
especially south of I-90.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

Strong southwest winds will increase on Friday. Winds will peak
in the afternoon and then decrease through the evening hours.
Temperatures will warm through the next week. These warmer
temperatures in combination with additional rainfall will lead to
the erosion of low elevation snow. Ponding of water across the
low lands along with small streams, creeks and culverts filling is
expected.

IDZ026-027-WAZ031>036-041-042-044-101500-
LEWISTON AREA-LEWIS AND SOUTHERN NEZ PERCE COUNTIES-
NORTHEAST BLUE MOUNTAINS-LOWER GARFIELD AND ASOTIN COUNTIES-
WASHINGTON PALOUSE-MOSES LAKE AREA-UPPER COLUMBIA BASIN-
SPOKANE AREA-WENATCHEE AREA-EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES-
WATERVILLE PLATEAU-
410 AM PST Thu Mar 9 2017

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

Very strong southwest winds will increase early Friday. Winds
will peak in the afternoon and then decrease through the evening
hours. Temperatures will warm through the next week. These warmer
temperatures in combination with some breezy conditions and
additional rainfall will lead to the erosion of low elevation
snow. Ponding of water across the low lands along with small
streams, creeks and culverts filling is expected.

WAZ037-038-043-101500-
NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS-OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS-OKANOGAN VALLEY-
410 AM PST Thu Mar 9 2017

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

Southwest winds will increase on Friday across the mountains.
Winds will peak in the afternoon and then decrease through the
evening hours. Temperatures will warm through the next week.
These warmer temperatures in combination with additional rainfall
will lead to the erosion of low elevation snow. Ponding of water
across the low lands along with small streams, creeks and culverts
filling is expected.

IDZ001-101500-
NORTHERN PANHANDLE-
410 AM PST Thu Mar 9 2017

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of North Idaho.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

Snow will develop late this afternoon. The snow will change to
rain for Sandpoint but Bonners Ferry and Eastport should see snow
all night. Some freezing rain is also possible.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

Southwest winds will increase on Friday across the mountains.
Winds will peak in the afternoon and then decrease through the
evening hours.
Temperatures will warm through the next week. These
warmer temperatures in combination with additional rainfall will
lead to the erosion of low elevation snow. Ponding of water across
the low lands along with small streams, creeks and culverts
filling is expected.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Mar 9, 9:33 AM PST, 2 hours 25 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 9, 9:31 AM PSTRiver Flood WatchOTXWhitman34 hr
Mar 9, 4:06 AM PSTWinter Weather AdvisoryOTXBonner, Boundary, Kootenai22 hr

Nearby

Flood Watches in Washington, 2017Flood Watches in Idaho, 2017Every flood watch 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.