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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 41, NWS Spokane, WA

July 6, 2006Boundary County, Idaho

NWS Spokane, WA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 6, 2006, 5:34 PM PDT for Boundary County, Idaho. It was in force for 23 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Jul 6, 2006, 5:34 PM PDT (00:34 UTC)
Expired: Jul 6, 2006, 5:57 PM PDT
In force: 23 min
Issued by: NWS Spokane, WA
Area: Counties, with a storm outline in the text

County Boundary County, ID

The radar

The Spokane radar (KOTX), 172 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:34 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.

Did it verify

Not verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow found no qualifying storm report inside this severe thunderstorm warning while it was in force. That is not proof nothing happened: reports are thin where few people live.

Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Jul 6, 12:25 PM PDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Spokane, WA (KOTX), launched 00:00Z, 0.6 hours before the alert went out and 139 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.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

Mixed-layer CAPE: 369 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -89 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1412 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 40 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: -1 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 87 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: -0.0
Supercell composite: -0.1

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WUUS56 KOTX 070034
SVROTX
IDC021-070115-
/O.NEW.KOTX.SV.W.0041.060707T0034Z-060707T0115Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
534 PM PDT THU JUL 6 2006

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  NORTHEASTERN BOUNDARY COUNTY IN THE PANHANDLE OF IDAHO

* UNTIL 615 PM PDT

* AT 530 PM PDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DIME SIZE HAIL.  THIS
  STORM WAS LOCATED 12 MILES SOUTHWEST OF EASTPORT...OR ABOUT 13
  MILES NORTH OF BONNERS FERRY...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.

* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
  EASTPORT BY 600 PM PDT

LAT...LON 4888 11653 4876 11633 4903 11588 4919 11615

$$

1 follow-up statement

000 
WWUS56 KOTX 070057
SVSOTX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
556 PM PDT THU JUL 6 2006

IDC021-070106-
/O.CAN.KOTX.SV.W.0041.000000T0000Z-060707T0115Z/
BOUNDARY ID-
556 PM PDT THU JUL 6 2006

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN BOUNDARY COUNTY
IS CANCELLED...

THE THUNDERSTORM HAS WEAKENED CONSIDERABLY. HALF INCH SIZE HAIL MAY 
STILL FALL FROM THIS STORM BUT SINCE IT IS NO LONGER CONSIDERED 
SEVERE THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM PDT
THURSDAY EVENING FOR NORTHWESTERN IDAHO AND EASTERN WASHINGTON.

LAT...LON 4888 11653 4876 11633 4903 11588 4919 11615

$$

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.

NWS Spokane, WA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jul 6, 5:33 PM PDT, 1 minute earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 6, 5:33 PM PDT, 1 minute before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
533 PM PDT THU JUL 6 2006

.SYNOPSIS...A DRIER AND MORE STABLE AIR MASS WILL SPREAD WEST ACROSS
THE AREA LATE TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY. THUNDERSTORMS WILL END EARLY
ACROSS CENTRAL AND EASTERN SECTIONS OF THE INLAND NORTHWEST...WITH
DRY BUT BREEZY WEATHER EXPECTED AREAWIDE FRIDAY.

&&

.DISCUSSION...
QUICK UPDATE TO DROP THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR
OKANOGAN...FERRY...STEVENS...PEND ORIELLE AND SPOKANE COUNTIES.
MUCH OF THE ENHANCED THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY HAS BEEN MOVING OFF TO
THE EAST FOR THE PAST FEW HOURS. THERE REMAINS VERY STRONG
CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY IN THE IDAHO PANHANDLE...HOWEVER...THE REST OF
THE CWA HAS BEEN CLEARING OUT RATHER QUICKLY. SKY CONDITION AND
POPS ALSO WERE ADJUSTED TO BE CONSISTENT WITH THE ACTIVITY MOVING
EAST.

/LERICOS

&&

.AVIATION...THUNDERSTORMS ACTIVITY WILL PERSIST THROUGH 06Z..MAINLY
NORTH AND EAST OF A LINE FROM KALW TO KOMK. AFTERWARD SKIES WILL
CLEAR. ELEVATED SURFACE WINDS WILL REMAIN A FACTOR FOR THE NEXT 24
HOURS AS A MARINE AIR MASS MOVES OVER THE CASCADES. EAST CASCADE
VALLEYS WILL SEE THE HIGHEST WIND SPEEDS...ALTHOUGH THE COLUMBIA
BASIN ALSO WILL SEE ELEVATED WIND CONDITIONS AL WELL. THIS MAY BRING
ABOUT CROSS-WIND CONDITIONS AT SOME TERMINALS IN THE AREA. OTHERWISE
VFR AFTER THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY DIMINISHES. /LERICOS

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
SPOKANE        54  80  56  89  56  91 /  20   0   0   0   0   0
COEUR DALENE  53  81  50  89  52  92 /  30   0   0   0   0   0
PULLMAN        50  79  51  88  52  90 /  30   0   0   0   0   0
LEWISTON       60  89  59  95  61 100 /  30   0   0   0   0   0
COLVILLE       51  83  48  91  50  93 /  20   0   0   0   0   0
SANDPOINT      54  77  50  85  50  89 /  40   0   0   0   0   0
KELLOGG        54  80  54  88  53  91 /  50   0   0   0   0   0
MOSES LAKE     56  86  55  93  57  95 /  10   0   0   0   0   0
WENATCHEE      59  85  58  92  61  94 /  10   0   0   0   0   0
OMAK           56  88  56  94  57  96 /  10   0   0   0   0   0

&&

.OTX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
ID...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH UNTIL 8 PM THURSDAY FOR NORTHERN
       PANHANDLE...COEUR DALENE AREA...IDAHO PALOUSE...CENTRAL
       PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS...LEWISTON AREA...LEWIS AND SOUTHERN NEZ
       PERCE COUNTIES.
WA...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH UNTIL 8 PM THURSDAY FOR NORTHEAST BLUE
       MOUNTAINS...LOWER GARFIELD AND ASOTIN COUNTIES...WASHINGTON
       PALOUSE.
&&

Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 6, 12:33 PM PDT, 5 hours 1 minute before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1233 PM PDT THU JUL 6 2006

IDZ001>004-026-027-WAZ031>038-041>044-071300-
NORTHERN PANHANDLE-COEUR DALENE AREA-IDAHO PALOUSE-
CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS-LEWISTON AREA-
LEWIS AND SOUTHERN NEZ PERCE COUNTIES-NORTHEAST BLUE MOUNTAINS-
LOWER GARFIELD AND ASOTIN COUNTIES-WASHINGTON PALOUSE-
MOSES LAKE AREA-UPPER COLUMBIA BASIN-SPOKANE AREA-
NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS-OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS-WENATCHEE AREA-
EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES-OKANOGAN VALLEY-WATERVILLE PLATEAU-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANDPOINT...RATHDRUM...BONNERS FERRY...
PRIEST RIVER...COEUR DALENE...POST FALLS...HAYDEN...MOSCOW...
ST. MARIES...KELLOGG...PINEHURST...OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN...
LEWISTON...KAMIAH...CRAIGMONT...NEZPERCE...WINCHESTER...ANATONE...
PEOLA...CLARKSTON...PULLMAN...MOSES LAKE...EPHRATA...OTHELLO...
QUINCY...RITZVILLE...COULEE DAM...ODESSA...ELECTRIC CITY...
WILBUR...GRAND COULEE...COULEE CITY...SPOKANE...COLVILLE...
DEER PARK...CHEWELAH...NEWPORT...KETTLE FALLS...REPUBLIC...
INCHELIUM...WENATCHEE...LEAVENWORTH...MAZAMA...TWISP...WINTHROP...
OMAK...OKANOGAN...BREWSTER...BRIDGEPORT...OROVILLE...WATERVILLE...
MANSFIELD
1233 PM PDT THU JUL 6 2006

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH
IDAHO...NORTH CENTRAL IDAHO...CENTRAL WASHINGTON...EAST CENTRAL
WASHINGTON...NORTH CENTRAL WASHINGTON...NORTHEAST WASHINGTON AND
SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON.

THE FOLLOWING WATCHES WARNINGS OR ADVISORIES ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT
   SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 588 IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS
     EVENING.

PLEASE SEE THE FOLLOWING PRODUCTS FOR MORE INFORMATION.
   SEAWCNOTX  /WWUS86 KOTX/

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

A VERY MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIR MASS OVER THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST WILL
CONTINUE TO SUPPORT SCATTERED STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS
ACROSS EASTERN WASHINGTON AND NORTH IDAHO. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED. PLEASE THIS IS AN OTHER NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE PRODUCTS FOR DETAILS.

THE THREAT OF HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECETED.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jul 6, 1:24 PM PDT, 4 hours 10 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
124 PM PDT THU JUL 06 2006

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0117 PM     HAIL             4 SE SANTA              47.11N 116.38W
07/06/2006  E0.75 INCH       BENEWAH            ID   PUBLIC

            FERNWOOD, ID

&&

CR

The office that day

Everything else NWS Spokane, WA issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 6, 6:06 PM PDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OTX	Shoshone	33 min
Jul 6, 8:24 PM PDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OTX	Boundary	42 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.