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Winter Weather Advisory 6, NWS Spokane, WA

January 21, 20129 counties in Washington; 6 counties in Idaho

NWS Spokane, WA issued this winter weather advisory at Jan 21, 2012, 2:22 PM PST for 9 counties in Washington; 6 counties in Idaho. It took effect at Jan 22, 2012, 7:00 AM PST. It was in force for 25 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 21, 2012, 2:22 PM PST (22:22 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 22, 2012, 7:00 AM PST
Expired
Jan 23, 2012, 8:25 AM PST
In force
25 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, Adams 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), 17 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:21 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 21, 11:17 AM PST, 3 hours 5 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 21, 11:17 AM PST, 3 hours 5 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 21, 6:52 AM PST, 7 hours 30 minutes before
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The office that day

Everything else NWS Spokane, WA issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 20, 7:03 PM PSTFreezing Rain AdvisoryOTXLincoln, Spokane9 hr
Jan 21, 4:17 AM PSTWind AdvisoryOTXAdams, Douglas, Grant, Lincoln, Okanogan, Spokane and 1 more14 hr
Jan 21, 2:22 PM PSTWinter Storm WarningOTXChelan, Douglas, Grant32 hr

Nearby

Winter Weather Advisories in Washington, 2012Winter Weather Advisories in Idaho, 2012Every winter weather advisory 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.