Alert archive / Washington / River Flood Warnings in 2026
River Flood Warning 3, NWS Spokane, WA
NWS Spokane, WA issued this river flood warning at Mar 14, 2026, 12:24 AM PDT for Whitman County, Washington. It took effect at Mar 14, 2026, 1:06 AM PDT. It was in force for 29 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 14, 2026, 12:24 AM PDT (07:24 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 14, 2026, 1:06 AM PDT
- Expired
- Mar 15, 2026, 6:00 AM PDT
- In force
- 29 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Spokane, WA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- Minor
County Whitman County, WA
The radar
The Spokane radar (KOTX), 87 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:25 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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 South Fork Palouse River at Pullman (PULW1). The gauge peaked at 8.82 ft at Mar 14, 2026, 7:00 AM PDT.
- Action stage
- 5.5 ft
- Minor stage
- 7 ft
- Moderate stage
- 8 ft
- Major stage
- 9 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 13348000, 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 Mar 13, 10:37 PM PDT, 1 hour 47 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 13, 10:37 PM PDT, 1 hour 47 minutes before
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Local storm report, Mar 13, 10:57 PM PDT, 1 hour 27 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report...Summary
National Weather Service Spokane WA
1057 PM PDT Fri Mar 13 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0908 PM Flood 1 W Moscow 46.73N 117.02W
03/13/2026 Latah ID Public
Soccer fields on west side of Guy Wicks
Field flooded.
1030 PM Flood Moscow 46.72N 117.00W
03/13/2026 Latah ID Public
Facebook photo of Berman Creekside Park
flooded.
&&Local storm report, Mar 13, 11:04 PM PDT, 1 hour 20 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Spokane WA
1104 PM PDT Fri Mar 13 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0903 PM Flood 2 NE Moscow 46.74N 116.97W
03/13/2026 Latah ID Public
Mountain View Rd on the SE side of the
roundabout is closed. The road is completely
submerged.
&&
DBLocal storm report, Mar 13, 11:25 PM PDT, 59 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Spokane WA
1125 PM PDT Fri Mar 13 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1125 PM Snow 1 WSW Blanchard 48.01N 117.00W
03/13/2026 M6.5 Inch Bonner ID Trained Spotter
&&
DBLocal storm report, Mar 13, 11:26 PM PDT, 58 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Spokane WA
1126 PM PDT Fri Mar 13 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1100 PM Snow 2 SSW Leavenworth 47.57N 120.68W
03/13/2026 M14.0 Inch Chelan WA Trained Spotter
1.52 inch SWE.
&&
DBLocal storm report, Mar 13, 11:44 PM PDT, 40 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Spokane WA
1144 PM PDT Fri Mar 13 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0940 AM Flood 3 NW Lapwai 46.45N 116.85W
03/13/2026 Nez Perce ID Law Enforcement
Rock slide closed US-12 at MP 15 per Nez
Perce County Sheriff and ITD.
&&
DBLocal storm report, Mar 14, 12:10 AM PDT, 14 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Spokane WA
1210 AM PDT Sat Mar 14 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1140 PM Flood 1 NNW Moscow 46.74N 117.00W
03/13/2026 Latah ID Public
Standing water across US-95.
&&
DBThe office that day
Everything else NWS Spokane, WA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 14, 12:17 AM PDT | Areal Flood Warning | OTX | Asotin, Garfield, Whitman | 13 hr |
| Mar 14, 1:19 PM PDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OTX | Asotin, Garfield, Whitman | 23 hr |
| Mar 14, 4:42 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Spokane | 33 min |
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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.