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Winter Weather Advisory 21, NWS Spokane, WA
NWS Spokane, WA issued this winter weather advisory at May 3, 2012, 2:25 AM PDT. It took effect at May 3, 2012, 8:34 AM PDT. It was in force for 6 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 3, 2012, 2:25 AM PDT (09:25 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 3, 2012, 8:34 AM PDT
- Expired
- May 3, 2012, 2:10 PM PDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Spokane, WA
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
466 WWUS46 KOTX 030925 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 225 AM PDT THU MAY 3 2012 ...MORE WET SNOW FOR THE MOUNTAINS... .A PASSING WET WEATHER SYSTEM WILL BRING A LATE SEASON SNOW TO MOUNTAINS OF NORTHEAST WASHINGTON TODAY AND THIS EVENING. SINCE THE WEATHER SYSTEM IS MOVING AT A MODERATE PACE THE ACCUMULATIONS WILL NOT BE EXTREMELY HEAVY BUT WILL BE A NUISANCE FOR THOSE WORKING AT THESE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. WAZ042-031730- /O.NEW.KOTX.WW.Y.0021.120503T1800Z-120504T0600Z/ EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BLEWETT PASS 225 AM PDT THU MAY 3 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING ABOVE 4000 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 4000 FEET FOR SNOW... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 INCHES. * WINDS: SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. * TIMING: STARTING 11 AM THIS MORNING AND ENDING 11 PM THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS: BLEWETT PASS. * HAZARD ELEVATION: ABOVE 4000 FEET. * SNOW LEVEL: 4000 FEET. * IMPACTS: WET SNOW WILL BE A NUISANCE TO TRAVELERS ON SOME OF THE HIGHER ELEVATION ROADWAYS AND FOR THOSE WORKING OUTSIDE AT THESE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
2 follow-up statements
017 WWUS46 KOTX 031534 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 834 AM PDT THU MAY 3 2012 ...MORE WET SNOW FOR THE MOUNTAINS... .A PASSING WET WEATHER SYSTEM WILL BRING A LATE SEASON SNOW TO MOUNTAINS OF THE NORTHERN CASCADES TODAY AND THIS EVENING. SINCE THE WEATHER SYSTEM IS MOVING AT A MODERATE PACE THE ACCUMULATIONS WILL NOT BE EXTREMELY HEAVY BUT WILL BE A NUISANCE FOR THOSE WORKING OR TRAVELING AT THESE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. WAZ042-040000- /O.EXT.KOTX.WW.Y.0021.120503T1534Z-120504T0600Z/ EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BLEWETT PASS 834 AM PDT THU MAY 3 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING ABOVE 3500 FEET... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 4 INCHES. * WINDS: SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. * TIMING: SNOW HAS STARTED TO FALL ACROSS THE NORTHERN CASCADES AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH SNOW ENDING BY 11 PM THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS: BLEWETT PASS AND LOUP LOUP PASS. * HAZARD ELEVATION: ABOVE 3500 FEET. * SNOW LEVEL: 3500 FEET. * IMPACTS: WET SNOW WILL BE A NUISANCE TO TRAVELERS ON SOME OF THE HIGHER ELEVATION ROADWAYS AND FOR THOSE WORKING OUTSIDE AT THESE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ LN
569 WWUS46 KOTX 032110 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 210 PM PDT THU MAY 3 2012 WAZ042-032215- /O.CAN.KOTX.WW.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-120504T0600Z/ EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BLEWETT PASS 210 PM PDT THU MAY 3 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. SNOW HAS CHANGED TO A RAIN/SNOW MIX ACROSS THE NORTHERN CASCADES WITH LITTLE TO NO ACCUMULATION EXPECTED ON THE ROADS. THEREFORE THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELED. $$
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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.