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River Flood Warning 6, NWS Spokane, WA

May 16, 2023Ferry County, Washington

NWS Spokane, WA issued this river flood warning at May 16, 2023, 9:59 AM PDT for Ferry County, Washington. It took effect at May 16, 2023, 2:18 PM PDT. It was in force for 67 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: May 16, 2023, 9:59 AM PDT (16:59 UTC)
In effect from: May 16, 2023, 2:18 PM PDT
Expired: May 19, 2023, 9:20 AM PDT
In force: 67 hr
Issued by: NWS Spokane, WA
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Minor

County Ferry County, WA

The radar

The Spokane radar (KOTX), 110 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:59 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 18.96 ft at May 17, 2023, 4:00 PM PDT.

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.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this river 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 river flood warning went out at May 16, 9:15 AM PDT, 44 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 16, 9:15 AM PDT, 44 minutes before

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In the hours before

Local storm report, May 16, 7:11 AM PDT, 2 hours 48 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 16, 2:26 AM PDT	Flood Watch	OTX	Asotin, Chelan, Douglas, Ferry, Garfield, Okanogan and 4 more	18 hr
May 16, 4:44 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	OTX	Spokane	31 min
May 15, 5:08 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	OTX	Bonner	37 min
May 15, 9:38 PM PDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OTX	Boundary	3 hr
May 16, 1:45 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	OTX	Latah	45 min
May 16, 2:55 PM PDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OTX	Benewah, Latah	3 hr
May 16, 3:07 PM PDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OTX	Benewah, Latah	3 hr

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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.