* WHAT...Heavy snow expected Above 3000 feet. Total snow
accumulations between 1 and 2 feet. Winds gusting as high as 45
mph on slopes exposed to west wind.
* WHERE...Holden Village and Stevens Pass.
* WHEN...Until 4 PM PST Tuesday.
* IMPACTS...Motorists should be prepared for winter driving
conditions with periods of heavy snow late Monday night into
Tuesday morning.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...The heaviest snowfall is expected overnight
Monday Night into Tuesday Morning with snow rates of 1 inch per
hour possible.
* WHAT...Snow Above 2000 feet. Total snow accumulations between 4
and 9 inches with the highest amounts above 3000 feet. Winds
gusting as high as 35 mph.
* WHERE...Conconully, Loup Loup Pass, and Mazama.
* WHEN...Until noon PST Tuesday.
* IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult.
...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in Idaho...
Washington...
Palouse River near Potlatch affecting Latah and Whitman Counties.
.Rivers, creeks, and streams across Whitman, Latah, and Spokane
counties will continue to run high Monday and Tuesday. Heavy rain
over the weekend will be followed by periods of light to moderate
rain Monday afternoon, Monday night and Tuesday.
For the Palouse River...including Potlatch...Minor flooding is
forecast.
* WHAT...Moderate flooding is occurring and minor flooding is
forecast.
* WHERE...Palouse River near Potlatch.
* WHEN...Until late tonight.
* IMPACTS...At 16.5 feet, Water will be up to the back door at the
city shop in Palouse. Water will approach the home on Main Street
near Hayton Greene Park. Lions Club Park in Palouse will be
submerged and water will be around the playground at the Hayton
Greene Park.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 11:30 AM PST Monday the stage was 16.7 feet.
- Bankfull stage is 14.0 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 11:30 AM PST Monday was 17.3 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage
late this afternoon and continue falling to 13.3 feet
tonight.
- Flood stage is 15.0 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
16.5 feet on 01/17/2011.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
* WHAT...Southwest winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph
expected.
* WHERE...Ritzville, Uniontown, La Crosse, Spokane Valley, Airway
Heights, Mansfield, Coulee City, Grand Coulee, Moscow, Genesee,
Davenport, Badger Mountain Road, Creston, Wilbur, Downtown
Spokane, Waterville, Fairfield, Tekoa, Rockford, Plummer, Odessa,
Colfax, Cheney, Harrington, Potlatch, Rosalia, Pullman, and
Oakesdale.
* WHEN...From 4 AM to 6 PM PST Tuesday.
* IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree
limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Saturated ground from recent rains may
contribute to heightened potential for falling trees and power
outages.
* WHAT...Southwest winds 35 to 45 mph with gusts up to 65 mph
expected.
* WHERE...Pomeroy, Alpowa Summit.
* WHEN...From 4 AM to 6 PM PST Tuesday.
* IMPACTS...Damaging winds will blow down trees and may cause power
outages. Travel will be difficult, especially for high profile
vehicles.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Saturated ground from recent rains may
contribute to heightened potential for falling trees and power
outages.
* WHAT...Southwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 60 mph
expected.
* WHERE...North and Central Coast Range Valleys of Oregon, and
Willapa and Wahkiakum Lowlands.
* WHEN...Until 4 AM PST Tuesday.
* IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree
limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.
* WHAT...South winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected.
* WHERE...Greater Portland/Vancouver Metro, Central and Southern
Willamette Valley, Lower Columbia River and Cowlitz River Valleys,
and South Washington Cascade Foothills.
* WHEN...Until 4 AM PST Tuesday.
* IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree
limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...20% chance of gusts up to 60 mph around
Salem, Aurora, and the southern Portland-Metro area. Period of
strongest winds will start this evening.
* WHAT...South winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 60 mph. Gusts up
to 70 mph on beaches and headlands, and the higher terrain of the
Coast Range and Willapa Hills.
* WHERE...South Washington and North and Central Oregon Coast, North
and Central Coast Range Mountains of Oregon, and Willapa Hills.
* WHEN...Until 4 AM PST Tuesday.
* IMPACTS...Damaging winds will blow down trees and power lines.
Widespread power outages are expected. Travel will be difficult,
especially for high profile vehicles.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...While the beaches and headlands will
experience the strongest gusts, elevations above 1000 feet in the
Coast Range too will experience gusts greater than 60 mph.
* WHAT...South winds 35 to 45 mph with gusts up to 55 to 65 mph
expected becoming west early Tuesday morning.
* WHERE...Central Coast and North Coast.
* WHEN...Until 10 AM PST Tuesday.
* IMPACTS...Damaging winds will blow down trees and power lines.
Widespread power outages are expected. Travel will be difficult,
especially for high profile vehicles.
* WHAT...South winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 to 60 mph
expected.
* WHERE...Bremerton and Vicinity, Lower Chehalis Valley Area,
Seattle and Vicinity, Southwest Interior, and Tacoma Area.
* WHEN...Until 10 AM PST Tuesday.
* IMPACTS...Damaging winds will blow down trees and power lines.
Widespread power outages are expected. Travel will be difficult,
especially for high profile vehicles.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Strongest winds will occur during the
overnight hours.
* WHAT...South winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected.
* WHERE...Admiralty Inlet Area, Eastern Strait of Juan de Fuca, Hood
Canal Area, San Juan County, Western Skagit County, Western Strait
of Juan De Fuca, Western Whatcom County, Bellevue and Vicinity,
East Puget Sound Lowlands, and Everett and Vicinity.
* WHEN...Until 10 AM PST Tuesday.
* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree
limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Strongest winds will occur during the
overnight hours.
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be
possible.
* WHERE...Portions of northwest and west central Washington,
including the following counties, in northwest Washington, Grays
Harbor. In west central Washington, Lewis and Thurston.
* WHEN...Through Tuesday afternoon.
* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers,
creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
Flooding may occur in poor drainage and urban areas.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- Another round of precipitation starting this morning through
Tuesday morning will bring 1 to 3 inches of rain and will
increase rises on the already rising Chehalis River. While
the river forecasts at this time have river forecast points
cresting just below flood stage, and the possibility of being
even lower, there remains some possibilities of crests higher
than forecasts and exceeding flood stage.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
* WHAT...Flooding caused by rain and snowmelt continues.
* WHERE...Portions of Idaho, including the following counties,
Bonner, Boundary, Kootenai, Lewis, Nez Perce and Shoshone and
Washington, including the following counties, Asotin, Garfield and
Spokane.
* WHEN...Until 700 AM PST Tuesday.
* IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas.
Water over roadways. River or stream flows are elevated. Ponding
of water in urban or other areas is occurring or is imminent.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 912 AM PST, Gauge reports indicated rain and snowmelt.
Overflowing poor drainage areas have already caused minor
flooding in the advisory area. Between 0.25 and 0.75 inches
of rain have fallen.
- Additional rainfall amounts of 0.25 to 1 inch are expected
over the area. This additional rain will result in minor
flooding.
- Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Spokane, Spokane Valley, Coeur d'Alene, Lewiston, Post Falls,
Hayden, Cheney, Sandpoint, Clarkston, Rathdrum, Bonners
Ferry, Dalton Gardens, Kellogg, Priest River, Pinehurst,
Osburn, Lapwai, Wallace, Liberty Lake and Airway Heights.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
* WHAT...Large breaking waves of 15 to 25 feet expected in the
surf zone.
* WHERE...North Coast and Central Coast zones.
* WHEN...From 4 PM this afternoon to 4 PM PST Tuesday.
* IMPACTS...Large waves may wash over beaches, jetties, and
other structures unexpectedly. Localized beach erosion is
possible. People can be swept off rocks and jetties, and drown
while observing high surf.
...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in Idaho...
Washington...
Paradise Creek at Moscow affecting Latah and Whitman Counties.
.Rivers, creeks, and streams across Whitman, Latah, and Spokane
counties will continue to run high Monday and Tuesday. Periods of
light to moderate rain expected Monday afternoon, Monday night and
Tuesday.
For the Paradise Creek ...including Moscow...Minor flooding is
forecast.
* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.
This approaches the flood of record.
* WHERE...Paradise Creek at Moscow.
* WHEN...Until tomorrow morning.
* IMPACTS...At 10.0 feet, Water will be up to the homes near the
intersection of Bridge and Hillcrest. Intersection at 5th and
Roosevelt will be flooded. Storm drains along Main Street will be
backed up and overflowing. Mountainview Park will be flooded. Bike
path along the creek near the University will be under 6 inches of
water.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 7:45 AM PST Monday the stage was 9.6 feet.
- Bankfull stage is 8.0 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 7:45 AM PST Monday was 11.2 feet.
- Forecast...The river crested around midnight at 11.2 feet.
Paradise Creek will fall close to 9 feet by late Monday
morning. With additional rain Monday afternoon through
Tuesday, Paradise Creek will likely hover around 9 feet
through Tuesday afternoon or Tuesday evening before receding
Wednesday through the end of the week.
- Flood stage is 9.2 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
9.6 feet on 01/16/2011.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
* WHAT...Flooding caused by rain and snowmelt continues.
* WHERE...Portions of North Idaho, including the following counties,
Benewah and Latah and Southeast Washington, including the
following county, Whitman.
* WHEN...Until 700 AM PST Tuesday.
* IMPACTS...Streams expected to crest Monday morning due to excess
runoff from earlier rainfall. Expect many areas of slow moving or
standing water.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 837 AM PST, Gauge reports indicated an area of heavy
rainfall across the warned area. Between 0.5 and 1 inch of
rain has fallen. Rapid snowmelt is also occurring and will
add to the flooding.
- Additional rainfall amounts of 0.25 to 0.5 inches are
possible in the warned area through Monday night.
- Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Pullman, Moscow, Clarkston, St. Maries, Colfax, Plummer,
Genesee, Troy, Potlatch, Juliaetta, Deary, Kendrick, Bovill,
Parkline, Palouse, Tekoa, Garfield, Albion, Rosalia and St.
John.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
* WHAT...Flooding caused by rain and snowmelt continues.
* WHERE...A portion of East Central Washington, including the
following county, Lincoln.
* WHEN...Until 700 AM PST Tuesday.
* IMPACTS...Low-water crossings are inundated with water and may not
be passable. Expect many areas of slow moving or standing water.
It will take several hours for all the water from these storms to
work through local drainage systems in urban areas.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 822 AM PST, The public reported an area of very heavy
rainfall across the warned area. Rapid snowmelt is also
occurring and will add to the flooding.
- Additional rainfall amounts up to 0.25 inches are possible in
the warned area.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in
Washington...
Hangman/Latah Creek at Spokane affecting Spokane County.
.Heavy rain will fall on a deep primed snowpack leading to the melt
increasing. Flows in rivers will increase quickly and reach critical
levels.
In general, creeks and streams will gradually recede Tuesday through
the end of the week. Additional rainfall could cause brief rises for
Tuesday.
* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and moderate flooding is
forecast. This approaches the flood of record.
* WHERE...Hangman/Latah Creek at Spokane.
* WHEN...Until early tomorrow afternoon.
* IMPACTS...At 12.5 feet, Extensive flooding to adjacent roads and
the Hangman Valley Golf Course is likely. Some homes in the
Hangman Valley will also be affected.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 7:45 AM PST Monday the stage was 13.0 feet by USGS.
- Bankfull stage is 10.0 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 7:45 AM PST Monday was 13 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 13.6
feet late this morning. It will then fall below flood stage
just after midnight tonight.
- Flood stage is 11.0 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
14.9 feet on 01/01/1997.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in
Washington...
Skokomish River At Potlatch affecting Mason County.
.Another round of rainfall beginning this afternoon will keep the
river above flood stage through at least Wednesday.
* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and moderate flooding is
forecast.
* WHERE...Skokomish River at Potlatch.
* WHEN...Until Wednesday afternoon.
* IMPACTS...At 17.5 feet, the Skokomish River will cause moderate
flooding, with deep and quick flood waters inundating some
residential areas, many roads, and much of the farm land in the
Skokomish Valley. Inundated roads include the Skokomish Valley
road, Bourgault Road West, Purdy Cutoff Road, and Highway 106.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 7:30 AM PST Monday the stage was 16.9 feet.
- Flood stage is 16.5 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to begin to rise this
afternoon to a crest of 17.6 feet late tonight. It will then
fall below flood stage early Wednesday morning.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
