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WGUS66 KOTX 171845
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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1145 AM PDT TUE MAR 17 2026
.RAIN ON SNOW IS EXPECTED TO RESULT IN INCREASED SNOWMELT ACROSS
EASTERN BONNER COUNTY. FLOWS ON CREEKS AND STREAMS MAY INCREASE
QUICKLY.
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BONNER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF PRIEST RIVER, CAREYWOOD, SANDPOINT,
BLANCHARD, COOLIN, AND CLARK FORK
1145 AM PDT TUE MAR 17 2026
...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE
TONIGHT...
* WHAT...FLOODING CAUSED BY RAIN AND SNOWMELT IS POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...A PORTION OF NORTH IDAHO, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING COUNTY,
BONNER.
* WHEN...FROM 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT.
* IMPACTS...EXCESSIVE RUNOFF MAY RESULT IN FLOODING OF RIVERS,
CREEKS, STREAMS, AND OTHER LOW-LYING AND FLOOD-PRONE LOCATIONS.
ROCK AND MUDSLIDES WILL BE POSSIBLE FOR AREAS IN STEEP TERRAIN AND
NEAR BURN SCARS.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- RAIN AND INCREASED SNOW MELT TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON WILL RESULT IN QUICK RISES ON CREEKS AND
STREAMS. THIS INCLUDES EASTERN BONNER COUNTY ALONG LIGHTNING
CREEK.
- 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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