928  
FGUS75 KPIH 252002  
ESFPIH  
IDC005-007-029-041-071-077-262100-  
 
HYDROLOGIC OUTLOOK  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID  
202 PM MDT TUE APR 25 2023  
   
..INCREASED SNOWMELT AND FLOODING POSSIBLE THIS WEEK
 
 
ENHANCED SNOWMELT IS LIKELY THIS WEEK AS WARMER TEMPERATURES  
SPREAD INTO THE REGION. BY THIS WEEKEND, DAYTIME HIGHS WILL REACH  
INTO THE 40S IN THE MOUNTAINS, APPROACH 60 DEGREES IN MOUNTAIN  
VALLEYS, AND REACH INTO THE UPPER 70S ACROSS THE SNAKE PLAIN AND  
EASTERN MAGIC VALLEY. ADDITIONALLY, RAIN ON SNOW YESTERDAY HAS  
INCREASED MELTING RATES IN SELECT AREAS. SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS  
COULD OVERFLOW ALONG WITH ADDITIONAL PONDING OF LOWLAND FARMLAND  
WHERE APPRECIABLE SNOW IS STILL LEFT TO MELT. RESULTANT FLOODING  
COULD IMPACT AGRICULTURAL INTERESTS ALONG WITH AREA ROADS, HOMES,  
AND BUSINESSES. INCREASED RELEASES ON SMALL RESERVOIRS ARE ALSO  
POSSIBLE, WHICH COULD PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT RISES DOWNSTREAM ON AREA  
STREAMS AND RIVERS.  
 
CLEAR SNOW, ICE AND DEBRIS FROM CULVERTS AND OTHER FLOW PATHS TO  
ALLOW RUNOFF TO FLOW AWAY FROM BUILDINGS AND OTHER VULNERABLE  
INFRASTRUCTURE. MOVE DEEP SNOW AWAY FROM THE FOUNDATIONS OF  
BUILDINGS, AND MOVE EQUIPMENT AND LIVESTOCK OUT OF POORLY DRAINED  
OR LOW LYING AREAS. REMEMBER, IF YOU ENCOUNTER A FLOODED ROADWAY,  
TURN AROUND DON'T DROWN, YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT ROAD CONDITIONS ARE  
HIDDEN UNDER THE WATER. REPORT ANY FLOODING TO COUNTY OFFICIALS.  
 

 
 
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