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River Flood Watch 15, NWS Spokane, WA

May 9, 2017Ferry County, Washington

NWS Spokane, WA issued this river flood watch at May 9, 2017, 2:44 PM PDT for Ferry County, Washington. It took effect at May 12, 2017, 12:42 AM PDT. It was in force for .

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
May 9, 2017, 2:44 PM PDT (21:44 UTC)
In effect from
May 12, 2017, 12:42 AM PDT
Expired
May 11, 2017, 12:18 PM PDT
In force
Issued by
NWS Spokane, WA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

County Ferry County, WA

The radar

The Spokane radar (KOTX), 110 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:42 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 Kettle River near Ferry (FRYW1). The gauge peaked at 18.20 ft at May 12, 2017, 12:00 PM PDT.

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Action stage
17.5 ft
Minor stage
18.5 ft
Moderate stage
19.5 ft
Major stage
20.5 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 12401500, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.

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.