FLOOD WATCH FOR: Benewah Bonner Boundary Kootenai Latah Shoshone ...Warm and wet weather this week may lead to flooding... ...Flood watch remains in effect through friday morning... The flood watch continues for * Portions of north idaho and washington...Including the following counties...In north idaho...Benewah...Bonner... Boundary...Kootenai...Latah and shoshone. In washington... Ferry...Lincoln...Pend oreille...Spokane and stevens. * Through friday morning * A mild and moist weather pattern is expected through the work week with warming temperatures and snow melt at low and mid elevations. A pair of wet storm systems will bring the potential for some moderate to heavy rainfall. Northeast washington and the idaho panhandle will receive the brunt of this rain mainly from wednesday morning through thursday night where total rainfall amounts of up to 1 to 1.5 inches are possible. Meanwhile the upper columbia basin and spokane/coeur d`alene area can anticipate 0.50 to 1 inch of rain through this period. * Moderate to heavy rain and melting snow are expected to cause rises to many area rivers and small streams. This could lead to some storm water flooding...As well as mud slides or debris flows. Frozen soils across the area will also result in poor water infiltration that will likely increase the potential for flooding...Especially for urban and low lying areas. A few locations may already be experiencing minor flooding or ponding issues...Can expect conditions to worsen through the week. There is a high probability that some main stem rivers will also be running high by the weekend. This includes the following locations...Plummer...Tensed... Sandpoint...Priest river...Coolin...Blanchard...Careywood...Clark fork...Bonners ferry...Moyie springs...Porthill...Eastport... Naples...Coeur d`alene...Post falls...Hayden...Worley...Bayview... Rathdrum...Athol...Moscow...Potlatch...Deary...Genesee... Juliaetta...Kendrick...Kellogg...Pinehurst...Osburn...Wallace... Mullan...Smelterville...Calder...Republic...Inchelium...Keller... Curlew...Danville...Laurier...Davenport...Odessa...Wilbur... Reardan...Sprague...Newport...Metaline falls...Ione...Cusick... Diamond lake...Spokane...Airway heights...Medical lake...Cheney... Rockford...Liberty lake...Deer park...Colville...Chewelah... Kettle falls...Springdale...Northport. A flood watch means that flooding is possible but not imminent in the watch area. You should monitor forecasts and be alert for possible flood warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be prepared to take action should flooding develop. For a detailed view of the hazard area visit Wrh.Noaa.Gov/wrh/whv/?Wfo=otx
Posted on: Tue, 04 Mar 2014 22:15:15 +0000
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