Alert archive / Washington / Winter Storm Warnings in 2011
Winter Storm Warning 8, NWS Spokane, WA
NWS Spokane, WA issued this winter storm warning at Mar 13, 2011, 4:18 AM PDT. It took effect at Mar 13, 2011, 8:00 AM PDT. It was in force for 15 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
- Mar 13, 2011, 4:18 AM PDT (11:18 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 13, 2011, 8:00 AM PDT
- Expired
- Mar 13, 2011, 11:00 PM PDT
- In force
- 15 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Spokane, WA
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
732 WWUS46 KOTX 131118 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 418 AM PDT SUN MAR 13 2011 ...HEAVY SNOWFALL EXPECTED IN THE CASCADES THIS MORNING THROUGH THE EVENING... .A VERY MOIST STORM WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN CASCADES THIS MORNING...BRINGING HEAVY SNOW TO THE AREA THROUGH THIS EVENING. ALTHOUGH SNOW IS EXPECTED AT ALL ELEVATIONS THIS MORNING...IT WILL LIKELY MIX WITH RAIN IN THE VALLEYS BELOW 3000 FEET THIS AFTERNOON. WAZ042-132100- /O.UPG.KOTX.WS.A.0005.110313T1500Z-110314T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KOTX.WS.W.0008.110313T1500Z-110314T0600Z/ EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BLEWETT PASS...LOUP LOUP PASS 418 AM PDT SUN MAR 13 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING ABOVE 3000 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 3000 FEET FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 6 TO 12 INCHES OVER THE MOUNTAINS WITH 1 TO 2 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS. * ELEVATION: ABOVE 3000 FEET...ALTHOUGH SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE VALLEYS EARLY THIS MORNING. * TIMING: SNOW WILL START TO FALL LATER THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: BLEWETT PASS...LOUP LOUP PASS * WINDS: SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL CONDITIONS OVER THE PASSES...INCLUDING BLEWETT AND LOUP LOUP...COULD BECOME HAZARDOUS DUE TO WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3000 FEET MEANS THAT TRAVEL THROUGH THE MOUNTAINS WILL BE DANGEROUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. EVEN THOUGH ROAD CONDITIONS MAY BE GOOD IN THE VALLEYS AND LOW ELEVATIONS...DRIVING ACROSS THE PASSES COULD BE HAZARDOUS. && $$
3 follow-up statements
503 WWUS46 KOTX 132015 AAA WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 115 PM PDT SUN MAR 13 2011 ...HEAVY SNOWFALL EXPECTED TO CONTINUE IN THE CASCADES THROUGH THIS EVENING... .A VERY MOIST STORM WILL BRING HEAVY SNOW TO THE AREA THROUGH THIS EVENING. ALTHOUGH SNOW IS EXPECTED AT ALL LOCATIONS...THE RAIN WILL MIX WITH SNOW IN THE VALLEYS BELOW 2000 FEET. WAZ042-140415- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-110314T0600Z/ EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BLEWETT PASS...LOUP LOUP PASS 115 PM PDT SUN MAR 13 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING ABOVE 3000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 3000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 6 TO 12 INCHES OVER THE MOUNTAINS WITH 1 TO 3 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS. TEMPERATURES IN THE MID 30S HAVE HELPED LIMIT SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS TO GRASSY SURFACES BELOW 2000 FEET. * ELEVATION: ABOVE 3000 FEET...THOUGH ACCUMULATING SNOWS WILL FALL IN MOST VALLEYS. * TIMING: SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: BLEWETT PASS...LOUP LOUP PASS * WINDS: SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL CONDITIONS OVER THE PASSES...INCLUDING BLEWETT AND LOUP LOUP...WILL BE HAZARDOUS DUE TO WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. THIS IS ALSO TRUE ALONG HIGHWAY 2 FROM AROUND LEAVENWORTH WEST TO THE CASCADE CREST. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3000 FEET MEANS THAT TRAVEL THROUGH THE MOUNTAINS WILL BE DANGEROUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. EVEN THOUGH ROAD CONDITIONS MAY BE GOOD IN THE VALLEYS AND LOW ELEVATIONS...DRIVING ACROSS THE PASSES COULD BE HAZARDOUS. && $$
799 WWUS46 KOTX 140323 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 823 PM PDT SUN MAR 13 2011 ...HEAVY SNOWFALL EXPECTED TO CONTINUE IN THE CASCADES THROUGH THIS EVENING... .A VERY MOIST STORM WILL BRING HEAVY SNOW TO THE AREA THROUGH THIS EVENING. ALTHOUGH SNOW IS EXPECTED AT ALL LOCATIONS...THE RAIN WILL MIX WITH SNOW IN THE VALLEYS BELOW 2000 FEET. WAZ042-140600- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-110314T0600Z/ EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BLEWETT PASS...LOUP LOUP PASS 823 PM PDT SUN MAR 13 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING ABOVE 3000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 3000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 6 TO 12 INCHES OVER THE MOUNTAINS WITH 1 TO 3 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS. TEMPERATURES IN THE MID 30S HAVE HELPED LIMIT SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS TO GRASSY SURFACES BELOW 2000 FEET. * ELEVATION: ABOVE 3000 FEET...THOUGH ACCUMULATING SNOWS WILL FALL IN MOST VALLEYS. * TIMING: SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: BLEWETT PASS...LOUP LOUP PASS * WINDS: SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL CONDITIONS OVER THE PASSES...INCLUDING BLEWETT AND LOUP LOUP...WILL BE HAZARDOUS DUE TO WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. THIS IS ALSO TRUE ALONG HIGHWAY 2 FROM AROUND LEAVENWORTH WEST TO THE CASCADE CREST. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3000 FEET MEANS THAT TRAVEL THROUGH THE MOUNTAINS WILL BE DANGEROUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. EVEN THOUGH ROAD CONDITIONS MAY BE GOOD IN THE VALLEYS AND LOW ELEVATIONS...DRIVING ACROSS THE PASSES COULD BE HAZARDOUS. && $$
353 WWUS46 KOTX 140554 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 1054 PM PDT SUN MAR 13 2011 WAZ042-140700- /O.EXP.KOTX.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-110314T0600Z/ EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BLEWETT PASS...LOUP LOUP PASS 1054 PM PDT SUN MAR 13 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING ABOVE 3000 FEET... THE WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 3000 FEET WILL EXPIRE AT 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. STEADY SNOW HAS ENDED ACROSS THE CASCADES. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT WITH AN ADDITIONAL INCH OR TWO OF ACCUMULATION. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Spokane, WA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 12, 10:39 PM PST | Winter Storm Watch | OTX | 5 hr |
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.