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Winter Storm Watch 18, NWS Spokane, WA

December 18, 20129 counties in Washington; Bonner County, Boundary County, Kootenai County, Idaho

NWS Spokane, WA issued this winter storm watch at Dec 18, 2012, 2:49 AM PST for 9 counties in Washington; Bonner County, Boundary County, Kootenai County, Idaho. It took effect at Dec 19, 2012, 6:00 AM PST. It was in force for .

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Dec 18, 2012, 2:49 AM PST (10:49 UTC)
In effect from: Dec 19, 2012, 6:00 AM PST
Expired: Dec 18, 2012, 3:27 PM PST
In force
Issued by: NWS Spokane, WA

Counties Bonner County, ID, Boundary County, ID, Kootenai County, ID, Chelan County, WA, Douglas County, WA, Ferry County, WA, Grant County, WA, Lincoln County, WA, Okanogan County, WA, Pend Oreille County, WA, Spokane County, WA, Stevens County, WA

The radar

The Spokane radar (KOTX), 61 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:53 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 winter storm watch 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 winter storm watch went out at Dec 18, 2:26 AM PST, 23 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 18, 2:26 AM PST, 23 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 17, 8:18 PM PST, 6 hours 31 minutes before

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Dec 17, 8:57 PM PST, 5 hours 52 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
Dec 18, 3:27 PM PST	Winter Storm Warning	OTX	Chelan, Douglas, Ferry, Grant, Lincoln, Okanogan and 3 more	53 hr
Dec 18, 3:27 PM PST	Winter Weather Advisory	OTX	Adams, Douglas, Grant, Lincoln, Okanogan, Spokane	43 hr

Nearby

Winter Storm Watches in Washington, 2012 Winter Storm Watches in Idaho, 2012 Every winter storm watch 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.