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NWS warns of potential floods, slides |
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March 27, 2012 |
The National Weather Service today issued
warnings that atmospheric models from north
central Idaho through northwest Montana Friday
through Saturday bode ill.
If the models hold true, we could see
significant rainfall beginning Friday and
lasting into Saturday which, combined with
snowmelt from rapidly increasing temperatures,
make it likely that the area will experience
small-stream flooding, significant ponding on
the more level surfaces and, worse yet, the
threat of rock and mud slides.
The National Weather Service is confident that
the threat potential is high, but the specific
placement of the areas of heaviest rainfall
remains uncertain as conditions develop.
Better data with which to back up forecasts and
narrow the areas likely to be hardest hit will
be available as the system develops, but deems
it important to release warnings now so that
those in more susceptible areas can better
prepare. |
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