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Winter Storm Warning 21, NWS Seattle, WA
NWS Seattle, WA issued this winter storm warning at Dec 4, 2012, 3:40 AM PST. It took effect at Dec 4, 2012, 10:00 AM PST. It was in force for 82 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 4, 2012, 3:40 AM PST (11:40 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 4, 2012, 10:00 AM PST
- Expired
- Dec 4, 2012, 11:22 AM PST
- In force
- 82 min
- Issued by
- NWS Seattle, WA
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
440 WWUS46 KSEW 041140 WSWSEW URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA 340 AM PST TUE DEC 4 2012 WAZ513-041945- /O.UPG.KSEW.WS.A.0017.121204T1800Z-121205T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KSEW.WS.W.0021.121204T1800Z-121205T1200Z/ OLYMPICS- 340 AM PST TUE DEC 4 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND WINDY CONDITIONS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SOME AFFECTED LOCATIONS...HURRICANE RIDGE. * TIMING...HEAVY SNOW AT TIMES IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH AT LEAST LATE TONIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...10 TO 18 INCHES OF NEW SNOW IS POSSIBLE. * SNOW LEVEL...NEAR 6000 FEET FALLING TO 4000 FEET BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND 2000 FEET WEDNESDAY. * MAIN IMPACT...HURRICANE RIDGE ROAD MIGHT BE CLOSED TO TRAVEL. FOR HURRICANE RIDGE ROAD CONDITIONS...CALL 360-565-3131 OR VISIT WWW.NPS.GOV/OLYM/INDEX.HTM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BE PREPARED FOR HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS IF TRAVELING INTO THE OLYMPICS. && $$ WAZ518-519-041945- /O.UPG.KSEW.WS.A.0017.121204T1800Z-121205T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KSEW.WS.W.0021.121204T2000Z-121205T1200Z/ WEST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES AND PASSES- WEST SLOPES CENTRAL CASCADES AND PASSES- 340 AM PST TUE DEC 4 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND WINDY CONDITIONS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SOME AFFECTED LOCATIONS...MOUNT BAKER...PARADISE...WHITE PASS...SNOQUALMIE PASS...AND STEVENS PASS. * TIMING...HEAVY SNOW AT TIMES IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH AT LEAST LATE TONIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...10 TO 18 INCHES OF NEW SNOW IS POSSIBLE. * SNOW LEVEL...NEAR 6000 FEET FALLING TO 4000 TO 5000 FEET BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON...AND 2500 FEET WEDNESDAY. * MAIN IMPACT...THOSE PLANNING TRAVEL IN THE CASCADE PASSES SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS INCLUDING CARRYING TRACTION DEVICES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF TRAVELING INTO OR THROUGH THE CASCADES...BE PREPARED FOR HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS. && $$ WEATHER.GOV/SEATTLE
1 follow-up statement
671 WWUS46 KSEW 041922 WSWSEW URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA 1122 AM PST TUE DEC 4 2012 ...THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN REPLACED WITH A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY... WAZ513-050500- /O.CAN.KSEW.WS.W.0021.000000T0000Z-121205T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KSEW.WW.Y.0040.121204T1922Z-121206T0800Z/ OLYMPICS- 1122 AM PST TUE DEC 4 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS WILL FALL AT TIMES WITH THE SNOW LEVEL FALLING TO 2500 FEET TONIGHT. * ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES TONIGHT AND ANOTHER 2 TO 4 INCHES WEDNESDAY. * SNOW LEVEL...AROUND 4000 FEET FALLING TO 2500 FEET TONIGHT. FOR HURRICANE RIDGE ROAD CONDITIONS...CALL 360-565-3131 OR VISIT WWW.NPS.GOV/OLYM/INDEX.HTM. BE PREPARED FOR WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS IF TRAVELING INTO THE OLYMPICS. && $$ WAZ518-519-050500- /O.CAN.KSEW.WS.W.0021.121204T2000Z-121205T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KSEW.WW.Y.0040.121204T1922Z-121206T0800Z/ WEST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES AND PASSES- WEST SLOPES CENTRAL CASCADES AND PASSES- 1122 AM PST TUE DEC 4 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS WILL FALL AT TIMES WITH THE SNOW LEVEL FALLING TO 2500 FEET TONIGHT. * ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES TONIGHT AND ANOTHER 2 TO 4 INCHES WEDNESDAY. * SNOW LEVEL...AROUND 4000 FEET FALLING TO 2500 FEET TONIGHT. IF TRAVELING INTO OR THROUGH THE CASCADES...BE PREPARED FOR WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Seattle, WA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 4, 2:34 AM PST | Coastal Flood Advisory | SEW | San Juan | 9 hr |
| Dec 4, 3:25 AM PST | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 4 hr | |
| Dec 4, 7:32 AM PST | Gale Warning | SEW | 2 hr | |
| Dec 4, 11:22 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | SEW | 25 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.