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Flood Watch 5, NWS Spokane, WA
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
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The Spokane radar (KOTX), 7 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:57 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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 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
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Spokane, WA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 9, 9:31 AM PST | River Flood Watch | OTX | Whitman | 34 hr |
| Mar 9, 4:06 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | OTX | Bonner, Boundary, Kootenai | 22 hr |
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Flood Watches in Washington, 2017Flood Watches in Idaho, 2017Every flood watch in 2017
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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.