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Winter Weather Advisory 5, NWS Spokane, WA

January 20, 20125 counties in Washington

NWS Spokane, WA issued this winter weather advisory at Jan 20, 2012, 4:19 AM PST for 5 counties in Washington. It took effect at Jan 20, 2012, 12:00 PM PST. It was in force for 16 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jan 20, 2012, 4:19 AM PST (12:19 UTC)
In effect from: Jan 20, 2012, 12:00 PM PST
Expired: Jan 21, 2012, 4:07 AM PST
In force: 16 hr
Issued by: NWS Spokane, WA

Counties Adams County, WA, Douglas County, WA, Grant County, WA, Lincoln County, WA, Okanogan County, WA

The radar

The Spokane radar (KOTX), 116 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 12:17 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 weather 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 winter weather advisory went out at Jan 20, 4:01 AM PST, 18 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 20, 4:01 AM PST, 18 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 19, 6:36 AM PST, 21 hours 43 minutes before

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Jan 19, 11:04 PM PST, 5 hours 15 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
Jan 20, 4:19 AM PST	Winter Storm Warning	OTX	Chelan, Douglas, Ferry, Grant, Okanogan, Pend Oreille and 2 more	30 hr
Jan 20, 2:32 PM PST	Wind Advisory	OTX	Adams, Asotin, Douglas, Garfield, Grant, Lincoln and 3 more	27 hr

Nearby

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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.