Alert archive / Washington / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1995
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 7, NWS Spokane, WA
NWS Spokane, WA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 6, 1995, 3:55 PM PDT for Asotin County, Garfield County, Whitman County, Washington. It was in force for 50 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 6, 1995, 3:55 PM PDT (22:55 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 6, 1995, 4:45 PM PDT
- In force
- 50 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, 10.9 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
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WUUS1 KLWS 062257 SVRLWS BULLETIN-EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE, WA 357 PM PDT THU JUL 06 1995 WAC003-023-075-062345- SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA 355 PM PDT THU JUL 6 1995 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS EXTENDED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 445 PM PDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... IN SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON ...GARFIELD COUNTY ...ASOTIN COUNTY ...WHITMAN COUNTY SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE MOVING NORTHEAST FROM COLUMBIA COUNTY INTO GARFIELD...ASOTIN AND SOUTH WHITMAN COUNTIES. ASOTIN COUNTY OFFICERS REPORT WINDS NEAR 50 MPH AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING IS DETECTED WITH THE STORMS. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE WINDS OVER 55 MILES AN HOUR. WHEN THUNDERSTORMS ARE OCCURRING...DO NOT STAND BY WINDOWS. DON'T USE TELEPHONES OR ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES EXCEPT DURING AN EMERGENCY UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED.
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, 2:45 PM PDT, 1 hour 10 minutes 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
Special weather statement, Jul 6, 2:59 PM PDT, 56 minutes before
WAZ006-070200- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 300 PM PDT THU JUL 6 1995 ...THUNDERSTORM MOVING QUICKLY ACROSS EASTERN WASHINGTON... BY 5 PM... THUNDERSTORMS WITH GUSTY WINDS... REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND LIGHTNING WILL MOVE INTO THE SPOKANE METRO AREA. 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 250 PM... A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING WAS IN EFFECT FOR ADAMS AND GRANT COUNTIES. WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS 50n MPH AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES HAVE BEEN REPORTED FROM THESE AREAS. LIVINGSTON
Special weather statement, Jul 6, 3:00 PM PDT, 55 minutes before
WAZ006-070200- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 300 PM PDT THU JUL 6 1995 ...THUNDERSTORM MOVING QUICKLY ACROSS EASTERN WASHINGTON... BY 5 PM... THUNDERSTORMS WITH GUSTY WINDS... REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND LIGHTNING WILL MOVE INTO THE SPOKANE METRO AREA. 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 250 PM... A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING WAS IN EFFECT FOR ADAMS AND GRANT COUNTIES. WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS 50 MPH AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES HAVE BEEN REPORTED FROM THESE AREAS. LIVINGSTON
Local storm report, Jul 6, 3:25 PM PDT, 30 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, 29 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, 28 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
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, 2:46 PM PDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OTX | Asotin, Garfield, Whitman | 59 min |
| Jul 6, 3:30 PM PDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OTX | Asotin, Garfield, Whitman | 45 min |
| Jul 6, 4:51 PM PDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OTX | Asotin, Whitman | 39 min |
Nearby
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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.