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Areal Flood Advisory 13, NWS Spokane, WA

June 6, 2012Ferry County, Pend Oreille County, Stevens County, Washington; Bonner County, Boundary County, Idaho

NWS Spokane, WA issued this areal flood advisory at Jun 6, 2012, 10:01 AM PDT for Ferry County, Pend Oreille County, Stevens County, Washington; Bonner County, Boundary County, Idaho. It was in force for 12 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jun 6, 2012, 10:01 AM PDT (17:01 UTC)
Expired: Jun 6, 2012, 10:00 PM PDT
In force: 12 hr
Issued by: NWS Spokane, WA
Area: Storm-based polygon

Counties Bonner County, ID, Boundary County, ID, Ferry County, WA, Pend Oreille County, WA, Stevens County, WA

The radar

The Spokane radar (KOTX), 93 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:00 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 advisory 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 advisory went out at Jun 6, 8:29 AM PDT, 1 hour 32 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 6, 8:29 AM PDT, 1 hour 32 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
Jun 6, 8:07 AM PDT	Winter Weather Advisory	OTX	Ferry, Okanogan	8 hr
Jun 6, 10:48 AM PDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OTX	Lincoln, Spokane	7 hr
Jun 6, 9:53 AM PDT	River Flood Watch	OTX	Boundary	3 hr
Jun 6, 1:04 PM PDT	River Flood Warning	OTX	Boundary	6 hr

Nearby

Areal Flood Advisories in Washington, 2012 Areal Flood Advisories in Idaho, 2012 Every areal flood advisory in 2012

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.