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Winter Storm Warning 14, NWS Spokane, WA
NWS Spokane, WA issued this winter storm warning at Nov 18, 2012, 3:43 AM PST for 5 counties in Washington; 6 counties in Idaho. It took effect at Nov 18, 2012, 4:00 PM PST. It was in force for 30 hr. 4 reports 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
- Nov 18, 2012, 3:43 AM PST (11:43 UTC)
- In effect from
- Nov 18, 2012, 4:00 PM PST
- Expired
- Nov 19, 2012, 9:40 PM PST
- In force
- 30 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 11:40 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 19, 7:47 AM PST | SNOW 6 | 10 N Newman Lake, WA | 24 HOUR NEW SNOW TOTAL FROM MT SPOKANE MEASURED NEAR 5800 FT MSL. |
| Nov 19, 7:56 AM PST | SNOW 8 | 4 Wsw Colburn, ID | NEW SNOW MEASURED ON SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN MAIN VILLAGE SNOW STAKE ELEVATION NEAR 4700 FEET MSL. |
| Nov 19, 8:09 AM PST | SNOW 6 | 11 Se Curlew Lake State, WA | ESTIMATED OFF OF SNOW STEAK VIED VIA WA DOT WEBCAM |
| Nov 19, 8:09 AM PST | SNOW 9 | 8 E Chewelah, WA | MEASURED AT PEAK NEAR 5700 |
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, 11.7 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
- 1 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 747 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 46 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 201 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 172 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
447 WWUS46 KOTX 181143 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 343 AM PST SUN NOV 18 2012 WAZ042-181945- /O.UPG.KOTX.WS.A.0013.121119T0000Z-121120T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KOTX.WS.W.0014.121119T0000Z-121120T0600Z/ EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BLEWETT PASS...LOUP LOUP PASS 343 AM PST SUN NOV 18 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM PST MONDAY ABOVE 3500 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 3500 FEET FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM PST MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 18 TO 30 INCHES. HEAVIEST ACCUMULATIONS WILL OCCUR ABOVE 4000 FEET. * WINDS: SOUTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * TIMING: SNOW WILL BEGIN THIS AFTERNOON AND INTENSIFY TONIGHT NIGHT AND REMAIN INTO MONDAY. * LOCATIONS: BLEWETT PASS...LOUP LOUP PASS. * SNOW LEVEL: 3500 FEET TONIGHT RISING TO 4000 FEET ON MONDAY. * IMPACTS: HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS DUE TO SNOW. THIS INCLUDES BLEWETT PASS AND LOUP LOUP PASS. IN ADDITION...GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ON EXPOSED TERRAIN. 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. && $$ IDZ001-WAZ037-038-181945- /O.UPG.KOTX.WS.A.0013.121119T0600Z-121120T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KOTX.WS.W.0014.121119T0600Z-121120T1500Z/ NORTHERN PANHANDLE-NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS-OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD... FLOWERY TRAIL ROAD...CHESAW ROAD...HIGHWAY 20 WAUCONDA SUMMIT... BOULDER CREEK ROAD...SHERMAN PASS 343 AM PST SUN NOV 18 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM PST TUESDAY ABOVE 4000 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 4000 FEET FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM PST TUESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 9 TO 18 INCHES. * WINDS: SOUTH 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING: SNOW WILL BEGIN THIS AFTERNOON AND INTENSIFY TONIGHT. HEAVY SNOW WILL LAST THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. * LOCATIONS: CHESAW ROAD...HIGHWAY 20 WAUCONDA SUMMIT...BOULDER CREEK ROAD...SHERMAN PASS...SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD...FLOWERY TRAIL ROAD. * SNOW LEVEL: 3500 FEET TONIGHT RISING TO 5000 FEET ON MONDAY. * IMPACTS: HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...MAINLY ABOVE 4000 FEET. WINDS MAY PRODUCE POWER OUTAGES AS WELL AS BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$
7 follow-up statements
970 WWUS46 KOTX 181846 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 1046 AM PST SUN NOV 18 2012 IDZ001-WAZ037-038-190645- /O.EXT.KOTX.WS.W.0014.121119T0600Z-121120T0000Z/ NORTHERN PANHANDLE-NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS-OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD... FLOWERY TRAIL ROAD...CHESAW ROAD...HIGHWAY 20 WAUCONDA SUMMIT... BOULDER CREEK ROAD...SHERMAN PASS 1046 AM PST SUN NOV 18 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PST MONDAY ABOVE 4000 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 4000 FEET FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PST MONDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 7 TO 14 INCHES. THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS WILL BE NEAR THE BC BORDER...WITH SNOW CHANGING TO RAIN SOUTH OF A LINE FROM SANDPOINT TO REPUBLIC BY MIDDAY. * WINDS: SOUTH 15 TO 30 MPH. MOUNTAIN GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH. * TIMING: SNOW WILL BEGIN OVERNIGHT AND INTENSIFY THROUGH MIDDAY MONDAY. * LOCATIONS: CHESAW ROAD...HIGHWAY 20 WAUCONDA SUMMIT...BOULDER CREEK ROAD...SHERMAN PASS...SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD...FLOWERY TRAIL ROAD. * SNOW LEVEL: 4000 FEET TONIGHT RISING TO 5000 FEET BY MONDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS: HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...MAINLY ABOVE 4000 FEET. WINDS MAY PRODUCE POWER OUTAGES AS WELL AS BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. 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. IN ADDITION...BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW WILL BE LIKELY. && $$ WAZ042-190645- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0014.121119T0000Z-121120T0600Z/ EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BLEWETT PASS...LOUP LOUP PASS 1046 AM PST SUN NOV 18 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM PST MONDAY ABOVE 3500 FEET... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 12 TO 23 INCHES. HEAVIEST ACCUMULATIONS WILL OCCUR NORTH OF LAKE CHELAN ABOVE 4000 FEET. * WINDS: SOUTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH PRODUCING BLOWING OR DRIFTING SNOW. * TIMING: SNOW WILL BEGIN THIS AFTERNOON...INTENSIFY TONIGHT...AND REMAIN INTO MONDAY. * LOCATIONS: BLEWETT PASS...LOUP LOUP PASS. * SNOW LEVEL: 3500 FEET TONIGHT RISING TO 4000 FEET ON MONDAY. * IMPACTS: HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS DUE TO SNOW. THIS INCLUDES BLEWETT PASS AND LOUP LOUP PASS. IN ADDITION...GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ON EXPOSED TERRAIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$
262 WWUS46 KOTX 190217 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 617 PM PST SUN NOV 18 2012 WAZ038-191030- /O.EXT.KOTX.WS.W.0014.121119T0300Z-121120T0000Z/ OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...CHESAW ROAD... HIGHWAY 20 WAUCONDA SUMMIT...BOULDER CREEK ROAD...SHERMAN PASS 617 PM PST SUN NOV 18 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST MONDAY ABOVE 4000 FEET... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 7 TO 14 INCHES. SNOW LEVELS WILL QUICKLY RISE MONDAY AFTERNOON WITH SNOW CHANGING TO RAIN AT ALL ELEVATIONS SOUTH OF REPUBLIC. * WINDS: SOUTH 15 TO 30 MPH. MOUNTAIN GUSTS AROUND 50 MPH. * TIMING: SNOW WILL BEGIN THIS EVENING AND INTENSIFY THROUGH MIDDAY MONDAY. * LOCATIONS: CHESAW ROAD...HIGHWAY 20 WAUCONDA SUMMIT...BOULDER CREEK ROAD...SHERMAN PASS. * SNOW LEVEL: 4000 FEET TONIGHT RISING TO 5000 FEET MONDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS: HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...MAINLY ABOVE 4000 FEET. WINDS MAY PRODUCE POWER OUTAGES AS WELL AS BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. 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. IN ADDITION...BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW WILL BE LIKELY. && $$ WAZ042-191030- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0014.000000T0000Z-121120T0600Z/ EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BLEWETT PASS...LOUP LOUP PASS 617 PM PST SUN NOV 18 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST MONDAY ABOVE 3500 FEET... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 12 TO 23 INCHES. HEAVIEST ACCUMULATIONS WILL OCCUR NORTH OF LAKE CHELAN ABOVE 4000 FEET. * WINDS: SOUTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH PRODUCING BLOWING OR DRIFTING SNOW. * TIMING: SNOW WILL BEGIN THIS AFTERNOON...INTENSIFY TONIGHT... AND REMAIN INTO MONDAY. * LOCATIONS: BLEWETT PASS...LOUP LOUP PASS. * SNOW LEVEL: 3500 FEET TONIGHT RISING TO 4000 FEET ON MONDAY NORTH OF LAKE CHELAN AND 5000 FEET SOUTH OF LAKE CHELAN. * IMPACTS: HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS DUE TO SNOW. THIS INCLUDES BLEWETT PASS TONIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING AND LOUP LOUP PASS THROUGH MONDAY. IN ADDITION...GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ON EXPOSED TERRAIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ IDZ001-WAZ037-191030- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0014.121119T0600Z-121120T0000Z/ NORTHERN PANHANDLE-NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD... FLOWERY TRAIL ROAD 617 PM PST SUN NOV 18 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PST MONDAY ABOVE 4000 FEET... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 7 TO 14 INCHES. THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS WILL BE NEAR THE BC BORDER...WITH SNOW CHANGING TO RAIN ABOVE 5000 TO 6000 FEET SOUTH OF A COLVILLE TO SANDPOINT LINE IN THE AFTERNOON. * WINDS: SOUTH 15 TO 30 MPH. MOUNTAIN GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH. * TIMING: SNOW WILL BEGIN OVERNIGHT AND INTENSIFY THROUGH MIDDAY MONDAY. * LOCATIONS: SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD...FLOWERY TRAIL ROAD. * SNOW LEVEL: 4000 FEET TONIGHT RISING TO 5000 TO 6000 FEET MONDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS: HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...MAINLY ABOVE 4000 FEET. WINDS MAY PRODUCE POWER OUTAGES AS WELL AS BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. 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. IN ADDITION...BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW WILL BE LIKELY. && $$
727 WWUS46 KOTX 190602 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 1002 PM PST SUN NOV 18 2012 WAZ042-191500- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0014.000000T0000Z-121120T0600Z/ EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BLEWETT PASS...LOUP LOUP PASS 1002 PM PST SUN NOV 18 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST MONDAY ABOVE 3500 FEET... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 12 TO 23 INCHES NORTH OF LAKE CHELAN AND 5 TO 12 INCHES SOUTH OF LAKE CHELAN. HEAVIEST ACCUMULATIONS WILL OCCUR NORTH OF LAKE CHELAN ABOVE 4000 FEET. * WINDS: SOUTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH PRODUCING BLOWING OR DRIFTING SNOW. * TIMING: SNOW WILL BEGIN THIS AFTERNOON...INTENSIFY TONIGHT... AND REMAIN INTO MONDAY. * LOCATIONS: BLEWETT PASS...LOUP LOUP PASS. * SNOW LEVEL: 3500 FEET TONIGHT RISING TO 4000 FEET ON MONDAY NORTH OF LAKE CHELAN AND 5000 FEET SOUTH OF LAKE CHELAN. * IMPACTS: HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS DUE TO SNOW. THIS INCLUDES BLEWETT PASS TONIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING AND LOUP LOUP PASS THROUGH MONDAY. IN ADDITION... GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ON EXPOSED TERRAIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ IDZ001-WAZ037-191500- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0014.000000T0000Z-121120T0000Z/ NORTHERN PANHANDLE-NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD... FLOWERY TRAIL ROAD 1002 PM PST SUN NOV 18 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST MONDAY ABOVE 4000 FEET... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 7 TO 14 INCHES. THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS WILL BE NEAR THE BC BORDER...WITH SNOW CHANGING TO RAIN ABOVE 5000 TO 6000 FEET SOUTH OF A COLVILLE TO SANDPOINT LINE IN THE AFTERNOON. * WINDS: SOUTH 15 TO 30 MPH. MOUNTAIN GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH. * TIMING: SNOW WILL BEGIN OVERNIGHT AND INTENSIFY THROUGH MIDDAY MONDAY. * LOCATIONS: SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD...FLOWERY TRAIL ROAD. * SNOW LEVEL: 4000 FEET TONIGHT RISING TO 5000 TO 6000 FEET MONDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS: HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...MAINLY ABOVE 4000 FEET. WINDS MAY PRODUCE POWER OUTAGES AS WELL AS BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. 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. IN ADDITION...BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW WILL BE LIKELY. && $$ WAZ038-191500- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0014.000000T0000Z-121120T0000Z/ OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...CHESAW ROAD... HIGHWAY 20 WAUCONDA SUMMIT...BOULDER CREEK ROAD...SHERMAN PASS 1002 PM PST SUN NOV 18 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST MONDAY ABOVE 4000 FEET... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 7 TO 14 INCHES. SNOW LEVELS WILL QUICKLY RISE MONDAY AFTERNOON WITH SNOW CHANGING TO RAIN AT ALL ELEVATIONS SOUTH OF REPUBLIC. * WINDS: SOUTH 15 TO 30 MPH. MOUNTAIN GUSTS AROUND 50 MPH. * TIMING: SNOW WILL BEGIN THIS EVENING AND INTENSIFY THROUGH MIDDAY MONDAY. * LOCATIONS: CHESAW ROAD...HIGHWAY 20 WAUCONDA SUMMIT...BOULDER CREEK ROAD...SHERMAN PASS. * SNOW LEVEL: 4000 FEET TONIGHT RISING TO 5000 FEET MONDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS: HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...MAINLY ABOVE 4000 FEET. WINDS MAY PRODUCE POWER OUTAGES AS WELL AS BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. IN ADDITION...BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW WILL BE LIKELY. && $$
229 WWUS46 KOTX 191045 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 245 AM PST MON NOV 19 2012 WAZ042-191945- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0014.000000T0000Z-121120T0600Z/ EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BLEWETT PASS...LOUP LOUP PASS 245 AM PST MON NOV 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING ABOVE 3500 FEET... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 12 TO 23 INCHES NORTH OF LAKE CHELAN AND 5 TO 12 INCHES SOUTH OF LAKE CHELAN. HEAVIEST ACCUMULATIONS WILL OCCUR NORTH OF LAKE CHELAN ABOVE 4000 FEET. * WINDS: SOUTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH PRODUCING BLOWING OR DRIFTING SNOW. * TIMING: SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TODAY. * LOCATIONS: BLEWETT PASS...LOUP LOUP PASS. * SNOW LEVEL: 3500 FEET TONIGHT RISING TO 4000 FEET THIS AFTERNOON NORTH OF LAKE CHELAN AND 5000 FEET SOUTH OF LAKE CHELAN. * IMPACTS: HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS DUE TO SNOW. THIS INCLUDES BLEWETT PASS THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON AND LOUP LOUP PASS THROUGH THIS EVENING. IN ADDITION...GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ON EXPOSED TERRAIN. 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. && $$ IDZ001-WAZ037-191945- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0014.000000T0000Z-121120T0000Z/ NORTHERN PANHANDLE-NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD... FLOWERY TRAIL ROAD 245 AM PST MON NOV 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON ABOVE 4000 FEET... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 7 TO 14 INCHES. THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS WILL BE NEAR THE BC BORDER...WITH SNOW CHANGING TO RAIN ABOVE 5000 TO 6000 FEET SOUTH OF A COLVILLE TO SANDPOINT LINE IN THE AFTERNOON. * WINDS: SOUTH 15 TO 30 MPH. MOUNTAIN GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH. * TIMING: SNOW WILL INTENSIFY THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE UNTIL LATE THIS AFTERNOON AS SNOW LEVELS RISE. * LOCATIONS: SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD...FLOWERY TRAIL ROAD. * SNOW LEVEL: 4000 FEET TONIGHT RISING TO 5000 FEET THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS: HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...MAINLY ABOVE 4000 FEET. WINDS MAY PRODUCE POWER OUTAGES AS WELL AS BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. IN ADDITION...BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW WILL BE LIKELY. && $$ WAZ038-191945- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0014.000000T0000Z-121120T0000Z/ OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...CHESAW ROAD... HIGHWAY 20 WAUCONDA SUMMIT...BOULDER CREEK ROAD...SHERMAN PASS 245 AM PST MON NOV 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON ABOVE 4000 FEET... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 7 TO 14 INCHES. SNOW LEVELS WILL QUICKLY RISE THIS AFTERNOON WITH SNOW CHANGING TO RAIN AT ALL ELEVATIONS SOUTH OF REPUBLIC. * WINDS: SOUTH 15 TO 30 MPH. MOUNTAIN GUSTS AROUND 50 MPH. * TIMING: SNOW WILL INTENSIFY THROUGH TODAY. SNOW LEVELS WILL BEGIN RISING THIS AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS: CHESAW ROAD...HIGHWAY 20 WAUCONDA SUMMIT...BOULDER CREEK ROAD...SHERMAN PASS. * SNOW LEVEL: 4000 FEET RISING TO 5000 FEET MONDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS: HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...MAINLY ABOVE 4000 FEET. WINDS MAY PRODUCE POWER OUTAGES AS WELL AS BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. 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. IN ADDITION...BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW WILL BE LIKELY. && $$
744 WWUS46 KOTX 191628 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 828 AM PST MON NOV 19 2012 IDZ004-200000- /O.EXA.KOTX.WS.W.0014.000000T0000Z-121120T0000Z/ CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...MULLAN...LOOKOUT PASS 828 AM PST MON NOV 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON ABOVE 4000 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 4000 FEET FOR HEAVY SNOW AND WIND...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES. * WINDS: SOUTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING: THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY...BUT SNOW LEVELS WILL SLOWLY RISE * LOCATIONS: MULLAN...LOOKOUT PASS. * SNOW LEVEL: 4000 FEET RISING TO 5500 FEET. * IMPACTS: HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...MAINLY ABOVE 4000 FEET. THIS WILL IMPACT TRAVEL CONDITIONS OVER LOOKOUT PASS ON I90. WINDS MAY ALSO PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. IN ADDITION...BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW WILL BE LIKELY. && $$ WAZ042-200430- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0014.000000T0000Z-121120T0600Z/ EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BLEWETT PASS...LOUP LOUP PASS 828 AM PST MON NOV 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING ABOVE 3500 FEET... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: AN ADDITIONAL 6 TO 12 INCHES WITH MOST FALLING NORTH OF LAKE CHELAN. * TIMING: SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TODAY. * LOCATIONS: BLEWETT PASS...LOUP LOUP PASS. * SNOW LEVEL: 3500 FEET RISING TO 5000 FEET. * IMPACTS: HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS DUE TO SNOW. THIS INCLUDES BLEWETT PASS THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON AND LOUP LOUP PASS THROUGH THIS EVENING. IN ADDITION...GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ON EXPOSED TERRAIN. 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. && $$ IDZ001-WAZ037-038-200000- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0014.000000T0000Z-121120T0000Z/ NORTHERN PANHANDLE-NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS-OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD... FLOWERY TRAIL ROAD...CHESAW ROAD...HIGHWAY 20 WAUCONDA SUMMIT... BOULDER CREEK ROAD...SHERMAN PASS 828 AM PST MON NOV 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON ABOVE 4000 FEET... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: AN ADDITIONAL 4 TO 9 INCHES. * WINDS: SOUTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN. * TIMING: SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY * LOCATIONS: CHESAW ROAD...HIGHWAY 20 WAUCONDA SUMMIT...BOULDER CREEK ROAD...SHERMAN PASS...SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD...FLOWERY TRAIL ROAD. * SNOW LEVEL: 3500 FEET RISING TO 4500 FEET. * IMPACTS: HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...MAINLY ABOVE 4000 FEET. WINDS MAY PRODUCE POWER OUTAGES AS WELL AS BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. IN ADDITION...BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW WILL BE LIKELY. && $$
839 WWUS46 KOTX 192118 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 118 PM PST MON NOV 19 2012 WAZ042-192230- /O.CAN.KOTX.WS.W.0014.000000T0000Z-121120T0600Z/ EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BLEWETT PASS...LOUP LOUP PASS 118 PM PST MON NOV 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. TEMPERATURES HAVE WARMED ABOVE FREEZING AND SNOW IS NOT ACCUMULATING ON THE HIGHER MOUNTAIN PASSES. $$ IDZ001-004-WAZ037-192230- /O.CAN.KOTX.WS.W.0014.000000T0000Z-121120T0000Z/ NORTHERN PANHANDLE-CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS- NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD... MULLAN...LOOKOUT PASS...FLOWERY TRAIL ROAD 118 PM PST MON NOV 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. TEMPERATURES HAVE WARMED ABOVE FREEZING AND SNOW IS NOT ACCUMULATING ON THE HIGHER MOUNTAIN PASSES. $$ WAZ038-200600- /O.EXT.KOTX.WS.W.0014.000000T0000Z-121120T0600Z/ OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SHERMAN PASS 118 PM PST MON NOV 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING ABOVE 5000 FEET... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: AN ADDITIONAL 8 TO 12 INCHES. * WINDS: SOUTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING: SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND TAPER OFF AROUND 10 PM THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS: SHERMAN PASS. FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NAOA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=OTX * SNOW LEVEL: 4500 FEET THIS AFTERNOON RISING TO 5500 FEET THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS: HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...MAINLY ABOVE 5000 FEET. 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. && $$
297 WWUS46 KOTX 200540 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 940 PM PST MON NOV 19 2012 WAZ038-200645- /O.CAN.KOTX.WS.W.0014.000000T0000Z-121120T0600Z/ OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SHERMAN PASS 940 PM PST MON NOV 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. SNOW WILL CONTINUE AT TIMES ABOVE 5000 FEET THROUGH TUESDAY BUT ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT. THUS THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Spokane, WA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 18, 11:41 AM PST | Flood Watch | OTX | Chelan, Ferry, Okanogan, Pend Oreille, Spokane, Stevens and 1 more | 69 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.