FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOISE ID 912 PM MST WED MAR 5 2014 IDZ011-013-033-062215- /O.CON.KBOI.FA.A.0002.000000T0000Z-140307T1200Z/ /00000.0.RS.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-BOISE MOUNTAINS-UPPER WEISER RIVER- 912 PM MST WED MAR 5 2014 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * A PORTION OF WEST CENTRAL IDAHO. THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING AREAS...BOISE MOUNTAINS...UPPER WEISER RIVER AND WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS. * THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT. * STRONG SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WILL COMBINE WITH MODERATE RAIN AND WARM TEMPERATURES TO PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT RISES ON AREA STREAM CREEKS AND RIVERS. SNOW LEVELS UP TO 8000 FEET TONIGHT...WILL GRADUALLY LOWER TO AROUND 4000 FEET BY FRIDAY MORNING. * RAINFALL AND SNOWMELT MAY LEAD TO FLOODING OF CREEKS... DITCHES... AND STORM DRAINS. ADDITIONALLY...MUD AND ROCK SLIDES...OR DEBRIS FLOWS MAY OCCUR IN STEEP TERRAIN AND ON BURN SCARS. MAIN STEM RIVER FLOODING IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME...BUT RIVERS WILL BE RUNNING HIGH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP.
Posted on: Thu, 06 Mar 2014 13:18:37 +0000
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