Sasquatch is on the move in Latah and Whitman Counties . . . In the days following the SFCC Pullman Center’s move to the Washington State University campus, Bigfoot was sighted in nearby Latah County where a motorist swears she saw Bigfoot chasing deer along the highway just north of Potlatch.  Perhaps Skitch invited a few friends over to check out his new digs and they tried grabbing some food on the way.

Skitch’s new stomping grounds will be the Math Annex located on the WSU campus.  Approximately 200 students will start classes in the new building on April 3, 2017.  Being on the WSU campus will expose SFCC students to university life and enhance their college experience. There isn’t enough classroom space in the Math Annex, so some students will have classes across campus in Krugal Hall. Continue reading →

I was available to photograph the Palouse River as it crested this morning at just over 17 feet.  The pictures are below.

Rock Creek Road

The bridge on Rock Creek Road was damaged during ice flows in February 2017, compromising it's structural integrity. The county to close the road,out of safety concerns. Because of high water levels and excessive stream flows, they have been unable to repair the bridge. Motorist were encouraged to use the Flannigan Creek Road detour. 3/18/17

Rock Creek Road

Flannigan Creek Road

Floodwater covers Flannigan Creek Road, so the detour is impassable, cutting off residents who live on the other side of the river. 3/18/17

Flannigan Creek Road

Going Home

One motorist, desperate to get home, braves the floodwaters on Flannigan Creek Road, near Potlatch, Idaho. 3/18/17

Going Home

Tree Farm

At the tree farm near Potlatch, Idaho, all that is visible is the tops of the trees. 3/18/17

Tree Farm

Outhouse

An outhouse sits in a pool of water at the tree farm near Potlatch, Idaho. 3/18/17

Outhouse

Horse Pastures

Horse Pastures along Highway 95 near Potlatch, Idaho are underwater. 3/18/17

Horse Pastures

Palouse River

The Palouse River jumped its banks covering wheat fields and pastures along Highway 95 near Potlatch, Idaho. 3/18/17

Palouse River

Rapids

Rapids on the Palouse River are a rare sight. 3/18/17

Rapids

Wheat Field

Ducks swim in the puddles left behind in the wheat fields on Trestle Road near Viola, Idaho. 3/18/17

Wheat Field

Land Slide

Overly saturated ground gives way, causing landslides in the wheat fields on Trestle Roads, near Viola, Idaho. 3/18/2017

Land Slide

Potlatch Flood Station

This shows a picture of horse pastures along Highway 95 near Potlatch, ID. At shortly after 8 AM this morning the water was less than a foot from covering the railroad tracks and only 2 feet from crossing Highway 8 near the county shop. 3/16/17

Potlatch Flood Station

Twitter Post from yesterday.

Lion's Park in the City of Palouse, WA. 3/15/17

Twitter Post from yesterday.

Palouse River Flood Watch

Here is the Hydrology information from when I was in Palouse this morning. You can track the hydrology information for yourself here: http://water.weather.gov/ahps2/hydrograph.php?wfo=OTX&gage=PLOI1 .

Palouse River Flood Watch

Alley off Main Street

Thanks to a blown gasket I had to stop in at Bagott Motors, Inc. in downtown Palouse, WA this morning. The mechanics were kind enough to take me in back so that I could get a look at the water in the alley. The stick on the light pole shows that the water is just over 3 feet deep in the alley. www.bagottmotors.com 3/16/17

Alley off Main Street

House Surrounded by Floodwaters

This house, surrounded by floodwater, is on Main Street in Palouse, WA. A rise of 6 more inches would have water running down main street. 3/16/17

House Surrounded by Floodwaters

Child's Swing

A child's swing sweeps back and forth across a flooded backyard in the City of Palouse, WA. 3/16/17

Child's Swing

Lion's Park

The road is closed in Lion's Park and all the picnic tables are under water. 3/15/17

Lion's Park

Palouse City Park

Floodwaters have reached the picnic shelters in the Palouse City Park in Palouse, WA. 3/16/17

Palouse City Park

Gazebo at the Park

Floodwaters fill the park making the gazebo unusable in the City of Palouse, WA. 3/16/17

Gazebo at the Park

Grocery Store

Water reached the loading bay of the grocery store in Palouse, WA. 3/16/17

Grocery Store

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  Rock Creek Road

  The bridge on Rock Creek Road was damaged during ice flows in February 2017, compromising it's structural integrity. The county to close the road,out of safety concerns. Because of high water levels and excessive stream flows, they have been unable to repair the bridge. Motorist were encouraged to use the Flannigan Creek Road detour. 3/18/17
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  Flannigan Creek Road

  Floodwater covers Flannigan Creek Road, so the detour is impassable, cutting off residents who live on the other side of the river. 3/18/17
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  Going Home

  One motorist, desperate to get home, braves the floodwaters on Flannigan Creek Road, near Potlatch, Idaho. 3/18/17
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  Tree Farm

  At the tree farm near Potlatch, Idaho, all that is visible is the tops of the trees. 3/18/17
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  Outhouse

  An outhouse sits in a pool of water at the tree farm near Potlatch, Idaho. 3/18/17
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  Horse Pastures

  Horse Pastures along Highway 95 near Potlatch, Idaho are underwater. 3/18/17
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  Palouse River

  The Palouse River jumped its banks covering wheat fields and pastures along Highway 95 near Potlatch, Idaho. 3/18/17
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  Rapids

  Rapids on the Palouse River are a rare sight. 3/18/17
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  Wheat Field

  Ducks swim in the puddles left behind in the wheat fields on Trestle Road near Viola, Idaho. 3/18/17
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  Land Slide

  Overly saturated ground gives way, causing landslides in the wheat fields on Trestle Roads, near Viola, Idaho. 3/18/2017
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  Potlatch Flood Station

  This shows a picture of horse pastures along Highway 95 near Potlatch, ID. At shortly after 8 AM this morning the water was less than a foot from covering the railroad tracks and only 2 feet from crossing Highway 8 near the county shop. 3/16/17
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  Twitter Post from yesterday.

  Lion's Park in the City of Palouse, WA. 3/15/17
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  Palouse River Flood Watch

  Here is the Hydrology information from when I was in Palouse this morning. You can track the hydrology information for yourself here: http://water.weather.gov/ahps2/hydrograph.php?wfo=OTX&gage=PLOI1 .
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  Alley off Main Street

  Thanks to a blown gasket I had to stop in at Bagott Motors, Inc. in downtown Palouse, WA this morning. The mechanics were kind enough to take me in back so that I could get a look at the water in the alley. The stick on the light pole shows that the water is just over 3 feet deep in the alley. www.bagottmotors.com 3/16/17
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  House Surrounded by Floodwaters

  This house, surrounded by floodwater, is on Main Street in Palouse, WA. A rise of 6 more inches would have water running down main street. 3/16/17
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  Child's Swing

  A child's swing sweeps back and forth across a flooded backyard in the City of Palouse, WA. 3/16/17
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  Lion's Park

  The road is closed in Lion's Park and all the picnic tables are under water. 3/15/17
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  Palouse City Park

  Floodwaters have reached the picnic shelters in the Palouse City Park in Palouse, WA. 3/16/17
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  Gazebo at the Park

  Floodwaters fill the park making the gazebo unusable in the City of Palouse, WA. 3/16/17
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  Grocery Store

  Water reached the loading bay of the grocery store in Palouse, WA. 3/16/17