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Winter Storm Warning 10000, NWS Spokane, WA

December 20, 20088 counties in Washington; 6 counties in Idaho

NWS Spokane, WA issued this winter storm warning at Dec 20, 2008, 3:16 AM PST for 8 counties in Washington; 6 counties in Idaho. It took effect at Dec 20, 2008, 10:00 PM PST. It was in force for 8 days. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Dec 20, 2008, 3:16 AM PST (11:16 UTC)
In effect from: Dec 20, 2008, 10:00 PM PST
Expired: Dec 28, 2008, 4:00 PM PST
In force: 8 days
Issued by: NWS Spokane, WA

Counties Benewah County, ID, Bonner County, ID, Boundary County, ID, Kootenai County, ID, Latah County, ID, Shoshone County, ID, Asotin County, WA, Chelan County, WA, Douglas County, WA, Garfield County, WA, Grant County, WA, Pend Oreille County, WA, Spokane County, WA, Stevens County, WA

The radar

The Spokane radar (KOTX), 12 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:59 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this winter storm 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 winter storm warning went out at Dec 20, 3:09 AM PST, 7 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 20, 3:09 AM PST, 7 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 19, 2:20 PM PST, 12 hours 56 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Dec 20, 6:06 AM PST	Wind Chill Warning	OTX	Douglas, Okanogan	5 hr
Dec 20, 9:49 AM PST	Winter Storm Warning	OTX	Asotin, Chelan, Douglas, Ferry, Garfield, Grant and 4 more	54 hr
Dec 20, 2:41 PM PST	Winter Weather Advisory	OTX	Adams, Douglas, Ferry, Grant, Lincoln, Okanogan and 4 more	43 hr

Nearby

Winter Storm Warnings in Washington, 2008 Winter Storm Warnings in Idaho, 2008 Every winter storm warning in 2008

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.