Severe Thunderstorm Warning 2, NWS Spokane, WA

Issued

May 23, 1990, 4:07 PM PDT (23:07 UTC)

Expired

May 23, 1990, 5:15 PM PDT

In force

68 min

Issued by

NWS Spokane, WA

Area

Whole counties

Counties Bonner County, ID, Boundary County, ID, Pend Oreille County, WA

The WSR-88D network and its archive begin in 1991, so there is no radar volume for this alert.

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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
407 PM PDT WED MAY 23 1990
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL  515 PM PDT
FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...
 
IN NORTH IDAHO
          ...BONNER...BOUNDARY...NORTHERN KOOTENAI
          ...NORTHERN SHOSHONE
IN NORTHEAST WASHINGTON
          ...EASTERN PEND OREILLE
 
THE LATEST RADAR AND SATELLITE INFORMATION SHOW ALARGE DEVELOPING AREA
OF THUNDERSTORMS MOVING THROUGH THE IDAHO PANHANDLE AND THE EXTREME
NORTHEAST PART OF WASHINGTON. MARBLE SIZE HAIL WAS REPORTED IN THE
NEWPORT WASHINGTON. THE STORMS ARE CURRENTLY MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST
AT 25 MPH.
 
 
WHEN THUNDERSTORMS ARE OCCURRING...PEOPLE SHOULD MOVE INSIDE A
STRONG BUILDING.  DO NOT STAND BY WINDOWS.  DON'T USE TELEPHONES
OR ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES UNLESS IN AN EMERGENCY UNTIL THE STORM
HAS PASSED.  MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT DRIVE INTO LOW WATER CROSSINGS.
 
IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTSIDE...SEEK SHELTER FROM THE WEATHER IN A
STRONG BUILDING.  DAMAGING WIND...LARGE HAIL...VERY HEAVY RAIN...
AND DEADLY LIGHTNING ARE ALL POSSIBLE IN SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS.
STAY INSIDE AWAY FROM WINDOWS UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED.
 
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 55
MPH...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVY RAIN.
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVEB TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR
OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS.  HEAVY RAINS FLOOD ROADS QUICKLY SO
DON'T DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD.

In the hours before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE, WA
157 PM PDT WED MAY 23 1990
WAZ06-IDZ09-240000-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE, WA
200 PM PDT WED MAY 23 1990

    SATELLITE INFORMATION AND THE LATEST RADAR OBSERVATIONS SHOW AN AREA
OF THUNDERSTORMS MOVING INTO THE IDAHO PANHANDLE.  KOOTENAI...SHOSHONE
AND BENEWAH COUNTIES IN THE IDAHO PANHANDLE CAN EXPECT HEAVY RAIN AND
STRONG GUSTY WINDS IN THE VICINITY OF THE THUNDERSTORMS...UNTIL 500 PM.

    FURTHER STATEMENTS WILL BE ISSUED AS CONDITIONS WARRANT OR
INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE.

END/SAVOY

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