Areal Flood Warning
... The Flood Warning remains in effect until 300 PM PST Friday for
southeastern Spokane and southern Kootenai counties...
As of 9 PM on Thursday... the passage of a cold front has brought
falling snow levels and drier weather to the region. The arrival of
cooler temperatures this evening will slow the rate of snow
melt... and any additional rainfall will be relatively light.
For southern Spokane County... government officials reported an ice
jam on hangman creek upstream of Latah... which was causing flooding
in the vicinity of Tekoa in northeast Whitman County. Residents of
southern Spokane County living along hangman creek should be
cautious near the creek.
Officials report hangman creek at Spokane was running high but below
flood stage... with any impacts from local ice jams decreased. Brief
upward fluxes in levels are possible with some ice in the region.
However the creek is expected to remain at least a foot under flood
stage in the Spokane area.
For southern Kootenai County... emergency managers reported small
stream flooding in the Chain Lakes area... near Rose Lake and
Killarney Lake.
A Flood Warning means that flooding is imminent or has been reported.
Stream rises will be slow and flash flooding is not expected.
However... all interested parties should take necessary precautions
immediately.
Do not drive your vehicle into areas where the water covers the
roadway. The water depth may be too great to allow your car to cross
safely. Move to higher ground.
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4738 11676 4736 11703 4726 11705 4727 11745
4767 11747 4768 11744 4758 11738 4753 11695
4763 11674 4754 11636
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... The Flood Warning remains in effect until 300 PM PST Friday for
small streams in Latah... Benewah and Whitman counties...
As of 3 PM PST... government officials reported an ice jam on hangman
creek... which was causing flooding in the vicinity of Tekoa. Golf
course Road in Tekoa was closed due to flood water... and Highway 27
south of Tekoa was also closed. Portions of hangman Creek Road in
southwest Benewah County was also effected by flood water due to ice
jamming on the creek.
In Latah County... Danielson Road off old Highway 95 south lost two
large culverts and approximately 300 feet of the Road was lost. The
Road is closed.
In Whitman County... several County roads in Whitman County continue
to have water ponding problems. State Route 27 from the Oakesdale
city limit to State Route 274 east was closed due to flooding.
In Benewah County... a Flash Flood Watch is in effect for portions of
the County along the St Joe and St Maries rivers for ice jamming
upstream of St Maries.
A Flood Warning means that flooding is imminent or has been reported.
Stream rises will be slow and flash flooding is not expected.
However... all interested parties should take necessary precautions
immediately.
To report flooding... have the nearest law enforcement agency relay
your report to the National Weather Service forecast office.
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4670 11773 4662 11782 4658 11821 4672 11823
4677 11804 4686 11797 4726 11796 4726 11705
4736 11701 4740 11633 4663 11633 4662 11662
4654 11671 4654 11704 4643 11704 4642 11710
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735 PM PST Thu Jan 08 2009
... Flood Warning extended until Friday afternoon... the Flood Warning
continues for
the Palouse river near Potlatch
* until Friday afternoon... or until the warning is cancelled.
* At 07:16 PM Thursday the stage was 15.7 feet
* minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.
* Flood stage is 15.0 feet
* forecast... the river will remain near 15.5 feet through early
Friday morning. Additional rises are possible due to river icing.
Any additional rises are expected to be minor. The river should
fall below below flood stage by 12 PM Friday.
* At 15.0 feet... flooding of low lying areas between Potlatch, ID and
Palouse, WA is likely. This includes the lions club Community Park.
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