Alert archive / Washington / Severe Thunderstorm Watches in 1997
Severe Thunderstorm Watch 576
The Storm Prediction Center issued this severe thunderstorm watch at Jul 5, 1997, 4:30 PM PDT for 8 counties in Idaho; Union County, Wallowa County, Oregon; 14 counties in Washington. It was in force for 7 hr.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 5, 1997, 4:30 PM PDT (23:30 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 5, 1997, 11:00 PM PDT
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- the Storm Prediction Center
All 24 counties
Benewah County, ID, Bonner County, ID, Clearwater County, ID, Idaho County, ID, Kootenai County, ID, Latah County, ID, Lewis County, ID, Nez Perce County, ID, Union County, OR, Wallowa County, OR, Adams County, WA, Asotin County, WA, Columbia County, WA, Douglas County, WA, Ferry County, WA, Franklin County, WA, Garfield County, WA, Lincoln County, WA, Okanogan County, WA, Pend Oreille County, WA, Spokane County, WA, Stevens County, WA, Walla Walla County, WA, Whitman County, WA
The radar
The Spokane radar (KOTX), 29 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:29 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
Warnings issued inside it
2 tornado, severe thunderstorm and flash flood warnings for its counties while it was in force.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 5, 6:20 PM PDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OTX | Ferry | 55 min |
| Jul 5, 7:29 PM PDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OTX | Stevens | 61 min |
The text
The text of this product is not in the archive. The NWS text archive before 2002 is incomplete.
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Watches in Washington, 1997Severe Thunderstorm Watches in Idaho, 1997Severe Thunderstorm Watches in Oregon, 1997Every severe thunderstorm watch in 1997
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.