|
New flood warning issued through Sunday |
|
March 16, 2017 |
 |
The National Weather Service in Spokane has
issued a flood warning for rain and snowmelt
over North Idaho and northeast Washington, in
effect until 12:15 p.m. Sunday.
Another round of moderate to heavy rain will
occur in the Friday afternoon through Saturday
time frame. The anticipated runoff from this
upcoming event will likely produce small stream
flooding as well as field flooding. Additional
rainfall is also likely to significantly
increase the risk for mudslides.
Our unusually wet and snowy winter has raised
the water table unusually high over north Idaho
and a large portion of Washington. Flooding is
ongoing in many areas and any additional rain
will likely make conditions worse.
In addition to small stream and field flooding,
several rivers in North Idaho and eastern
Washington are rising as melting snow works
through the system.
Look for rain to spread over eastern Washington
and north Idaho Friday afternoon and increase
Friday night and Saturday morning. Drier and
cooler conditions are expected Sunday and
Monday, but another mild and wet pattern will
likely develop Tuesday and continue into next
weekend. Flooding has the potential to be a
concern in the Inland Northwest for more than a
week. |
|
Questions or comments about this
article?
Click here to e-mail! |
|
|
|
|
