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Heavy rain forecast Tuesday morning
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June 25, 2012 |
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Sherry Pease
put a hailstone that fell in her Moyie
Springs yard Sunday morning next to a
quarter for comparison. The hail banged
up a lot of rigs and beat down more than
a few gardens in the county. |
If the National Weather Service continues their
spot-on short term forecasts, folks in Boundary
County will be waking up tomorrow morning to
dark skies and heavy rain, with about .82-inches
of new precipitation predicted.
That will add to some significant downpours that
fell sporadically throughout the county this
morning, accompanied by a lot of thunder, and a
hailstorm Sunday morning that woke many, with
quarter size hail turning the ground white in
many places.
The precipitation and late snow melt pushed the
Kootenai River slightly above flood stage this
morning, reaching 1,764.27 feet, which is
expected to hold, along with an accompanying
flood warning, through Friday. Already, seepage
is being reported in many fields, and Bonners
Ferry residents living in low-lying areas on the
North Side have experienced some minor flooding,
with a few gardens only recently planted now
submerged.
The system expected to hit tomorrow comes off a
low pressure system that's been stalled along
the coast since late last week, spawning the
thunder storms we've experienced. That system is
expected to move inland, bringing the heavy
rains predicted in the morning, which could set
a new June rainfall record in Bonners Ferry as
the month to date total nears five inches.
Cooler air is expected to follow the low
pressure system flows through, but warmer temps
and sunny skies should follow, with nice weather
and highs near 80 predicted through the coming
weekend. |
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