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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Flood Watch

National Weather Service Spokane WA

847 AM PDT Tue Apr 21 2026



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Benewah-Latah-Whitman-

Including the cities of Plummer, Genesee, Juliaetta, Colfax,

Oakesdale, Potlatch, Pullman, Rosalia, Tensed, Moscow, Uniontown,

and La Crosse

847 AM PDT Tue Apr 21 2026



...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY 

EVENING...



* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible.



* WHERE...Portions of North Idaho, including the following counties, 

  Benewah and Latah and Southeast Washington, including the 

  following county, Whitman.



* WHEN...From early Wednesday morning through Wednesday evening.



* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of creeks, 

  streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.



* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...

  - Moderate to heavy rainfall is expected to develop across

    Southeast Washington and portions of North Idaho early

    Wednesday morning and last through Wednesday evening. Between

    0.5 and 1.5 inches of rainfall is forecast. Saturated soils

    combined with excessive rainfall may lead to flooding.

  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



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.



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