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Special Weather Statement, NWS Spokane, WA
NWS Spokane, WA issued this special weather statement at Aug 2, 2014, 10:20 PM PDT for Kootenai County, Idaho. It was in force for 40 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
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The facts
- Issued
- Aug 2, 2014, 10:20 PM PDT (05:20 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 2, 2014, 11:00 PM PDT
- In force
- 40 min
- Issued by
- NWS Spokane, WA
County Kootenai County, ID
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NWS Spokane, WA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Aug 2, 4:43 PM PDT, 5 hours 37 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 2, 4:43 PM PDT, 5 hours 37 minutes before
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 444 AM PDT SAT AUG 2 2014 IDZ001>004-026-027-WAZ031>038-041>044-031400- NORTHERN PANHANDLE-COEUR D'ALENE AREA-IDAHO PALOUSE- CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS-LEWISTON AREA- LEWIS AND SOUTHERN NEZ PERCE COUNTIES-NORTHEAST BLUE MOUNTAINS- LOWER GARFIELD AND ASOTIN COUNTIES-WASHINGTON PALOUSE- MOSES LAKE AREA-UPPER COLUMBIA BASIN-SPOKANE AREA- NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS-OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS-WENATCHEE AREA- EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES-OKANOGAN VALLEY-WATERVILLE PLATEAU- 444 AM PDT SAT AUG 2 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH IDAHO... NORTH CENTRAL IDAHO...CENTRAL WASHINGTON...EAST CENTRAL WASHINGTON...NORTH CENTRAL WASHINGTON...NORTHEAST WASHINGTON AND SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Aug 2, 7:23 PM PDT, 2 hours 57 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
723 PM PDT SAT AUG 02 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0228 PM TSTM WND GST WINTHROP 48.47N 120.18W
08/02/2014 E45.00 MPH OKANOGAN WA TRAINED SPOTTER
HEAVY RAIN. WINDS ESTIMATED 30 GUSTS TO 45 MPH. SMALL TO
MEDIUM TREE BRANCHES DOWN.
0402 PM TSTM WND DMG 3 SW MILES 47.88N 118.33W
08/02/2014 LINCOLN WA TRAINED SPOTTER
ESTIMATED WINDS BETWEEN 50 AND 60 MPH. HEARD OF TREES
DOWN AT TWO RIVERS MARINA.
0415 PM TSTM WND GST 2 N COULEE CITY 47.64N 119.29W
08/02/2014 E0.00 MPH GRANT WA NWS EMPLOYEE
OUTFLOW BOUNDARY COMING FROM CLUSTER OF STORMS OVER
DOUGLAS COUNTY HAS PRODUCED SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35
MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH ACROSS BANKS LANK AND INTO
LINCOLN AND GRANT COUNTIES. SPOTTERS REPORTED BLOWING
DUST WITH THIS ACTIVITY REDUCING VISIBILITY ACROSS THE
LAKE AND LEADING TO WHITE CAPS ON LAKE. NWS EMPLOYEE ON
BANKS LAKE SAID WINDS HAVE LASTED OVER 30
MINUTES...STARTING FROM THE SOUTHWEST AND NOW SWITCHING
TO THE NORTH.
0502 PM TSTM WND DMG NESPELEM 48.17N 118.97W
08/02/2014 OKANOGAN WA LAW ENFORCEMENT
TREES AND POWER OUTAGES REPORTED AROUND NESPELEM.
0506 PM TSTM WND DMG DEER PARK 47.96N 117.43W
08/02/2014 SPOKANE WA TRAINED SPOTTER
SPOTTER IN DEER PARK RELAYED THAT SEVERAL FIRES WERE
REPORTED ACROSS NORTHERN SPOKANE COUNTY. RIVERSIDE MOBILE
HOME PARK WAS BEING EVACUATED BECAUSE OF FALLING TREES.
0539 PM TSTM WND GST 4 W WELLPINIT 47.89N 118.07W
08/02/2014 M68.00 MPH STEVENS WA MESONET
MIDNIGHT MINE RAWS MEASURED 68 MPH WIND GUST WITH
THUNDERSTORM OUTFLOW BOUNDARY.
0600 PM TSTM WND DMG 3 SW SPOKANE 47.64N 117.46W
08/02/2014 SPOKANE WA NWS EMPLOYEE
THUNDERSTORM WINDS CAUSED A PORTION OF A TREE TO FALL ON
A HOME.
0602 PM TSTM WND DMG 6 NW SPOKANE 47.73N 117.51W
08/02/2014 SPOKANE WA NWS EMPLOYEE
12 TO 15 INCH DIAMETER TREE KNOCKED DOWN AT SUNDANCE GOLF
COURSE FROM THUNDERSTORM GUST FRONT.
0605 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 NNW SPOKANE 47.69N 117.42W
08/02/2014 SPOKANE WA TRAINED SPOTTER
4 TREES REPORTED DOWN AT HILL N DALE APARTMENTS AT
MAGNESIUM ST. 1 TREE LANDED ON A VEHICLE LEADING TO CAR
DAMAGE.
0610 PM TSTM WND DMG 5 NNE CLAYTON 48.05N 117.50W
08/02/2014 SPOKANE WA TRAINED SPOTTER
40 FOOT TREE UPROOTED OVER DRIVEWAY ON NORTH GROVE RD.
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SBODNARLocal storm report, Aug 2, 7:40 PM PDT, 2 hours 40 minutes before
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
912 PM PDT SAT AUG 2 2014
IDZ002>004-030500-
COEUR D'ALENE AREA ID-CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS ID-
IDAHO PALOUSE ID-
912 PM PDT SAT AUG 2 2014
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHEASTERN KOOTENAI...
SOUTHWESTERN SHOSHONE...BENEWAH AND CENTRAL LATAH COUNTIES UNTIL 1000
PM PDT...
AT 906 PM PDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A LINE OF STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS FROM EAST OF COEUR D'ALENE TO DEARY...MOVING SOUTHEAST
AT 15 MPH.
WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THESE
STORMS...ESPECIALLY NEAR CLARKIA...CALDER AND IN THE SILVER VALLEY.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ST. MARIES...KELLOGG...PINEHURST...OSBURN...WALLACE...TROY...
MULLAN...SMELTERVILLE...DEARY...BOVILL...WARDNER...FOURTH OF JULY
PASS...EMIDA...CATALDO...HUCKLEBERRY CAMPGROUND...SANTA...HELMER...
CLARKIA...KINGSTON.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 15 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.
&&
LAT...LON 4755 11576 4753 11573 4694 11605 4693 11633
4663 11634 4679 11694 4785 11643 4769 11573
4765 11573 4762 11569
TIME...MOT...LOC 0406Z 297DEG 12KT 4706 11656
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Spokane, WA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2, 5:02 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Stevens | 58 min |
| Aug 2, 5:25 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Stevens | 50 min |
| Aug 2, 5:30 PM PDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OTX | Pend Oreille, Spokane, Stevens | 45 min |
| Aug 2, 5:50 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Stevens | 40 min |
| Aug 2, 6:30 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Spokane | 15 min |
| Aug 2, 7:24 PM PDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OTX | Chelan, Douglas | 3 hr |
| Aug 3, 3:19 PM PDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OTX | Okanogan | 3 hr |
| Aug 2, 5:18 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Lewis | 42 min |
| Aug 2, 5:40 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Lewis | 35 min |
| Aug 2, 6:29 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Bonner, Kootenai | 46 min |
| Aug 2, 7:20 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Bonner, Boundary, Kootenai | 55 min |
| Aug 2, 7:41 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Lewis, Nez Perce | 64 min |
| Aug 2, 7:55 PM PDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OTX | Benewah, Bonner, Kootenai, Latah, Shoshone | 50 min |
| Aug 2, 8:01 PM PDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OTX | Lewis, Nez Perce | 29 min |
| Aug 2, 8:27 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Latah | 48 min |
| Aug 2, 9:12 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Benewah, Latah, Shoshone | 48 min |
| Aug 2, 10:48 PM PDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OTX | Kootenai | 42 min |
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