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Flood warnings in effect for Inland Northwest

The Columbian
Published: May 15, 2011, 12:00am

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — The National Weather Service has issued flood warnings for rivers and streams throughout the Inland Northwest.

Forecasters say rain is expected to return by late Sunday morning and get heavy by evening.

Ellie Kelch with the National Weather Service in Spokane told The Spokesman-Review that flood watches are already in effect for many small streams and some rivers.

A flood warning will remain in effect until 3:30 p.m. Monday for small streams in Spokane, Ferry, Stevens, Pend Oreille, Chelan and Okanogan counties in Washington, and Kootenai, Latah, Benewah, Shoshone, Boundary and Bonner counties in Idaho. Flood warnings also have been issued for the St. Joe River at St. Maries and the Stehekin River at Stehekin, in Chelan County.

A flood watch continues for the Coeur d’Alene River at Cataldo.

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Information from: The Spokesman-Review, http://www.spokesman.com

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