…The National Weather Service in Spokane WA has issued a Flood
Warning 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.
For the Hangman/Latah Creek …including Spokane…Minor flooding is
forecast.
* WHAT…Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE…Hangman/Latah Creek at Spokane.
* WHEN…From late tonight to late tomorrow evening.
* IMPACTS…At 11.0 feet, Minor flooding of low lying areas and
roads adjacent to the stream is possible.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…
– At 4:45 PM PST Sunday the stage was 9.9 feet.
– Bankfull stage is 10.0 feet.
– Forecast…The river is expected to rise above flood stage
just after midnight tonight to a crest of 11.2 feet late
tomorrow morning. It will then fall below flood stage early
tomorrow afternoon.
– Flood stage is 11.0 feet.
– Flood History…This crest compares to a previous crest of
11.2 feet on 02/27/1957 and 11.02 feet on 12/28/1998.
– http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood