785  
WGUS66 KOTX 122225  
FFAOTX  
 
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED  
FLOOD WATCH  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA  
325 PM PDT THU MAR 12 2026  
 
.ATMOSPHERIC RIVER COULD BRING UP TO 3 INCHES RAIN TO THE AREA.  
FLOWS IN RIVERS MAY INCREASE QUICKLY AND REACH CRITICAL LEVELS.  
 
IDC057-061-069-WAC003-023-075-131130-  
/O.NEW.KOTX.FA.A.0001.260313T0600Z-260315T0000Z/  
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/  
LATAH-LEWIS-NEZ PERCE-ASOTIN-GARFIELD-WHITMAN-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF CRAIGMONT, MOSCOW, ASOTIN, ANATONE,  
GIFFORD, PULLMAN, KENDRICK, POTLATCH, LA CROSSE, GENESEE,  
CULDESAC, WINCHESTER, CLARKSTON, POMEROY, LAPWAI, UNIONTOWN,  
CLARKSTON HEIGHTS, LEWISTON, DODGE, OAKESDALE, DEARY, PEOLA,  
MAYVIEW, COLFAX, JULIAETTA, PECK, MOHLER, ROSALIA, NEZPERCE, AND  
KAMIAH  
325 PM PDT THU MAR 12 2026  
 
...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING THROUGH  
SATURDAY AFTERNOON...  
 
* WHAT...FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAIN IS POSSIBLE.  
 
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF IDAHO, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES,  
LATAH, LEWIS AND NEZ PERCE AND SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON, INCLUDING THE  
FOLLOWING COUNTIES, ASOTIN, GARFIELD AND WHITMAN.  
 
* WHEN...FROM 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON.  
 
* IMPACTS...EXCESSIVE RUNOFF MAY RESULT IN FLOODING OF RIVERS,  
CREEKS, STREAMS, AND OTHER LOW-LYING AND FLOOD-PRONE LOCATIONS.  
CREEKS AND STREAMS MAY RISE OUT OF THEIR BANKS. FLOODING MAY OCCUR  
IN POOR DRAINAGE AND URBAN AREAS.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...  
- ATMOSPHERIC RIVER WILL BRING HEAVY RAIN TO THE AREA THROUGH  
SATURDAY. MOST LOCATIONS CAN EXPECT ONE TO TWO INCHES WITH  
LOW CHANCE OF 3 INCHES. PRECIPITATION IN THE FORM OF SNOW MAY  
LIMIT THE FLOODING POTENTIAL.  
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD  
WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED  
TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP.  
 

 
 

 
 
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