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Areal Flood Warning 2, NWS Spokane, WA

May 13, 2011Asotin County, Garfield County, Washington

NWS Spokane, WA issued this areal flood warning at May 13, 2011, 3:18 PM PDT for Asotin County, Garfield County, Washington. It was in force for 69 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: May 13, 2011, 3:18 PM PDT (22:18 UTC)
Expired: May 16, 2011, 12:01 PM PDT
In force: 69 hr
Issued by: NWS Spokane, WA
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: None

Counties Asotin County, WA, Garfield County, WA

The radar

The Pendleton radar (KPDT), 134 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:21 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 areal flood 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 areal flood warning went out at May 13, 2:50 PM PDT, 28 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 13, 2:50 PM PDT, 28 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, May 13, 5:49 AM PDT, 9 hours 29 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
May 13, 1:47 PM PDT	River Flood Watch	OTX	Chelan	4 days
May 13, 3:28 PM PDT	Areal Flood Warning	OTX	Chelan, Ferry, Okanogan, Pend Oreille, Spokane, Stevens	4 days
May 13, 1:47 PM PDT	River Flood Watch	OTX	Kootenai, Shoshone	4 days

Nearby

Areal Flood Warnings in Washington, 2011 Every areal flood warning in 2011

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.