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Flood Watch 3, NWS Seattle, WA

January 20, 20114 counties in Washington

NWS Seattle, WA issued this flood watch at Jan 20, 2011, 4:31 AM PST for 4 counties in Washington. It took effect at Jan 20, 2011, 9:00 AM PST. It was in force for 18 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jan 20, 2011, 4:31 AM PST (12:31 UTC)
In effect from: Jan 20, 2011, 9:00 AM PST
Expired: Jan 21, 2011, 3:00 AM PST
In force: 18 hr
Issued by: NWS Seattle, WA
Flood severity: None

Counties Clallam County, WA, Grays Harbor County, WA, Jefferson County, WA, King County, WA

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this flood watch went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Seattle, WA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this flood watch went out at Jan 20, 3:00 AM PST, 1 hour 31 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 20, 3:00 AM PST, 1 hour 31 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jan 20, 4:31 AM PST, 0 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jan 20, 8:45 AM PST	Winter Weather Advisory	SEW		10 hr
Jan 20, 3:19 PM PST	Small Craft Advisory	SEW		23 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.