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Winter Storm Warning 2, NWS Spokane, WA
NWS Spokane, WA issued this winter storm warning at Jan 10, 2014, 2:25 PM PST for 6 counties in Idaho; 5 counties in Washington. It took effect at Jan 10, 2014, 4:00 PM PST. It was in force for 42 hr. 5 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 10, 2014, 2:25 PM PST (22:25 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 10, 2014, 4:00 PM PST
- Expired
- Jan 12, 2014, 10:00 AM PST
- In force
- 42 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, Ferry County, WA, Okanogan County, WA, Pend Oreille County, WA, Spokane County, WA, Stevens County, WA
The radar
The Spokane radar (KOTX), 43 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:27 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 11, 5:00 AM PST | SNOW 3 | 10 N Newman Lake, WA | MOUNT SPOKANE SKI RESORT |
| Jan 11, 5:10 AM PST | SNOW 6 | 5 Nw Sandpoint, ID | SCHWEITZER SKI RESORT |
| Jan 11, 5:20 AM PST | SNOW 4 | 7 E Chewelah, WA | 49 DEGREES NORTH SKI RESORT |
| Jan 11, 5:20 AM PST | SNOW 5 | 4 S Mullan, ID | LOOKOUT PASS SKI RESORT |
| Jan 11, 9:40 AM PST | SNOW 3.2 | Mazama, WA |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Spokane, WA (KOTX), launched 12:00Z, 10.4 hours before the alert went out and 71 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 525 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 115 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 572 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 491 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
902 WWUS46 KOTX 102225 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 225 PM PST FRI JAN 10 2014 ...HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED AT MOUNTAIN PASSES IN THE EAST SLOPES OF THE NORTHERN CASCADES SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY HIGH MOUNTAIN SNOW TONIGHT AND SATURDAY NORTHERN MOUNTAINS... .A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL PRODUCE HEAVY SNOW ACROSS THE EAST SLOPES OF THE NORTHERN CASCADES. UPPER PORTIONS OF THE METHOW VALLEY COULD RECEIVE HEAVY SNOW AS EARLY AS THIS EVENING...THEN SNOW LEVELS WILL RISE OVERNIGHT...CHANGING SNOW TO RAIN IN THE VALLEYS. SNOW LEVELS WILL FALL SATURDAY NIGHT...AND UPPER PORTIONS OF THE METHOW VALLEY...UPPER PORTIONS OF THE WENATCHEE VALLEY...AND UPPER PORTIONS OF LAKE CHELAN WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL FOR VERY HEAVY SNOW. HEAVY SNOW WILL ALSO ACCUMULATE OVER THE HIGH MOUNTAINS NORTH OF THE COLUMBIA BASIN TONIGHT AND SATURDAY IMPACTING TRAVEL OVER SHERMAN PASS. VALLEYS WILL RECEIVE MOSTLY RAIN FROM THIS STORM. WAZ042-110830- /O.UPG.KOTX.WS.A.0002.140111T1200Z-140112T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KOTX.WS.W.0002.140111T0000Z-140112T0600Z/ EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BLEWETT PASS...LOUP LOUP PASS 225 PM PST FRI JAN 10 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST SATURDAY ABOVE 3000 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 3000 FEET FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW IN THE NORTHERN VALLEYS AND IN THE MOUNTAINS ABOVE 3000 FEET 15 TO 30 INCHES. * WINDS: REGROUPS SOUTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 75 MPH. * TIMING: SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING...AND PORTIONS OF THE UPPER METHOW VALLEY COULD RECEIVE 2 TO 4 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION BEFORE SNOW CHANGES TO RAIN SATURDAY MORNING. SNOW LEVELS WILL RISE AS HIGH AS 5000 FEET ON SATURDAY BEFORE FALLING TO THE VALLEY FLOORS SATURDAY NIGHT. * LOCATIONS: BLEWETT PASS...LOUP LOUP PASS...UPPER WENATCHEE VALLEY APPROACHING STEVENS PASS. * SNOW LEVEL: 2000 FEET. HEAVY SNOW WILL FALL ABOVE 3000 FEET. * IMPACTS: SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL MAKE FOR HAZARDOUS TRAVEL... ESPECIALLY OVER THE MOUNTAIN PASS. STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO RESULT IN SOME BLOWING OR DRIFTING SNOW OVER THE PASSES. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=OTX PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ IDZ001-WAZ037-038-110830- /O.NEW.KOTX.WS.W.0002.140111T0600Z-140111T2000Z/ NORTHERN PANHANDLE-NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS-OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD... FLOWERY TRAIL ROAD...CHESAW ROAD...HIGHWAY 20 WAUCONDA SUMMIT... BOULDER CREEK ROAD...SHERMAN PASS 225 PM PST FRI JAN 10 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON PST SATURDAY ABOVE 4000 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 4000 FEET FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON PST SATURDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 6 TO 12 INCHES. * WINDS: SOUTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * TIMING: STEADY SNOW WILL BEGIN THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL INCREASE SATURDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS: CHESAW ROAD...HIGHWAY 20 WAUCONDA SUMMIT...BOULDER CREEK ROAD...SHERMAN PASS...SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD...FLOWERY TRAIL ROAD. * HAZARD ELEVATION: ABOVE 4000 FEET. * SNOW LEVEL: MINOR ACCUMULATIONS OF WET SNOW IN THE VALLEYS THIS EVENING WILL BECOME ALL RAIN OVERNIGHT. PRECIPITATION WILL REMAIN AS ACCUMULATING SNOW ABOVE 4000 FEET. * IMPACTS: SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL MAKE TRAVEL IN THE MOUNTAINS HAZARDOUS TONIGHT AND SATURDAY. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=OTX PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$
8 follow-up statements
303 WWUS46 KOTX 110424 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 824 PM PST FRI JAN 10 2014 ...HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED AT MOUNTAIN PASSES IN THE EAST SLOPES OF THE NORTHERN CASCADES SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY HIGH MOUNTAIN SNOW TONIGHT AND SATURDAY NORTHERN MOUNTAINS... .A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL PRODUCE HEAVY SNOW ACROSS THE EAST SLOPES OF THE NORTHERN CASCADES. UPPER PORTIONS OF THE METHOW VALLEY COULD RECEIVE HEAVY SNOW AS EARLY AS THIS EVENING...THEN SNOW LEVELS WILL RISE OVERNIGHT...CHANGING SNOW TO RAIN IN THE VALLEYS. SNOW LEVELS WILL FALL SATURDAY NIGHT...AND UPPER PORTIONS OF THE METHOW VALLEY...UPPER PORTIONS OF THE WENATCHEE VALLEY...AND UPPER PORTIONS OF LAKE CHELAN WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL FOR VERY HEAVY SNOW. HEAVY SNOW WILL ALSO ACCUMULATE OVER THE HIGH MOUNTAINS NORTH OF THE COLUMBIA BASIN TONIGHT AND SATURDAY IMPACTING TRAVEL OVER SHERMAN PASS. VALLEYS WILL RECEIVE MOSTLY RAIN FROM THIS STORM. WAZ042-111600- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140112T0600Z/ EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BLEWETT PASS...LOUP LOUP PASS 824 PM PST FRI JAN 10 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST SATURDAY ABOVE 3000 FEET... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 4 INCHES IN THE NORTHERN VALLEYS AND IN THE MOUNTAINS ABOVE 3000 FEET...12 TO 30 INCHES. * WINDS: RIDGETOPS WINDS SOUTHWEST 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 75 MPH. * TIMING: SNOW IS CURRENTLY FALLING ACROSS THE CASCADES AND WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE IN INTENSITY. PORTIONS OF THE UPPER METHOW VALLEY COULD RECEIVE 2 TO 4 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION BEFORE SNOW CHANGES TO RAIN SATURDAY MORNING. SNOW LEVELS WILL RISE AS HIGH AS 5000 FEET ON SATURDAY BEFORE FALLING TO THE VALLEY FLOORS SATURDAY NIGHT. * LOCATIONS: BLEWETT PASS...LOUP LOUP PASS...STEVENS PASS * SNOW LEVEL: CURRENTLY BETWEEN 2000-2500 FEET SOUTHERN CHELAN COUNTY TO 1000 FEET IN THE METHOW VALLEY. SNOW LEVELS WILL BE INCREASING BETWEEN 4000-5000 FEET SATURDAY MORNING...THEN FALLING TO VALLEY FLOORS SATURDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS: SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL MAKE FOR HAZARDOUS TRAVEL... ESPECIALLY OVER THE MOUNTAIN PASS. STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO RESULT IN SOME BLOWING OR DRIFTING SNOW OVER THE PASSES. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=OTX PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ IDZ001-WAZ037-038-111600- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0002.140111T0600Z-140111T2000Z/ NORTHERN PANHANDLE-NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS-OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD... FLOWERY TRAIL ROAD...CHESAW ROAD...HIGHWAY 20 WAUCONDA SUMMIT... BOULDER CREEK ROAD...SHERMAN PASS 824 PM PST FRI JAN 10 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST SATURDAY ABOVE 4000 FEET... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 6 TO 12 INCHES. * WINDS: SOUTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. EXPOSED RIDGETOPS ABOVE 5000 FEET COULD SEE GUSTS TO 75 MPH. * TIMING: SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND INCREASE IN INTENSITY OVERNIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL INCREASE SATURDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS: CHESAW ROAD...HIGHWAY 20 WAUCONDA SUMMIT...BOULDER CREEK ROAD...SHERMAN PASS...SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD...FLOWERY TRAIL ROAD. * HAZARD ELEVATION: ABOVE 4000 FEET. * SNOW LEVEL: CURRENTLY 1600 FEET IN THE OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS...2500-3000 FEET IN NORTHEAST WASHINGTON...AND 3500 FEET IN NORTH IDAHO. SNOW LEVELS WILL RISE BETWEEN 4000-5000 FEET SATURDAY MORNING THEN LOWER THROUGH THE DAY ON SATURDAY. * IMPACTS: SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL MAKE TRAVEL IN THE MOUNTAINS HAZARDOUS TONIGHT AND SATURDAY. BLOWING SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG EXPOSED RIDGETOPS. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=OTX PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$
612 WWUS46 KOTX 111331 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 531 AM PST SAT JAN 11 2014 ...HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED AT MOUNTAIN PASSES IN THE EAST SLOPES OF THE NORTHERN CASCADES SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED OVER THE MOUNTAINS OF SHOSHONE COUNTY THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT... AND THEN AGAIN ON SUNDAY NIGHT... .A VERY STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL PRODUCE HEAVY SNOW ACROSS THE EAST SLOPES OF THE NORTHERN CASCADES...AND OVER THE MOUNTAINS OF SHOSHONE COUNTY. SNOW LEVELS HAVE RISEN SHARPLY THIS MORNING...BUT A COLD FRONT THIS AFTERNOON WILL LOWER SNOW LEVELS TOWARD THE VALLEY FLOORS BY TONIGHT. IDZ004-112145- /O.EXB.KOTX.WS.W.0002.140111T2200Z-140112T1800Z/ CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN... DOBSON PASS...LOOKOUT PASS 531 AM PST SAT JAN 11 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM PST SUNDAY ABOVE 3000 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 3000 FEET FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM PST SUNDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 8 TO 14 INCHES. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. * TIMING: SNOW IS CURRENTLY FALLING ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE IDAHO PANHANDLE. HOWEVER...SNOW LEVELS WILL RISE TO OVER 5000 FEET THIS MORNING. A COLD FRONT THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING WILL BRING SNOW LEVELS BACK TO AROUND 3000 FEET BY EARLY THIS EVENING. HEAVY SNOW IS LIKELY TO DEVELOP THIS EVENING INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. A BRIEF LULL IN INTENSITY WILL LIKELY OCCUR SUNDAY BEFORE INCREASING ONCE AGAIN SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING. * HAZARD ELEVATION: ABOVE 3000 FEET. * LOCATIONS: DOBSON PASS...LOOKOUT PASS...FOURTH OF JULY PASS * SNOW LEVEL: 5000 FEET EARLY THIS AFTERNOON LOWERING TO 3500 FEET BY THIS EVENING. . * IMPACTS: SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL MAKE FOR HAZARDOUS TRAVEL... ESPECIALLY OVER THE MOUNTAIN PASS. STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO RESULT IN SOME BLOWING OR DRIFTING SNOW OVER THE PASSES. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=OTX PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ WAZ042-112145- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140112T0600Z/ EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BLEWETT PASS...LOUP LOUP PASS 531 AM PST SAT JAN 11 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING ABOVE 3000 FEET... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: AN ADDITIONAL 7 TO 15 INCHES. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS 55 MPH. EXPOSED RIDGE TOPS COULD SEE GUSTS UP TO 75 MPH. * TIMING: SNOW LEVELS HAVE RISEN THIS MORNING ABOVE MANY PASS LEVELS. HOWEVER...A COLD FRONT THIS AFTERNOON WILL ALLOW SNOW LEVELS TO FALL TO THE VALLEY FLOORS. * LOCATIONS: BLEWETT PASS...LOUP LOUP PASS...HIGHWAY 2 UP TO STEVENS PASS * SNOW LEVEL: 4500 FEET THIS MORNING LOWERING TO VALLEY FLOORS TONIGHT. HEAVY ACCUMULATIONS WILL OCCUR ALONG THE CASCADE CREST. * IMPACTS: SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL MAKE FOR HAZARDOUS TRAVEL... ESPECIALLY OVER THE MOUNTAIN PASS. STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO RESULT IN SOME BLOWING OR DRIFTING SNOW OVER THE PASSES. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=OTX PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ IDZ001-WAZ037-038-112000- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140111T2000Z/ NORTHERN PANHANDLE-NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS-OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD... FLOWERY TRAIL ROAD...CHESAW ROAD...HIGHWAY 20 WAUCONDA SUMMIT... BOULDER CREEK ROAD...SHERMAN PASS 531 AM PST SAT JAN 11 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST TODAY ABOVE 4000 FEET... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES. * TIMING: SNOW LEVELS RISE ABOVE 4000 FEET BY LATE MORNING. * LOCATIONS: CHESAW ROAD...HIGHWAY 20 WAUCONDA SUMMIT...BOULDER CREEK ROAD...SHERMAN PASS...SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD...FLOWERY TRAIL ROAD. * IMPACTS: SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL MAKE TRAVEL IN THE MOUNTAINS HAZARDOUS TONIGHT AND SATURDAY. BLOWING SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG EXPOSED RIDGE TOPS. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=OTX PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$
473 WWUS46 KOTX 111930 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 1130 AM PST SAT JAN 11 2014 ...HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED AT MOUNTAIN PASSES IN THE EAST SLOPES OF THE NORTHERN CASCADES SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED OVER THE MOUNTAINS OF SHOSHONE COUNTY THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT... AND THEN AGAIN ON SUNDAY NIGHT... .A VERY STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL PRODUCE HEAVY SNOW ACROSS THE EAST SLOPES OF THE NORTHERN CASCADES...AND OVER THE MOUNTAINS OF SHOSHONE COUNTY. SNOW LEVELS HAVE RISEN SHARPLY THIS MORNING... BUT A COLD FRONT THIS AFTERNOON WILL LOWER SNOW LEVELS TOWARD THE VALLEY FLOORS BY TONIGHT. IDZ001-WAZ037-038-112030- /O.CAN.KOTX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140111T2000Z/ NORTHERN PANHANDLE-NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS-OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD... FLOWERY TRAIL ROAD...CHESAW ROAD...HIGHWAY 20 WAUCONDA SUMMIT... BOULDER CREEK ROAD...SHERMAN PASS 1130 AM PST SAT JAN 11 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING FOR THE MOUNTAINS NORTH OF THE COLUMBIA BASIN. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROGUH TODAY...BUT THE THREAT FOR FURTHER HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS HAS ENDED. $$ WAZ042-120330- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140112T0600Z/ EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BLEWETT PASS...LOUP LOUP PASS 1130 AM PST SAT JAN 11 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING ABOVE 3000 FEET... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: AN ADDITIONAL 6 TO 12 INCHES. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 75 MPH. * TIMING: SNOW LEVELS HAVE RISEN THIS MORNING ABOVE MANY PASS LEVELS. HOWEVER...A COLD FRONT THIS AFTERNOON WILL ALLOW SNOW LEVELS TO FALL TO THE VALLEY FLOORS. * LOCATIONS: BLEWETT PASS...LOUP LOUP PASS. * SNOW LEVEL: 4000 FEET LOWERING TO VALLEY FLOORS. * IMPACTS: SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL MAKE FOR HAZARDOUS TRAVEL... ESPECIALLY OVER THE MOUNTAIN PASS. STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO RESULT IN SOME BLOWING OR DRIFTING SNOW OVER THE PASSES. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=OTX PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ IDZ004-120330- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0002.140111T2200Z-140112T1800Z/ CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN... DOBSON PASS...LOOKOUT PASS 1130 AM PST SAT JAN 11 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SUNDAY ABOVE 3000 FEET... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW IN THE VALLEYS AND IN THE MOUNTAINS 6 TO 11 INCHES. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TIMING: SNOW IS CURRENTLY FALLING ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE IDAHO PANHANDLE. HOWEVER...SNOW LEVELS WILL RISE TO OVER 5000 FEET THIS MORNING. A COLD FRONT THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING WILL BRING SNOW LEVELS BACK TO AROUND 3000 FEET BY EARLY THIS EVENING. HEAVY SNOW IS LIKELY TO DEVELOP THIS EVENING INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. A BRIEF LULL IN INTENSITY WILL LIKELY OCCUR SUNDAY BEFORE INCREASING ONCE AGAIN SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING. * HAZARD ELEVATION: ABOVE 3000 FEET. * LOCATIONS: OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN...DOBSON PASS...LOOKOUT PASS. * SNOW LEVEL: 4500 FEET LOWERING TO VALLEY FLOORS. * IMPACTS: SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL MAKE FOR HAZARDOUS TRAVEL... ESPECIALLY OVER THE MOUNTAIN PASS. STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO RESULT IN SOME BLOWING OR DRIFTING SNOW OVER THE PASSES. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=OTX PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$
977 WWUS46 KOTX 112257 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 257 PM PST SAT JAN 11 2014 ...HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED AT MOUNTAIN PASSES IN THE EAST SLOPES OF THE NORTHERN CASCADES TONIGHT... ...HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED OVER THE MOUNTAINS OF SHOSHONE COUNTY TONIGHT AND INTO SUNDAY MORNING. .A VERY STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL PRODUCE HEAVY SNOW ACROSS THE EAST SLOPES OF THE NORTHERN CASCADES...AND OVER THE MOUNTAINS OF SHOSHONE COUNTY. A COLD FRONT THIS AFTERNOON WILL LOWER SNOW LEVELS TOWARD THE VALLEY FLOORS BY TONIGHT. WAZ042-120600- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140112T0600Z/ EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BLEWETT PASS...LOUP LOUP PASS 257 PM PST SAT JAN 11 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING ABOVE 3000 FEET... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: AN ADDITIONAL 5 TO 10 INCHES NEAR THE CREST. IN THE VALLEYS LOCAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH RIDGETOP GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH. * TIMING: FREQUENT SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE NEAR THE CASCADE CREST THROUGH TONIGHT. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL IMPACT THE VALLEYS TONIGHT AS SNOW LEVELS RETURN TO VALLEY FLOORS AFTER SUNSET. * LOCATIONS: BLEWETT PASS...LOUP LOUP PASS. * SNOW LEVEL: 3500 FEET LOWERING TO VALLEY FLOORS. * IMPACTS: SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL MAKE FOR HAZARDOUS TRAVEL... ESPECIALLY OVER THE MOUNTAIN PASS. STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO RESULT IN SOME BLOWING OR DRIFTING SNOW OVER THE PASSES. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=OTX PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ IDZ004-120700- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140112T1800Z/ CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN... DOBSON PASS...LOOKOUT PASS 257 PM PST SAT JAN 11 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SUNDAY ABOVE 3000 FEET... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW IN THE VALLEYS AND IN THE MOUNTAINS ABOVE 3000 FEET 6 TO 12 INCHES. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TIMING: SNOW LEVELS WILL LOWER TO VALLEY FLOORS TONIGHT AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT. * HAZARD ELEVATION: HEAVY SNOW WILL FALL ABOVE 3000 FEET. * LOCATIONS: MULLAN...DOBSON PASS...LOOKOUT PASS. * SNOW LEVEL: INITIALLY 4500 FEET LOWERING TO VALLEY FLOORS. * IMPACTS: SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL MAKE FOR HAZARDOUS TRAVEL... ESPECIALLY OVER THE MOUNTAIN PASS. STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO RESULT IN SOME BLOWING OR DRIFTING SNOW OVER THE PASSES. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=OTX PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$
667 WWUS46 KOTX 120642 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 1042 PM PST SAT JAN 11 2014 ...HEAVY SNOW TO CONTINUE ALONG THE CASCADE CREST AND CASCADE MOUNTAIN PASSES... ...HEAVY SNOW TO CONTINUE OVER THE MOUNTAINS OF SHOSHONE COUNTY TONIGHT AND INTO SUNDAY MORNING. .STRONG WINDS INTO THE MOUNTAINS WILL CONTINUE TO BRING SNOW SHOWERS...HEAVY AT TIMES INTO THE IDAHO PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS AND ALONG THE CASCADE CREST. HAZARDOUS TRAVEL IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE MOUNTAIN PASSES. SNOW LEVELS WILL LOWER TO VALLEY FLOORS OVERNIGHT WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR ONE TO TWO INCHES. IDZ004-121500- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140112T1800Z/ CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN... DOBSON PASS...LOOKOUT PASS 1042 PM PST SAT JAN 11 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SUNDAY ABOVE 3000 FEET... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW IN THE VALLEYS AND IN THE MOUNTAINS AN ADDITIONAL 3 TO 6 INCHES. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING: SNOW LEVELS WILL LOWER TO VALLEY FLOORS OVERNIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS WILL BECOME LIGHT SUNDAY AFTERNOON THEN INCREASE AGAIN SUNDAY EVENING AND NIGHT. * HAZARD ELEVATION: ABOVE 3000 FEET THROUGH * LOCATIONS: CLARKIA...DEARY...MULLAN...DOBSON PASS...LOOKOUT PASS. * SNOW LEVEL: 3000 FEET LOWERING TO VALLEY FLOORS. * IMPACTS: SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL MAKE FOR HAZARDOUS TRAVEL... ESPECIALLY OVER THE MOUNTAIN PASS. STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO RESULT IN SOME BLOWING OR DRIFTING SNOW OVER THE PASSES. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=OTX PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$
278 WWUS46 KOTX 120655 CCA WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 1054 PM PST SAT JAN 11 2014 ...HEAVY SNOW TO CONTINUE ALONG THE CASCADE CREST AND CASCADE MOUNTAIN PASSES... ...HEAVY SNOW TO CONTINUE OVER THE MOUNTAINS OF SHOSHONE COUNTY TONIGHT AND INTO SUNDAY MORNING. .STRONG WINDS INTO THE MOUNTAINS WILL CONTINUE TO BRING SNOW SHOWERS...HEAVY AT TIMES INTO THE IDAHO PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS AND ALONG THE CASCADE CREST. HAZARDOUS TRAVEL IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE MOUNTAIN PASSES. SNOW LEVELS WILL LOWER TO VALLEY FLOORS OVERNIGHT WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR ONE TO TWO INCHES. IDZ004-121530- /O.COR.KOTX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140112T1800Z/ CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN... DOBSON PASS...LOOKOUT PASS 1054 PM PST SAT JAN 11 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SUNDAY ABOVE 3000 FEET... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW IN THE VALLEYS AND IN THE MOUNTAINS AN ADDITIONAL 3 TO 6 INCHES. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING: SNOW LEVELS WILL LOWER TO VALLEY FLOORS OVERNIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS WILL BECOME LIGHT SUNDAY AFTERNOON THEN INCREASE AGAIN SUNDAY EVENING AND NIGHT. * LOCATIONS: CLARKIA...DEARY...MULLAN...DOBSON PASS...LOOKOUT PASS. * SNOW LEVEL: 3000 FEET LOWERING TO VALLEY FLOORS. * IMPACTS: SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL MAKE FOR HAZARDOUS TRAVEL... ESPECIALLY OVER THE MOUNTAIN PASS. STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO RESULT IN SOME BLOWING OR DRIFTING SNOW OVER THE PASSES. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=OTX PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$
988 WWUS46 KOTX 121136 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 336 AM PST SUN JAN 12 2014 ...HEAVY SNOW TO CONTINUE OVER THE MOUNTAINS OF SHOSHONE COUNTY TONIGHT AND INTO SUNDAY MORNING. .SNOWF WILL CONTINUE EARLY THIS MORNING OVER THE MOUNTAINS IN SHOSHONE COUNTY. A LULL IN COVERAGE WILL OCCUR BY MID TO LATE MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO REDEVELOP ONCE AGAIN THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE INTO EARLY MORNING MONDAY. IDZ004-121800- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140112T1800Z/ CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KELLOGG...ST MARIES...PINEHURST... OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN 336 AM PST SUN JAN 12 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: UP TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW IN THE VALLEYS AND IN THE MOUNTAINS AN ADDITIONAL 3 TO 6 INCHES. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING: SNOW LEVELS HAVE LOWERED TO THE VALLEY FLOORS. INTENSITY AND COVERAGE SHOULD DECREASE BY MID MORNING. REDEVELOPMENT IS EXPECTED AGAIN THIS EVENING INTO TONIGHT...WITH ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE BY MONDAY MORNING ABOVE 4000 FEET. * LOCATIONS: CLARKIA...DEARY...MULLAN...DOBSON PASS...LOOKOUT PASS. * SNOW LEVEL: NEAR THE VALLEY FLOORS. * IMPACTS: SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL MAKE FOR HAZARDOUS TRAVEL... ESPECIALLY OVER THE MOUNTAIN PASS. STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO RESULT IN SOME BLOWING OR DRIFTING SNOW OVER THE PASSES. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=OTX PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$
231 WWUS46 KOTX 121751 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 951 AM PST SUN JAN 12 2014 IDZ004-121900- /O.EXP.KOTX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140112T1800Z/ CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN... DOBSON PASS...LOOKOUT PASS 951 AM PST SUN JAN 12 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM PST THIS MORNING ABOVE 3000 FEET... ACCUMULATING SNOW HAS TAPERED OFF OVER THE REGION. MORE SNOW IS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING BUT AT THIS TIME HEAVY ACCUMULATIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this winter storm warning 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 storm warning went out at Jan 10, 10:06 AM PST, 4 hours 19 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 10, 10:06 AM PST, 4 hours 19 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1006 AM PST Fri Jan 10 2014
.SYNOPSIS...
Mild and windy conditions are expected through the weekend. One of
the strongest wind events in quite some time will be possible on
Saturday. Much of eastern Washington and north Idaho will have the
chance of wind gusts of 50 mph or more. Saturday's storm system
will also bring rain and heavy mountain snow. Breezy and unsettled
conditions will linger into Sunday and Monday.
&&
.DISCUSSION...
Morning Update: Highlights were updated this morning to reflect
the most current observations from around the region. The Wind
Advisory for the Waterville Plateau and the Wenatchee area was
cancelled as the winds were never able to come down the lee side
of the Cascades. The winds on the ridgetops were high, but never
in the lower levels.
A Flood Watch for small streams and urban areas was issued this
morning to reflect the threat for ponding of water in these
locations from 3pm Today through 10pm Saturday. The potential for
flooding conditions will be present as a warm frontal system
pushes over the region bringing an abundance of precipitation..
The higher amounts of precipitation coupled with frozen ground and
potentially clogged storm water systems could lead to flooding
conditions. A decision on what direction to go with the Flood Watch
will likely be made in the afternoon forecast package.
Current forecast for today looks to be on track and only very
minor changes will be made likely to reflect winds, sky cover and
POPs. /Fliehman
&&
.AVIATION...
18Z TAFS: Gusty winds will be the main feature for today for the
Spokane, Coeur D'Alene and Pullman sites. Wind shear could be a
concern, but thinking was stronger surface winds would limit LLWS
concern. A wet warm front will bring a large band of rain oriented
NW to SE beginning between 00z-03z. Look for visibility and
ceiling reductions region-wide with the arrival of the rain. Rain
with the warm front will push through this evening into overnight
while another band of precipitation will be associated with the cold
front tomorrow morning. Increasing low level jet will likely bring
a return of low level wind shear from around 7z to 11Z and after
11z the winds will start to mix to the surface bringing gusty
conditions back to a large portion of the region throughout the
remainder of the TAF period. /Fliehman
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
Spokane 40 39 47 32 39 36 / 10 100 100 50 30 20
Coeur d'Alene 42 37 47 32 39 35 / 20 100 100 100 50 50
Pullman 45 40 49 35 42 36 / 10 90 100 50 50 50
Lewiston 50 44 56 38 47 39 / 10 90 90 50 50 50
Colville 39 35 41 30 36 34 / 10 100 100 70 50 40
Sandpoint 39 33 42 32 36 32 / 20 100 100 100 70 70
Kellogg 39 33 41 31 35 33 / 60 100 100 100 70 70
Moses Lake 47 39 52 32 45 36 / 10 90 40 10 10 0
Wenatchee 43 37 45 31 43 31 / 10 90 40 10 10 10
Omak 34 33 42 25 36 33 / 0 90 90 10 10 10
&&
.OTX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
ID...Flood Watch from 4 PM PST this afternoon through Saturday
evening for Central Panhandle Mountains-Coeur d'Alene Area-
Idaho Palouse-Lewis and Southern Nez Perce Counties-
Lewiston Area-Northern Panhandle.
High Wind Watch from late tonight through Sunday morning for
Coeur d'Alene Area-Idaho Palouse-Lewis and Southern Nez
Perce Counties-Lewiston Area.
WA...Flood Watch from 4 PM PST this afternoon through Saturday
evening for East Slopes Northern Cascades-Lower Garfield
and Asotin Counties-Northeast Blue Mountains-Northeast
Mountains-Okanogan Highlands-Spokane Area-Washington
Palouse.
High Wind Watch from late tonight through Sunday morning for
Lower Garfield and Asotin Counties-Moses Lake Area-
Northeast Blue Mountains-Spokane Area-Upper Columbia Basin-
Washington Palouse-Waterville Plateau-Wenatchee Area.
Winter Storm Watch from late tonight through late Saturday night
for East Slopes Northern Cascades.
&&In the hours before
Local storm report, Jan 10, 9:16 AM PST, 5 hours 9 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
916 AM PST FRI JAN 10 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0908 AM HEAVY SNOW 10 E COEUR D'ALENE 47.70N 116.57W
01/10/2014 M5.0 INCH KOOTENAI ID TRAINED SPOTTER
SPOTTER KOOTENAI 56 AT WOLF LODGE REPOTED 2 INCHES OF
SNOW OVERNIGHT FOR 5 INCHES TOTAL ACCUMULATION FROM
1/8-1/9 WINTER STORM.
&&
MFUGAZZIThe office that day
Everything else NWS Spokane, WA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 10, 9:05 AM PST | Flood Watch | OTX | Benewah, Bonner, Boundary, Kootenai, Latah, Lewis and 2 more | 30 hr |
| Jan 10, 2:31 PM PST | High Wind Warning | OTX | Benewah, Bonner, Boundary, Kootenai, Latah, Lewis and 2 more | 38 hr |
| Jan 10, 2:31 PM PST | Wind Advisory | OTX | Benewah, Bonner, Boundary, Kootenai, Latah, Lewis and 1 more | 40 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.