Flood Warning issued February 23 at 7:38PM PST until February 25 at 7:00AM PST by NWS Spokane WA

* 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…Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying
and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring. Several
structures and homes are flooded along creeks in the town of
Oakesdale with reports of up to 6 inches of water. This also
includes the closure of State Route 27 near Oakesdale. Plummer
Creek is out of its banks and is flooding areas along D Street in
Plummer. Water reported up to homes in the town of Garfield.
Numerous other roads have reports of water over them including
State Routes 23 and 271. It will take several hours for all the
water from these storms to work through local drainage systems.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…
– At 732 PM PST, Emergency management and storm spotters have
reported ongoing flooding across the warned area. Between
0.75 and 1.5 inches of rain have fallen. Rapid snowmelt is
also occurring and will add to the flooding.
– Some locations that will experience flooding include…
Pullman, Moscow, St. Maries, Colfax, Plummer, Genesee, Troy,
Potlatch, Juliaetta, Deary, Kendrick, Bovill, Palouse, Tekoa,
Garfield, Albion, Rosalia and St. John.
– http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood