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WGUS66 KOTX 051309
FFAOTX
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
509 AM PST TUE DEC 5 2023
.MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN AND MELTING SNOW 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.
WAC007-060215-
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CHELAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF CASHMERE, ENTIAT, PLAIN, LEAVENWORTH,
MANSON, WENATCHEE, AND CHELAN
509 AM PST TUE DEC 5 2023
..FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT 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...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 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 WILL 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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BONNER-BOUNDARY-KOOTENAI-SHOSHONE-PEND OREILLE-SPOKANE-STEVENS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF CUSICK, SANDPOINT, KINGSTON, COOLIN,
KELLOGG, COLVILLE, COEUR D'ALENE, OSBURN, SPOKANE, CLARK FORK,
ATHOL, EASTPORT, NORTHPORT, MEADOW CREEK, MULLAN, KETTLE FALLS,
WORLEY, RATHDRUM, CAREYWOOD, PINEHURST, BLANCHARD, NEWPORT,
VALLEY, MOYIE SPRINGS, METALINE FALLS, MEDICAL LAKE, AIRWAY
HEIGHTS, DEER PARK, SMELTERVILLE, ADDY, BONNERS FERRY, PRICHARD,
CLAYTON, BAYVIEW, PORTHILL, PRIEST RIVER, ROCKFORD, MURRAY,
CHEWELAH, CALDER, ORIN, CATALDO, SPRINGDALE, HAYDEN, NAPLES,
ARDEN, WALLACE, DIAMOND LAKE, POST FALLS, CHENEY, LIBERTY LAKE,
AND IONE
509 AM PST TUE DEC 5 2023
..FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT 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...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 THROUGH EARLY
THURSDAY WILL BRING MILD TEMPERATURES WITH RISING SNOW
LEVELS. THE COMBINATION OF MELTING SNOW AT LOW TO MID
ELEVATIONS WITH MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN WILL 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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