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Winter Storm Warning 12, NWS Spokane, WA
NWS Spokane, WA issued this winter storm warning at Oct 22, 2012, 3:25 AM PDT for 5 counties in Washington; 6 counties in Idaho. It took effect at Oct 22, 2012, 5:00 PM PDT. It was in force for 17 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
- Oct 22, 2012, 3:25 AM PDT (10:25 UTC)
- In effect from
- Oct 22, 2012, 5:00 PM PDT
- Expired
- Oct 23, 2012, 10:19 AM PDT
- In force
- 17 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Spokane, WA
Counties Benewah County, ID, Bonner County, ID, Boundary County, ID, Kootenai County, ID, Latah County, ID, Shoshone County, ID, Ferry County, WA, Okanogan County, WA, Pend Oreille County, WA, Spokane County, WA, Stevens County, WA
The radar
The Spokane radar (KOTX), 43 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:29 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 23, 7:13 AM PDT | SNOW 3.5 | 2 Se Davis Lake, WA | ELEVATION 3054 FEET. SPOTTER FERRY 11. |
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, 10.4 hours before the alert went out and 71 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
- 50 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -8 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1132 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 50 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 23 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 65 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
210 WWUS46 KOTX 221025 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 325 AM PDT MON OCT 22 2012 IDZ001-WAZ037-038-221830- /O.UPG.KOTX.WS.A.0010.121022T2100Z-121023T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KOTX.WS.W.0012.121023T0000Z-121023T1800Z/ NORTHERN PANHANDLE-NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS-OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...EASTPORT... SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD...SPRINGDALE-HUNTERS ROAD... ORIN-RICE ROAD...FLOWERY TRAIL ROAD...REPUBLIC...WAUCONDA... CHESAW ROAD...HIGHWAY 20 WAUCONDA SUMMIT...BOULDER CREEK ROAD... SHERMAN PASS 325 AM PDT MON OCT 22 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 AM PDT TUESDAY ABOVE 2500 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 2500 FEET FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 AM PDT TUESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 5 TO 10 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS ABOVE 2500 FEET WITH 1 TO 3 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS. * WINDS: NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH. * TIMING: RAIN AND MOUNTAIN SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE TODAY. INITIALLY SNOW LEVELS WILL BE AT OR ABOVE 3500 FEET...BUT THEY SHOULD STEADILY FALL THROUGH THE NIGHT AND INTO TUESDAY MORNING. SNOW LEVELS WILL DROP TO THE VALLEY FLOORS LATE TONIGHT. THE PRECIPITATION WILL LIKELY TAPER OFF BY MIDDAY TUESDAY. * LOCATIONS: REPUBLIC...WAUCONDA...CHESAW ROAD...HIGHWAY 20 WAUCONDA SUMMIT...BOULDER CREEK ROAD...SHERMAN PASS... EASTPORT...SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD...SPRINGDALE-HUNTERS ROAD... ORIN-RICE ROAD...FLOWERY TRAIL ROAD. * SNOW LEVEL: 3500 FEET LOWERING TO VALLEY FLOORS. * IMPACTS: SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAINLY IMPACT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND MOUNTAIN PASSES. SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. HUNTERS AND OUTDOOR ENTHUSIASTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR THE COLD WINTER TEMPERATURES AND SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ WAZ042-221830- /O.NEW.KOTX.WW.Y.0024.121022T2100Z-121023T1800Z/ EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...LEAVENWORTH...MAZAMA... TWISP...WINTHROP...STEHEKIN...CONCONULLY...BLEWETT PASS... LOUP LOUP PASS 325 AM PDT MON OCT 22 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 AM PDT TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 AM PDT TUESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 5 INCHES. * WINDS: NORTHEAST 5 TO 15 MPH. * TIMING: SNOW WILL DEVELOP BY LATE AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE OVERNIGHT INTO TUESDAY. VALLEY TOWNS BELOW 2500 FEET WILL LIKELY SEE RAIN INITIALLY BEFORE CHANGING TO SNOW. * LOCATIONS: LEAVENWORTH...MAZAMA...TWISP...WINTHROP... STEHEKIN... CONCONULLY...BLEWETT PASS...LOUP LOUP PASS. * SNOW LEVEL: 3000 FEET LOWERING TO VALLEY FLOORS. * IMPACTS: SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL IMPACT MOUNTAIN PASSES INCLUDING ALONG ESPECIALLY HIGHWAY 2. SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. HUNTERS AND OUTDOOR ENTHUSIASTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR THE COLD WINTER TEMPERATURES AND SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ IDZ004-221830- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.A.0010.121022T2100Z-121023T1800Z/ CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN... DOBSON PASS...LOOKOUT PASS 325 AM PDT MON OCT 22 2012 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING ABOVE 3000 FEET... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 8 INCHES ABOVE 3000 FEET. * TIMING: SNOW WILL DEVELOP BY THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE AT TIMES THROUGH THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS: MULLAN...DOBSON PASS...LOOKOUT PASS. * HAZARD ELEVATION: ABOVE 3000 FEET. * SNOW LEVEL: 4000 FEET LOWERING TO 3000 FEET. * IMPACTS: SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAINLY IMPACT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND MOUNTAIN PASSES INCLUDING LOOKOUT PASS ALONG I90. SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. HUNTERS AND OUTDOOR ENTHUSIASTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR THE COLD WINTER TEMPERATURES AND SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$
5 follow-up statements
882 WWUS46 KOTX 221657 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 957 AM PDT MON OCT 22 2012 IDZ004-230100- /O.UPG.KOTX.WS.A.0010.121022T2100Z-121023T1800Z/ /O.EXA.KOTX.WS.W.0012.121023T0000Z-121023T1800Z/ CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN... DOBSON PASS...LOOKOUT PASS 957 AM PDT MON OCT 22 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 AM PDT TUESDAY ABOVE 3000 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 3000 FEET FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 AM PDT TUESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 8 INCHES ABOVE 3000 FEET. * WINDS: EAST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH...BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH OVERNIGHT. * TIMING: HIGH MOUNTAIN SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW LEVELS WILL LOWER THROUGH THE NIGHT...WITH THE BEST CHANCE FOR MOUNTAIN SNOW LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND THROUGH THE NIGHT. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF TO SHOWERS BY MIDDAY TUESDAY. * LOCATIONS: MULLAN...DOBSON PASS...LOOKOUT PASS. * SNOW LEVEL: 4500 FEET THIS AFTERNOON...THEN LOWERING TO 3000 FEET OVERNIGHT. * IMPACTS: SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAINLY IMPACT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND MOUNTAIN PASSES INCLUDING LOOKOUT PASS ALONG I90...ESPECIALLY OVERNIGHT. SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. HUNTERS AND OUTDOOR ENTHUSIASTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR THE COLD WINTER TEMPERATURES AND SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ IDZ001-WAZ037-038-230100- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0012.121023T0000Z-121023T1800Z/ NORTHERN PANHANDLE-NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS-OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...EASTPORT... SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD...SPRINGDALE-HUNTERS ROAD... ORIN-RICE ROAD...FLOWERY TRAIL ROAD...REPUBLIC...WAUCONDA... CHESAW ROAD...HIGHWAY 20 WAUCONDA SUMMIT...BOULDER CREEK ROAD... SHERMAN PASS 957 AM PDT MON OCT 22 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 AM PDT TUESDAY ABOVE 2500 FEET... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 5 TO 10 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAIN ABOVE 2500 FEET WITH 1 TO 3 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS. * WINDS: NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH. * TIMING: RAIN AND MOUNTAIN SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE TODAY. INITIALLY SNOW LEVELS WILL BE AT OR ABOVE 3500 FEET...BUT THEY SHOULD STEADILY FALL THROUGH THE NIGHT AND INTO TUESDAY MORNING. SNOW LEVELS WILL DROP TO THE VALLEY FLOORS LATE TONIGHT. THE PRECIPITATION WILL LIKELY TAPER OFF BY MIDDAY TUESDAY. * LOCATIONS: REPUBLIC...WAUCONDA...CHESAW ROAD...HIGHWAY 20 WAUCONDA SUMMIT...BOULDER CREEK ROAD...SHERMAN PASS... EASTPORT...SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD...SPRINGDALE-HUNTERS ROAD... ORIN-RICE ROAD...FLOWERY TRAIL ROAD. * SNOW LEVEL: 3500 FEET THIS AFTERNOON...LOWERING TO THE VALLEY FLOORS OVERNIGHT. * IMPACTS: SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAINLY IMPACT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND MOUNTAIN PASSES. SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. HUNTERS AND OUTDOOR ENTHUSIASTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR THE COLD WINTER TEMPERATURES AND SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ WAZ042-230100- /O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0024.121022T2100Z-121023T1800Z/ EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...LEAVENWORTH...MAZAMA... TWISP...WINTHROP...STEHEKIN...CONCONULLY...BLEWETT PASS... LOUP LOUP PASS 957 AM PDT MON OCT 22 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 AM PDT TUESDAY... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 5 INCHES. * WINDS: NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH. * TIMING: SNOW WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE BY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE OVERNIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING. VALLEY TOWNS BELOW 2500 FEET WILL LIKELY SEE RAIN INITIALLY BEFORE CHANGING TO SNOW. * LOCATIONS: LEAVENWORTH...MAZAMA...TWISP...WINTHROP... STEHEKIN... CONCONULLY...BLEWETT PASS...LOUP LOUP PASS. * IMPACTS: SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL IMPACT MOUNTAIN PASSES INCLUDING ALONG ESPECIALLY HIGHWAY 2. SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. HUNTERS AND OUTDOOR ENTHUSIASTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR THE COLD WINTER TEMPERATURES AND SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
483 WWUS46 KOTX 222149 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 249 PM PDT MON OCT 22 2012 IDZ001-WAZ037-038-230600- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0012.121023T0000Z-121023T1800Z/ NORTHERN PANHANDLE-NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS-OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...EASTPORT... SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD...SPRINGDALE-HUNTERS ROAD... ORIN-RICE ROAD...FLOWERY TRAIL ROAD...REPUBLIC...WAUCONDA... CHESAW ROAD...HIGHWAY 20 WAUCONDA SUMMIT...BOULDER CREEK ROAD... SHERMAN PASS 249 PM PDT MON OCT 22 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT TUESDAY ABOVE 2500 FEET... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 5 TO 10 INCHES MOUNTAINS. 1 TO 2 INCHES VALLEYS. * WINDS: NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH THIS EVENING...THEN SOUTH 5 TO 15 MPH OVERNIGHT. * TIMING: RAIN AND MOUNTAIN SNOW WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING. SNOW LEVELS WILL BE NEAR 3500 FEET...BUT SHOULD STEADILY FALL THROUGH THE NIGHT AND INTO TUESDAY MORNING. SNOW LEVELS WILL DROP TO THE VALLEY FLOORS LATE TONIGHT. THE PRECIPITATION WILL LIKELY TAPER OFF BY MIDDAY TUESDAY. * LOCATIONS: REPUBLIC...WAUCONDA...CHESAW ROAD...HIGHWAY 20 WAUCONDA SUMMIT...BOULDER CREEK ROAD...SHERMAN PASS... EASTPORT...SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD...SPRINGDALE-HUNTERS ROAD... ORIN-RICE ROAD...FLOWERY TRAIL ROAD. * SNOW LEVEL: 3500 FEET LOWERING TO 2500 FEET OVERNIGHT. * IMPACTS: SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAINLY IMPACT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND MOUNTAIN PASSES. SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. HUNTERS AND OUTDOOR ENTHUSIASTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR THE COLD WINTER TEMPERATURES AND SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ IDZ004-230600- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0012.121023T0000Z-121023T1800Z/ CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN... DOBSON PASS...LOOKOUT PASS 249 PM PDT MON OCT 22 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT TUESDAY ABOVE 3000 FEET... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 3 TO 8 INCHES MOUNTAINS. * WINDS: EAST 10 TO 15 MPH...BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH OVERNIGHT. * TIMING: RAIN AND HIGH MOUNTAIN SNOW WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE THIS EVENING. SNOW LEVELS WILL LOWER THROUGH THE NIGHT...WITH THE BEST CHANCE FOR ACCUMULATING MOUNTAIN SNOW THROUGH THE NIGHT. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF TO SHOWERS BY TUESDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS: MULLAN...DOBSON PASS...LOOKOUT PASS. * SNOW LEVEL: 4000 FEET LOWERING TO 3000 FEET OVERNIGHT. * IMPACTS: SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAINLY IMPACT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND MOUNTAIN PASSES INCLUDING LOOKOUT PASS ALONG I90...ESPECIALLY OVERNIGHT. SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. HUNTERS AND OUTDOOR ENTHUSIASTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR THE COLD WINTER TEMPERATURES AND SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ WAZ042-230600- /O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-121023T1800Z/ EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...LEAVENWORTH...MAZAMA... TWISP...WINTHROP...STEHEKIN...CONCONULLY...BLEWETT PASS... LOUP LOUP PASS 249 PM PDT MON OCT 22 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT TUESDAY... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 5 INCHES. * WINDS: NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. * TIMING: RAIN AND MOUNTAIN SNOW WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE THIS EVENING AND PERSIST OVERNIGHT. SNOW LEVELS WILL LOWER OVERNIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING. VALLEY TOWNS BELOW 2500 FEET WILL LIKELY SEE RAIN INITIALLY BEFORE CHANGING TO SNOW. * LOCATIONS: LEAVENWORTH...MAZAMA...TWISP...WINTHROP... STEHEKIN... CONCONULLY...BLEWETT PASS...LOUP LOUP PASS. * IMPACTS: SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL IMPACT MOUNTAIN PASSES INCLUDING ALONG ESPECIALLY HIGHWAY 2. SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. HUNTERS AND OUTDOOR ENTHUSIASTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR THE COLD WINTER TEMPERATURES AND SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
669 WWUS46 KOTX 230416 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 916 PM PDT MON OCT 22 2012 IDZ001-WAZ037-038-231230- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0012.000000T0000Z-121023T1800Z/ NORTHERN PANHANDLE-NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS-OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...EASTPORT... SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD...SPRINGDALE-HUNTERS ROAD... ORIN-RICE ROAD...FLOWERY TRAIL ROAD...REPUBLIC...WAUCONDA... CHESAW ROAD...HIGHWAY 20 WAUCONDA SUMMIT...BOULDER CREEK ROAD... SHERMAN PASS 916 PM PDT MON OCT 22 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT TUESDAY ABOVE 2500 FEET... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 6 INCHES. * WINDS: CALM WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. * TIMING: RAIN AND MOUNTAIN SNOW IS CURRENTLY OVER THE AREA AND WILL BEGIN TO LIFT NORTH INTO CANADA TUESDAY MORNING. SNOW LEVELS RANGE FROM 3000 FEET ALONG THE CANADIAN BORDER TO 2200 FEET NEAR HIGHWAY 2. LEVELS WILL STEADILY FALL THROUGH THE NIGHT AND INTO TUESDAY MORNING AND PRECIPITATION WILL TAPER OFF AS SNOW LEVELS FALL. SNOW LEVELS WILL DROP TO MOST VALLEY FLOORS EARLY TUESDAY MORNING WITH UP TO AN INCH OF SNOW. * LOCATIONS: REPUBLIC...WAUCONDA...CHESAW ROAD...HIGHWAY 20 WAUCONDA SUMMIT...BOULDER CREEK ROAD...SHERMAN PASS... EASTPORT...SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD...SPRINGDALE-HUNTERS ROAD... ORIN-RICE ROAD...FLOWERY TRAIL ROAD. * IMPACTS: SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAINLY IMPACT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND MOUNTAIN PASSES. SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. HUNTERS AND OUTDOOR ENTHUSIASTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR THE COLD WINTER TEMPERATURES AND SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ IDZ004-231230- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0012.000000T0000Z-121023T1800Z/ CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN... DOBSON PASS...LOOKOUT PASS 916 PM PDT MON OCT 22 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT TUESDAY ABOVE 3000 FEET... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * TIMING: SNOW IS CURRENTLY FALLING IN THE MOUNTAINS AND WILL BEGIN TO TAPER OFF FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST AFTER MIDNIGHT. LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH MORNING. SNOW LEVELS ARE NEAR 3000 FEET CURRENTLY AND WILL LOWER THROUGH THE NIGHT...HOWEVER PRECIPITATION WILL TAPER OFF WITH LOWERING SNOW LEVELS. THERE IS A CHANCE EARLIER LOW-ELEVATION RAIN MAY FREEZE ON VALLEY ROADWAYS LEADING TO SLICK CONDITIONS DURING THE TUESDAY MORNING COMMUTE. * LOCATIONS: OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN...DOBSON PASS...LOOKOUT PASS. * IMPACTS: SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAINLY IMPACT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND MOUNTAIN PASSES INCLUDING LOOKOUT PASS ALONG I90...ESPECIALLY OVERNIGHT. SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. HUNTERS AND OUTDOOR ENTHUSIASTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR THE COLD WINTER TEMPERATURES AND SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ WAZ042-231230- /O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-121023T1800Z/ EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...LEAVENWORTH...MAZAMA... TWISP...WINTHROP...STEHEKIN...CONCONULLY...BLEWETT PASS... LOUP LOUP PASS 916 PM PDT MON OCT 22 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT TUESDAY... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: UP TO 3 INCHES MAINLY NORTH OF LAKE CHELAN AND ABOVE 2500 FEET. * WINDS: VARIABLE 2 TO 6 MPH. * TIMING: RAIN AND MOUNTAIN SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO LIFT NORTH OVERNIGHT. ACCUMULATED SNOW WILL FALL MAINLY ABOVE 2500 FEET WITH MOST VALLEY LOCATIONS EXPERIENCING RAIN OR WET SNOW AND RAIN MIX AND VERY LITTLE ACCUMULATION. * LOCATIONS: LEAVENWORTH...MAZAMA...TWISP...WINTHROP... STEHEKIN... CONCONULLY...BLEWETT PASS...LOUP LOUP PASS. * IMPACTS: SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL IMPACT MOUNTAIN PASSES INCLUDING STEVENS PASS HIGHWAY 2 AND LOUP LOUP PASS. SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. HUNTERS AND OUTDOOR ENTHUSIASTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR THE COLD WINTER TEMPERATURES AND SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
866 WWUS46 KOTX 231023 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 323 AM PDT TUE OCT 23 2012 IDZ004-231130- /O.CAN.KOTX.WS.W.0012.000000T0000Z-121023T1800Z/ CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN... DOBSON PASS...LOOKOUT PASS 323 AM PDT TUE OCT 23 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. EXPECT A BREAK IN THE WIDESPREAD SNOW THREAT THE NEXT FEW HOURS BEFORE ANOTHER ROUND OF RAIN AND SNOW CURRENTLY MOVING NORTHEAST OUT OF NORTHEAST OREGON REACHES THE SOUTH AND CENTRAL PART OF THE IDAHO PANHANDLE. THROUGH HEAVY ACCUMULATIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED...BE PREPARED FOR SOME ACCUMULATING SNOWS MAINLY ABOVE 3000 FEET. $$ IDZ001-WAZ037-038-231800- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0012.000000T0000Z-121023T1800Z/ NORTHERN PANHANDLE-NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS-OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...EASTPORT... SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD...SPRINGDALE-HUNTERS ROAD... ORIN-RICE ROAD...FLOWERY TRAIL ROAD...REPUBLIC...WAUCONDA... CHESAW ROAD...HIGHWAY 20 WAUCONDA SUMMIT...BOULDER CREEK ROAD... SHERMAN PASS 323 AM PDT TUE OCT 23 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING ABOVE 2500 FEET... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN THE MOUNTAINS ABOVE 3500 FEET WITH 1 TO 3 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS ABOVE ABOVE 2000 FEET. * WINDS: SOUTH WIND GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH. * TIMING: RAIN AND MOUNTAIN SNOW IS CURRENTLY OVER THE AREA AND WILL LIFT NORTH INTO CANADA THIS MORNING. SNOW LEVELS ARE AROUND 2000 FEET...BUT SHOULD RISE TO ABOVE 3500 FEET LATER TODAY AS THE SNOW THREAT ENDS. * LOCATIONS: REPUBLIC...WAUCONDA...CHESAW ROAD...HIGHWAY 20 WAUCONDA SUMMIT...BOULDER CREEK ROAD...SHERMAN PASS... EASTPORT...SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD...SPRINGDALE-HUNTERS ROAD... ORIN-RICE ROAD...FLOWERY TRAIL ROAD. * IMPACTS: HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAINLY IMPACT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND MOUNTAIN PASSES. SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. HUNTERS AND OUTDOOR ENTHUSIASTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR THE COLD WINTER TEMPERATURES AND SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ WAZ042-231800- /O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-121023T1800Z/ EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...CONCONULLY...LOUP LOUP PASS 323 AM PDT TUE OCT 23 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: UP TO 3 INCHES MAINLY NORTH OF LAKE CHELAN AND ABOVE 2500 FEET. * WINDS: NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * TIMING: RAIN AND MOUNTAIN SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO LIFT NORTH THIS MORNING. ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL FALL MAINLY ABOVE 2500 FEET WITH MOST VALLEY LOCATIONS EXPERIENCING RAIN OR WET SNOW AND RAIN MIX AND VERY LITTLE ACCUMULATION. * LOCATIONS: MAZAMA...TWISP...WINTHROP... STEHEKIN... CONCONULLY...BLEWETT PASS...LOUP LOUP PASS. * IMPACTS: SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL IMPACT MOUNTAIN PASSES INCLUDING STEVENS PASS HIGHWAY 2 AND LOUP LOUP PASS. SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. HUNTERS AND OUTDOOR ENTHUSIASTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR THE COLD WINTER TEMPERATURES AND SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
718 WWUS46 KOTX 231719 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 1019 AM PDT TUE OCT 23 2012 IDZ001-WAZ037-038-231830- /O.CAN.KOTX.WS.W.0012.000000T0000Z-121023T1800Z/ NORTHERN PANHANDLE-NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS-OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...EASTPORT... SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD...SPRINGDALE-HUNTERS ROAD... ORIN-RICE ROAD...FLOWERY TRAIL ROAD...REPUBLIC...WAUCONDA... CHESAW ROAD...HIGHWAY 20 WAUCONDA SUMMIT...BOULDER CREEK ROAD... SHERMAN PASS 1019 AM PDT TUE OCT 23 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. THE SNOW THAT PROMPTED THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS TAPERED OFF. HOWEVER OCCASIONAL LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON BUT ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE LIGHT. $$ WAZ042-231830- /O.CAN.KOTX.WW.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-121023T1800Z/ EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...CONCONULLY...LOUP LOUP PASS 1019 AM PDT TUE OCT 23 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. SNOW HAS DECREASED ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE NORTH CASCADES WITH ONLY SCATTERED MOUNTAIN SNOW SHOWERS EXPECTED FOR THE REST OF TODAY. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Spokane, WA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
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| Oct 22, 3:25 AM PDT | Winter Weather Advisory | OTX | 31 hr |
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Winter Storm Warnings in Idaho, 2012Winter Storm Warnings in Washington, 2012Every winter storm warning in 2012
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