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WGUS66 KOTX 042021  
FFAOTX  
 
FLOOD WATCH  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA  
1221 PM PST MON DEC 4 2023  
 
.MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN AND MELTING SNOW WITH A WARM AND MOIST  
ATMOSPHERIC RIVER EVENT WILL LEAD TO RISES ON RIVERS, SMALL CREAKS  
AND STREAMS. FLOWS IN RIVERS MAY INCREASE QUICKLY AND REACH CRITICAL  
LEVELS. LOW LYING AREAS WITH POOR DRAINAGE MAY SEE FLOODING IMPACTS  
AS WELL.  
 
IDC009-057-WAC075-042130-  
/O.CAN.KOTX.FA.A.0014.231205T0600Z-231208T0000Z/  
/00000.0.RS.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/  
BENEWAH-LATAH-WHITMAN-  
1221 PM PST MON DEC 4 2023  
   
..FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED
 
 
THE FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH IDAHO, INCLUDING  
THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES, BENEWAH AND LATAH AND SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON,  
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING COUNTY, WHITMAN.  
 
FORECAST RAINFALL AMOUNTS HAVE TRENDED DRIER FOR THE EVENT AND  
FLOODING IS NO LONGER EXPECTED TO POSE A THREAT FOR THESE COUNTIES.  
 

 
 
WAC007-051500-  
/O.CON.KOTX.FA.A.0014.231205T0600Z-231207T0600Z/  
/00000.0.RS.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/  
CHELAN-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF MANSON, CASHMERE, PLAIN, LEAVENWORTH,  
CHELAN, WENATCHEE, AND ENTIAT  
1221 PM PST MON DEC 4 2023  
 
...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM PST THIS EVENING THROUGH  
WEDNESDAY EVENING...  
 
* WHAT...FLOODING CAUSED BY RAIN AND SNOWMELT CONTINUES TO BE  
POSSIBLE.  
 
* WHERE...A PORTION OF NORTH CENTRAL WASHINGTON, INCLUDING THE  
FOLLOWING COUNTY, CHELAN.  
 
* WHEN...FROM 10 PM PST THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING.  
 
* IMPACTS...EXCESSIVE RUNOFF MAY RESULT IN FLOODING OF RIVERS,  
CREEKS, STREAMS, AND OTHER LOW-LYING AND FLOOD-PRONE LOCATIONS. AN  
INCREASE RISK FOR ROCK SLIDES IN STEEP TERRAIN IS POSSIBLE AS WELL.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...  
- A MODERATELY STRONG ATMOSPHERIC RIVER EVENT BEGINNING LATE  
MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY WILL BRING MILDER  
TEMPERATURES WITH RISING SNOW LEVELS. SNOW WILL TRANSITION TO  
RAIN EXCEPT FOR THE HIGHEST MOUNTAIN PEAKS. THE COMBINATION  
OF MELTING SNOW AT LOW TO MID ELEVATIONS WITH MODERATE TO  
HEAVY RAIN MAY LEAD TO EXCESSIVE RUNOFF.  
- 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.  
 

 
 

 
 
IDC017-021-055-079-WAC051-063-065-051500-  
/O.CON.KOTX.FA.A.0014.231205T0600Z-231208T0000Z/  
/00000.0.RS.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/  
BONNER-BOUNDARY-KOOTENAI-SHOSHONE-PEND OREILLE-SPOKANE-STEVENS-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF MEDICAL LAKE, ATHOL, WALLACE, MOYIE  
SPRINGS, IONE, NORTHPORT, POST FALLS, HAYDEN, EASTPORT, CHEWELAH,  
KETTLE FALLS, CALDER, SANDPOINT, COEUR D'ALENE, PORTHILL, MEADOW  
CREEK, CLARK FORK, MULLAN, CAREYWOOD, KELLOGG, CATALDO, SPOKANE,  
ARDEN, SPRINGDALE, PRICHARD, CHENEY, COOLIN, NAPLES, VALLEY,  
ORIN, CLAYTON, ROCKFORD, PINEHURST, DIAMOND LAKE, OSBURN,  
BLANCHARD, KINGSTON, CUSICK, AIRWAY HEIGHTS, WORLEY, RATHDRUM,  
BAYVIEW, LIBERTY LAKE, MURRAY, PRIEST RIVER, COLVILLE, DEER PARK,  
METALINE FALLS, BONNERS FERRY, NEWPORT, ADDY, AND SMELTERVILLE  
1221 PM PST MON DEC 4 2023  
 
...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM PST THIS EVENING THROUGH  
THURSDAY AFTERNOON...  
 
* WHAT...FLOODING CAUSED BY RAIN AND SNOWMELT CONTINUES TO BE  
POSSIBLE.  
 
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF NORTH IDAHO, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES,  
BONNER, BOUNDARY, KOOTENAI AND SHOSHONE AND NORTHEAST WASHINGTON,  
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES, PEND OREILLE, SPOKANE AND  
STEVENS.  
 
* WHEN...FROM 10 PM PST THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY 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. WATER MAY SEEP  
INTO BASEMENTS, FIELD FLOODING, AND PONDING OF WATER OVER ROADS  
AND IN URBAN AREAS WITH POOR DRAINAGE WILL BE POSSIBLE. STEEP  
TERRAIN WILL ALSO SEE AN INCREASED RISK FOR ROCK SLIDES.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...  
- A MODERATELY STRONG ATMOSPHERIC RIVER EVENT BEGINNING LATE  
MONDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUING INTO EARLY THURSDAY WILL BRING  
MILDER TEMPERATURES WITH RISING SNOW LEVELS. THE COMBINATION  
OF MELTING SNOW AT LOW TO MID ELEVATIONS WITH MODERATE TO  
HEAVY RAIN MAY LEAD TO EXCESSIVE RUNOFF.  
- 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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