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River Flood Watch 14, NWS Spokane, WA

May 6, 2017Boundary County, Idaho

NWS Spokane, WA issued this river flood watch at May 6, 2017, 12:06 AM PDT for Boundary County, Idaho. It took effect at May 7, 2017, 10:09 PM PDT. It was in force for 40 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
May 6, 2017, 12:06 AM PDT (07:06 UTC)
In effect from
May 7, 2017, 10:09 PM PDT
Expired
May 9, 2017, 2:09 PM PDT
In force
40 hr
Issued by
NWS Spokane, WA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

County Boundary County, ID

The radar

The Spokane radar (KOTX), 148 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:09 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.

The river

Written for the forecast point Moyie River at Eastport (EASI1). The gauge peaked at 8.47 ft at May 6, 2017, 9:00 PM PDT.

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Action stage
8 ft
Minor stage
9 ft
Moderate stage
10 ft
Major stage
11 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 12306500, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this river 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 river flood watch went out at May 5, 10:50 PM PDT, 1 hour 16 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 5, 10:50 PM PDT, 1 hour 16 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, May 5, 5:09 AM PDT, 18 hours 57 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Spokane WA
509 AM PDT Fri May 5 2017

WAZ034-041>044-061215-
MOSES LAKE AREA-WENATCHEE AREA-EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES-
OKANOGAN VALLEY-WATERVILLE PLATEAU-
509 AM PDT Fri May 5 2017

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

Thunderstorms will be possible today, mainly earlier in the day.
Storms may produce brief gusty winds, small hail and locally heavy
downpours. The threat of Flash Flooding will decrease during the
afternoon as the main thunderstorm threat moves off to the east.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

No hazardous weather expected at this time.

IDZ002>004-026-027-WAZ031>033-035-036-061215-
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-UPPER COLUMBIA BASIN-SPOKANE AREA-
509 AM PDT Fri May 5 2017

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

Thunderstorms will be possible Friday. Some may be strong with
brief gusty and potentially damaging winds, hail and locally
heavy rain. The locally heavy rain will also bring a threat of
localized debris flows or landslides, largely in the steeper
terrain or near recent burn scars.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

No hazardous weather expected at this time.

IDZ001-WAZ037-038-061215-
NORTHERN PANHANDLE-NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS-OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS-
509 AM PDT Fri May 5 2017

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

Thunderstorms will be possible Friday. Some may be strong with
brief gusty and potentially damaging winds, hail and locally
heavy rain. The locally heavy rain will also bring a threat of
flash flooding and debris flows or landslides, largely in the
steeper terrain and near recent burn scars.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

No hazardous weather expected at this time.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, May 5, 6:22 PM PDT, 5 hours 44 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 6, 10:02 AM PDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOTXFerry, Okanogan24 hr
May 6, 10:30 AM PDTRiver Flood WarningOTXOkanogan61 hr
May 5, 5:57 PM PDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOTXShoshone33 min
May 5, 6:22 PM PDTSpecial Weather StatementOTXBonner38 min

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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.