Alert archive / Washington / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1995
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 5, NWS Spokane, WA
NWS Spokane, WA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 6, 1995, 2:46 PM PDT for Asotin County, Garfield County, Whitman County, Washington. It was in force for 59 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 6, 1995, 2:46 PM PDT (21:46 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 6, 1995, 3:45 PM PDT
- In force
- 59 min
- Issued by
- NWS Spokane, WA
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Asotin County, WA, Garfield County, WA, Whitman County, WA
The nearest sounding before it
Spokane, WA (KOTX), launched 12:00Z, 9.8 hours before the alert went out and 153 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2022 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 45 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 75 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 121 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
The text of this product is not in the archive. The NWS text archive before 2002 is incomplete.
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
Special weather statement, Jul 6, 12:00 PM PDT, 2 hours 46 minutes before
WAZ006-IDZ009-062300-
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1200 PM PDT THU JUL 6 1995
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS HAVE DEVELOPED IN OREGON THIS MORNING AND ARE
MOVING TOWARD WASHINGTON AND THE IDAHO PANHANDLE. THE STORMS HAVE BEEN
RESPONSIBLE FOR HAIL AND STRONG WINDS IN EASTERN OREGON SO FAR THIS
MORNING. THIS WEATHER SYSTEM WILL CROSS INTO EASTERN WASHINGTON EARLY
THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE TO SPREAD NORTHEAST AND BE VERY WELL
DEVELOPED BY THE TIME THEY NEAR OUR REGION.
THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE IN THE SPOKANE AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING. THESE STORMS WILL BE PRODUCING BRIEF HEAVY RAIN...HAIL AND
WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH. THUNDERSTORMS ALSO PRODUCE DANGEROUS LIGHTNING
WHICH IS THE NUMBER 1 KILLER...IF A STORM APPROACHES TAKE SHELTER RIGHT
AWAY. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL NEWS SOURCE FOR
FURTHER UPDATES.
SAVOYSpecial weather statement, Jul 6, 12:08 PM PDT, 2 hours 38 minutes before
WAZ006-IDZ009-062300-
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1200 PM PDT THU JUL 6 1995
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS HAVE DEVELOPED IN OREGON THIS MORNING AND ARE
MOVING TOWARD WASHINGTON AND THE IDAHO PANHANDLE. THE STORMS HAVE BEEN
RESPONSIBLE FOR HAIL AND STRONG WINDS IN EASTERN OREGON SO FAR THIS
MORNING. THIS WEATHER SYSTEM WILL CROSS INTO EASTERN WASHINGTON EARLY
THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE TO SPREAD NORTHEAST AND BE VERY WELL
DEVELOPED BY THE TIME THEY NEAR OUR REGION.
THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE IN THE SPOKANE AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING. THESE STORMS WILL BE PRODUCING BRIEF HEAVY RAIN...HAIL AND
WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH. THUNDERSTORMS ALSO PRODUCE DANGER8OUS LIGHTNING
WHICH IS THE NUMBER 1 KILLER...IF A STORM APPROACHES TAKE SHELTER RIGHT
AWAY. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL NEWS SOURCE FOR
FURTHER UPDATES.
SAVOYSpecial weather statement, Jul 6, 12:45 PM PDT, 2 hours 1 minute before
WAZ006-070200- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 1245 PM PDT THU JUL 6 1995 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH UNTIL 7 PM IN EASTERN WASHINGTON... THE NATIONAL SEVERE STORMS FORECAST CENTER IN KANSAS CITY HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR MUCH OF EASTERN WASHINGTON. THIS WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PDT AND 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. OTHER THREATS FROM THESE STORMS COULD INCLUDE HEAVY RAIN AND LIGHTNING. AT 1230 PM... AN AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS WAS LOCATED OVER NORTH CENTRAL OREGON UP TO THE COLUMBIA RIVER. HAIL AND STRONG WINDS HAVE BEEN REPORTED FROM THESE STORM OVER CENTRAL OREGON THURSDAY MORNING. BETWEEN 1 AND 3 PM... THIS AREA OF STORMS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE TO THE NORTH AND NORTHEAST INTO THE LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN. THIS ACTIVITY IS NOT EXPECTED OVER ADAMS AND GRANT COUNTY UNTIL AFTER 3 PM... WITH ARRIVAL IN THE SPOKANE AREA AFTER 5 PM. ALL PERSONS IN THE WATCH AREA ARE URGED TO TAKE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT THEMSELVES AND THEIR PROPERTY FROM THIS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS WEATHER. PLEASE STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER WEATHER INFORMATION SOURCES FOR THE LATEST ON THIS WEATHER SITUATION. LIVINGSTON
Special weather statement, Jul 6, 12:49 PM PDT, 1 hour 57 minutes before
WAZ006-070200- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 1245 PM PDT THU JUL 6 1995 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH UNTIL 7 PM IN EASTERN WASHINGTON... THE NATIONAL SEVERE STORMS FORECAST CENTER IN KANSAS CITY HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR MUCH OF EASTERN WASHINGTON. THIS WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PDT AND 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. OTHER THREATS FROM THESE STORMS COULD INCLUDE HEAVY RAIN AND LIGHTNING. AT 1230 PM... AN AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS WAS LOCATED OVER NORTH CENTRAL OREGON UP TO THE COLUMBIA RIVER. HAIL AND STRONG WINDS HAVE BEEN REPORTED FROM THESE STORM OVER CENTRAL OREGON THURSDAY MORNING. BETWEEN 1 AND 3 PM... THIS AREA OF STORMS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE TO THE NORTH AND NORTHEAST INTO THE LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN. THIS ACTIVITY IS NOT EXPECTED OVER ADAMS AND GRANT COUNTY UNTIL AFTER 3 PM... WITH ARRIVAL IN THE SPOKANE AREA AFTER 5 PM. ALL PERSONS IN THE WATCH AREA ARE URGED TO TAKE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT THEMSELVES AND THEIR PROPERTY FROM THIS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS WEATHER. PLEASE STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER WEATHER INFORMATION SOURCES FOR THE LATEST ON THIS WEATHER SITUATION. LIVINGSTON
Local storm report, Jul 6, 2:45 PM PDT, 1 minute before
LOCAL STORM REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 245 PM PDT THU JUL 06 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. END
The office that day
Everything else NWS Spokane, WA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 6, 2:39 PM PDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OTX | Adams, Grant | 66 min |
| Jul 6, 3:30 PM PDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OTX | Asotin, Garfield, Whitman | 45 min |
| Jul 6, 3:55 PM PDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OTX | Asotin, Garfield, Whitman | 50 min |
| Jul 6, 4:51 PM PDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OTX | Asotin, Whitman | 39 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Washington, 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.