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FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1217 AM PDT WED MAR 18 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 SANDPOINT, CLARK FORK, BLANCHARD, PRIEST
RIVER, COOLIN, AND CAREYWOOD
1217 AM PDT WED MAR 18 2026
..FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON
* WHAT...FLOODING CAUSED BY RAIN AND SNOWMELT CONTINUES TO BE
POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...A PORTION OF NORTH IDAHO, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING COUNTY,
BONNER.
* WHEN...THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON.
* 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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