Flood Watch

Flood Watch
National Weather Service Missoula MT
1214 PM MST Sun Dec 7 2025

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Clearwater-Idaho-
1214 PM MST Sun Dec 7 2025 /1114 AM PST Sun Dec 7 2025/

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY
MORNING...

* WHAT...Flooding caused by rain and snowmelt is possible.

* WHERE...Clearwater and Idaho County, Idaho.

* WHEN...From Monday afternoon through Thursday morning.

* IMPACTS...Creeks and streams may rise out of their banks. Flooding
  may occur in poor drainage and urban areas. Storm drains and
  ditches may become clogged with debris. People, structures, and
  roads located below steep slopes, in canyons, and near the mouths
  of canyons may be at risk from landslides.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - A prolonged atmospheric river is expected to bring periods of
    heavy rain to Idaho and Clearwater Counties, Monday night
    through Thursday. Rising snow levels will lead to a rain on
    snow event for elevations below 7,000 feet Monday night into
    Tuesday morning. The precipitation rates will briefly
    decrease Tuesday afternoon, before a second surge of moisture
    arrives Tuesday night into Thursday morning. By Thursday,
    significant precipitation totals are forecast, with 2 to 4
    inches in the valleys and 4 to 8 inches in the mountains,
    with locally higher totals over mountain crests. Landslides
    in areas of steep terrain and minor flooding in urban and
    poor drainage areas is possible.
  - https://www.weather.gov/mso/hydrology

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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