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Special Weather Statement, NWS Spokane, WA

August 2, 2014Kootenai County, Idaho

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

The outline as issued.

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, Aug 2, 4:44 AM PDT, 17 hours 36 minutes before
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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Local storm report, Aug 2, 7:40 PM PDT, 2 hours 40 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Aug 2, 7:41 PM PDT, 2 hours 39 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Aug 2, 8:27 PM PDT, 1 hour 53 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Aug 2, 9:12 PM PDT, 1 hour 8 minutes before
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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Special weather statement, Aug 2, 10:20 PM PDT, 0 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 2, 5:02 PM PDTSpecial Weather StatementOTXStevens58 min
Aug 2, 5:25 PM PDTSpecial Weather StatementOTXStevens50 min
Aug 2, 5:30 PM PDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOTXPend Oreille, Spokane, Stevens45 min
Aug 2, 5:50 PM PDTSpecial Weather StatementOTXStevens40 min
Aug 2, 6:30 PM PDTSpecial Weather StatementOTXSpokane15 min
Aug 2, 7:24 PM PDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOTXChelan, Douglas3 hr
Aug 3, 3:19 PM PDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOTXOkanogan3 hr
Aug 2, 5:18 PM PDTSpecial Weather StatementOTXLewis42 min
Aug 2, 5:40 PM PDTSpecial Weather StatementOTXLewis35 min
Aug 2, 6:29 PM PDTSpecial Weather StatementOTXBonner, Kootenai46 min
Aug 2, 7:20 PM PDTSpecial Weather StatementOTXBonner, Boundary, Kootenai55 min
Aug 2, 7:41 PM PDTSpecial Weather StatementOTXLewis, Nez Perce64 min
Aug 2, 7:55 PM PDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOTXBenewah, Bonner, Kootenai, Latah, Shoshone50 min
Aug 2, 8:01 PM PDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOTXLewis, Nez Perce29 min
Aug 2, 8:27 PM PDTSpecial Weather StatementOTXLatah48 min
Aug 2, 9:12 PM PDTSpecial Weather StatementOTXBenewah, Latah, Shoshone48 min
Aug 2, 10:48 PM PDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOTXKootenai42 min

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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.