Alert archive / Washington / High Wind Warnings in 2011
High Wind Warning 1, NWS Spokane, WA
NWS Spokane, WA issued this high wind warning at Feb 12, 2011, 5:17 PM PST for Adams County, Grant County, Washington. It was in force for 8 hr. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 12, 2011, 5:17 PM PST (01:17 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 13, 2011, 1:30 AM PST
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Spokane, WA
Counties Adams County, WA, Grant County, WA
The radar
The Spokane radar (KOTX), 123 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:16 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 12, 8:00 PM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 78 | 30 N Prosser, WA | MESONET STATION REPORTED 78 MPH PEAK WIND GUST AT VERNITA BRIDGE. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Spokane, WA (KOTX), launched 00:00Z, 1.3 hours before the alert went out and 207 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
- 2597 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 77 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 428 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 572 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
497 WWUS76 KOTX 130117 NPWOTX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 517 PM PST SAT FEB 12 2011 A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE REGION LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING BRINGING GUSTY WINDS TO MUCH OF THE INLAND NORTHWEST. WAZ034-130930- /O.UPG.KOTX.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-110213T1300Z/ /O.NEW.KOTX.HW.W.0001.110213T0117Z-110213T1300Z/ MOSES LAKE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOSES LAKE...EPHRATA...OTHELLO...QUINCY 517 PM PST SAT FEB 12 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PST SUNDAY. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS:SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH LOCAL GUSTS OF 60 MPH. THE WINDS WILL DECREASE RAPIDLY OVERNIGHT. * TIMING: STRONG WINDS WILL PERSIST ACROSS MOST OF GRANT COUNTY AND WESTERN ADAMS COUNTY THROUGH THIS EVENING WITH THE PEAK SPEEDS EXPECTED FROM NOW THROUGH 8 PM. THEN WIND SPEEDS WILL STEADILY SUBSIDE OVERNIGHT. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: MOSES LAKE...EPHRATA...OTHELLO...QUINCY...HOWEVER THE PEAK SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED OVER SOUTHERN GRANT COUNTY NEAR MATTAWA...DESERT AIRE...AND ROYAL CITY. * IMPACTS: A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. THESE WINDS WILL LIKELY DOWN LARGE TREE BRANCHES...DISPLACE ROOFING SHINGLES...AND PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING DUST. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ IDZ002-003-026-WAZ032-033-035-036-130930- /O.CON.KOTX.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-110213T1500Z/ COEUR D'ALENE AREA-IDAHO PALOUSE-LEWISTON AREA- LOWER GARFIELD AND ASOTIN COUNTIES-WASHINGTON PALOUSE- UPPER COLUMBIA BASIN-SPOKANE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COEUR D'ALENE...POST FALLS...HAYDEN... WORLEY...MOSCOW...PLUMMER...POTLATCH...GENESEE...LEWISTON... LAPWAI...PECK...CULDESAC...GIFFORD...CLARKSTON...POMEROY... PULLMAN...COLFAX...ROSALIA...LA CROSSE...OAKESDALE...TEKOA... UNIONTOWN...RITZVILLE...GRAND COULEE...ODESSA...WILBUR... COULEE CITY...SPOKANE...CHENEY...DAVENPORT...ROCKFORD 517 PM PST SAT FEB 12 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST SUNDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST SUNDAY. * WINDS:SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 50 MPH. * TIMING: WINDY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING...BUT SHOULD PEAK LATE THIS EVENING AND INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: LEWISTON...LAPWAI...PECK...CULDESAC... GIFFORD...MOSCOW...PLUMMER...POTLATCH...GENESEE... COEUR D'ALENE...POST FALLS...HAYDEN...WORLEY...PULLMAN... COLFAX... ROSALIA...LA CROSSE...OAKESDALE...TEKOA... UNIONTOWN... CLARKSTON...POMEROY...RITZVILLE...GRAND COULEE... ODESSA... WILBUR...COULEE CITY...SPOKANE...CHENEY... DAVENPORT... ROCKFORD * IMPACTS: A WIND ADVISORY MEANS STRONG WINDS WILL LIKELY CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE ALERT TO SUDDEN GUSTS OF WIND THAT COULD CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE. LOOSE OR LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS SHOULD ALSO BE SECURED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
1 follow-up statement
447 WWUS76 KOTX 130930 AAA NPWOTX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 130 AM PST SUN FEB 13 2011 WAZ034-131030- /O.CAN.KOTX.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110213T1300Z/ MOSES LAKE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOSES LAKE...EPHRATA...OTHELLO...QUINCY 130 AM PST SUN FEB 13 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE OVERNIGHT...THOUGH WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH 5 AM. THESE GUSTS MAY MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. $$ IDZ002-003-026-WAZ032-033-035-036-131030- /O.CAN.KOTX.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-110213T1500Z/ COEUR D'ALENE AREA-IDAHO PALOUSE-LEWISTON AREA- LOWER GARFIELD AND ASOTIN COUNTIES-WASHINGTON PALOUSE- UPPER COLUMBIA BASIN-SPOKANE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COEUR D'ALENE...POST FALLS...HAYDEN... WORLEY...MOSCOW...PLUMMER...POTLATCH...GENESEE...LEWISTON... LAPWAI...PECK...CULDESAC...GIFFORD...CLARKSTON...POMEROY... PULLMAN...COLFAX...ROSALIA...LA CROSSE...OAKESDALE...TEKOA... UNIONTOWN...RITZVILLE...GRAND COULEE...ODESSA...WILBUR... COULEE CITY...SPOKANE...CHENEY...DAVENPORT...ROCKFORD 130 AM PST SUN FEB 13 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE OVERNIGHT...THOUGH WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH 5 AM. THESE GUSTS MAY MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Spokane, WA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 13, 2:54 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | OTX | Ferry, Okanogan | 19 hr |
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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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.