Alert archive / Idaho / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1995
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 14, NWS Spokane, WA
NWS Spokane, WA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 6, 1995, 6:00 PM PDT for Idaho County, Lewis County, Idaho. It was in force for 60 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 6, 1995, 6:00 PM PDT (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 6, 1995, 7:00 PM PDT
- In force
- 60 min
- Issued by
- NWS Spokane, WA
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Idaho County, ID, Lewis County, ID
The nearest sounding before it
Spokane, WA (KOTX), launched 00:00Z, 1.0 hours before the alert went out and 188 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 176 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -89 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2283 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 39 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -18 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 36 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.1
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WUUS1 KLWS 070100 RRA SVRLWS IDC035-049-057-061-069-070200- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LEWISTON ID ISSUED BY BOISE ID 600 PM PDT THU JUL 6 1995 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 700 PM PDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... IN NORTH CENTRAL IDAHO ...CLEARWATER COUNTY...IDAHO COUNTY... AT 555 PM PDT WEATHER RADAR AT MISSOULA INDICATED WIDELY SCATTERED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRESENT IN IDAHO COUNTY AND NOW CLEARWATER COUNTY IN NORTHERN IDAHO. MOVEMENT WAS TO THE NORTHEAST AT ABOUT 30 MPH. THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS HAD MOVED OUT OF NEZ PERCE...LATAH AND LEWIS COUNTIES. THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING HAS ENDED FOR NEZ PERCE...LATAH..AND LEWIS COUNTIES. HOWEVER STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE STILL LOCATED IN THE NEARBY COUNTIES. PERSONS IN ALL NORTHERN IDAHO COUNTIES SHOULD CONTINUE TO BE ALERT THIS EVENING. 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. WWUS30KGEG /:
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jul 6, 3:25 PM PDT, 2 hours 35 minutes before
LOCAL STORM REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 325 PM PDT THU JUL 6 1995 SPOTTER REPORTS DATE: 07/06/95 STATION NAME: GEG REPORT #1 TIME: 1430 PDT LOCATION: EXTREME SRN GRANT COUNTY. SPOTTER: SW WINDS TO 51 MPH. REPORT #2 TIME: 1430 PDT LOCATION: SWRN ADAMS COUNTY. SPOTTER: STG GUSTY WINDS.. LIGHTNING STARTED FIRE AT SADDLE MTN. REPORT #2 TIME: 1525 PDT LOCATION: RITZVILLE ADAMS COUNTY SPOTTER: 58H WIND GUSTS TO 39 MPH. FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND POOR VISIBILITIES. END
Local storm report, Jul 6, 3:26 PM PDT, 2 hours 34 minutes before
LOCAL STORM REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 325 PM PDT THU JUL 6 1995 SPOTTER REPORTS DATE: 07/06/95 STATION NAME: GEG REPORT #1 TIME: 1430 PDT LOCATION: EXTREME SRN GRANT COUNTY. SPOTTER: SW WINDS TO 51 MPH. REPORT #2 TIME: 1430 PDT LOCATION: SWRN ADAMS COUNTY. SPOTTER: STG GUSTY WINDS.. LIGHTNING STARTED FIRE AT SADDLE MTN. REPORT #2 TIME: 1525 PDT LOCATION: RITZVILLE ADAMS COUNTY SPOTTER: 58H WIND GUSTS TO 39 MPH. FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND POOR
Local storm report, Jul 6, 3:27 PM PDT, 2 hours 33 minutes before
LOCAL STORM REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 325 PM PDT THU JUL 6 1995 SPOTTER REPORTS DATE: 07/06/95 STATION NAME: GEG REPORT #1 TIME: 1430 PDT LOCATION: EXTREME SRN GRANT COUNTY. SPOTTER: SW WINDS TO 51 MPH. REPORT #2 TIME: 1430 PDT LOCATION: SWRN ADAMS COUNTY. SPOTTER: STG GUSTY WINDS.. LIGHTNING STARTED FIRE AT SADDLE MTN. REPORT #2 TIME: 1525 PDT LOCATION: RITZVILLE ADAMS COUNTY SPOTTER: 58H WIND GUSTS TO 39 MPH. FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND POOR VISIBILITIES. END
Special weather statement, Jul 6, 4:54 PM PDT, 1 hour 6 minutes before
WAZ006-IDZ009-070200- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 455 PM PDT THU JUL 6 1995 ...THUNDERSTORM MOVING INTO THE SPOKANE AREA... BETWEEN 5 AND 6 PM... THUNDERSTORMS WITH GUSTY WINDS... REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND LIGHTNING WILL MOVE ACROSS THE SPOKANE METRO AREA AND INTO NORTH IDAHO. STAY ABREAST OF THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION IN ORDER TO TAKE PRECAUTION TO PROTECT YOURSELF AND YOUR PROPERTY FROM THIS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS WEATHER. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM FOR MUCH OF EASTERN WASHINGTON. THIS WATCH INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... SPOKANE... PEND OREILLE... STEVENS.... FERRY... LINCOLN... GRANT AND ADAMS. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THUNDERSTORMS THAT COULD PRODUCE HAIL IN EXCESS OF 3/4 OF AN INCH AND WINDS IN EXCESS OF 57 MPH. AT 450 PM... THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED JUST TO THE SOUTHWEST OF THE SPOKANE AREA. THE LEADING EDGE OF THE GUSTY WINDS WAS REPORTED FROM LITTLE FALLS TO CHENEY AND OAKESDALE. SPOTTER REPORTS FROM RITZVILLE INDICATED WINDS TO 60 MPH AROUND 420 PM... WHILE WINDS TO 50 MPH WERE REPORTED FROM LEWISTON AT 440 PM. LIVINGSTON
Special weather statement, Jul 6, 4:55 PM PDT, 1 hour 5 minutes before
WAZ006-IDZ009-070200- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 455 PM PDT THU JUL 6 1995 ...THUNDERSTORM MOVING INTO THE SPOKANE AREA... BETWEEN 5 AND 6 PM... THUNDERSTORMS WITH GUSTY WINDS... REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND LIGHTNING WILL MOVE ACROSS THE SPOKANE METRO AREA AND INTO NORTH IDAHO. STAY ABREAST OF THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION IN ORDER TO TAKE PRECAUTION TO PROTECT YOURSELF AND YOUR PROPERTY FROM THIS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS WEATHER. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM FOR MUCH OF EASTERN WASHINGTON. THIS WATCH INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... SPOKANE... PEND OREILLE... STEVENS.... FERRY... LINCOLN... GRANT AND ADAMS. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THUNDERSTORMS THAT COULD PRODUCE HAIL IN EXCESS OF 3/4 OF AN INCH AND WINDS IN EXCESS OF 57 MPH. AT 450 PM... THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED JUST TO THE SOUTHWEST OF THE SPOKANE AREA. THE LEADING EDGE OF THE GUSTY WINDS WAS REPORTED FROM LITTLE FALLS TO CHENEY AND OAKESDALE. SPOTTER REPORTS FROM RITZVILLE INDICATED WINDS TO 60 MPH AROUND 420 PM... WHILE WINDS TO 50 MPH WERE REPORTED FROM LEWISTON AT 440 PM. LIVINGSTON
Local storm report, Jul 6, 6:00 PM PDT, 0 minutes before
LOCAL STORM REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 600 PM PDT THU JUL 6 1995 SPOTTER REPORTS DATE: 07/06/95 STATION NAME: GEG REPORT #1 TIME: 1755 PDT LOCATION: CATALDO IN SHOSHONE COUNTY SPOTTER: SHOSHONE COUNTY SHERRIF REPORTS VERY STRONG WINDS END
The office that day
Everything else NWS Spokane, WA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 6, 5:05 PM PDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OTX | Benewah | 55 min |
| Jul 6, 5:40 PM PDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OTX | Kootenai, Shoshone | 65 min |
| Jul 6, 6:00 PM PDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OTX | Clearwater, Latah, Nez Perce | 60 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Idaho, 1995Every severe thunderstorm warning in 1995
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.