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Winter Storm Warning 8, NWS Spokane, WA
NWS Spokane, WA issued this winter storm warning at Feb 17, 2014, 10:27 PM PST for 6 counties in Idaho; 5 counties in Washington. It took effect at Feb 18, 2014, 11:00 AM PST. It was in force for 19 hr. 4 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
- Feb 17, 2014, 10:27 PM PST (06:27 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 18, 2014, 11:00 AM PST
- Expired
- Feb 19, 2014, 6:00 AM PST
- In force
- 19 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 06:31 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 19, 4:48 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 8 | 4 Wsw Colburn, ID | 24 HOUR NEW SNOW AT SCHWEITZER SKI RESORT |
| Feb 19, 5:00 AM PST | SNOW 7 | 9 Se Elk, WA | 24 HOUR NEW SNOW AT MOUNT SPOKANE SKI RESORT |
| Feb 19, 5:00 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 9 | 3 S Kellogg, ID | NEW SNOW SILVER MOUNTAIN SKI RESORT |
| Feb 19, 5:24 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 16 | Lookout Pass, ID | 24 HOUR NEW SNOW AT LOOKOUT SKI RESORT |
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 00:00Z, 6.5 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
- 143 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -3 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 930 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 67 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 132 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 122 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.1
- Supercell composite
- 0.8
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
329 WWUS46 KOTX 180627 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 1027 PM PST MON FEB 17 2014 ...MORE MOUNTAIN SNOW FOR THE INLAND NORTHWEST... WAZ037-038-181500- /O.UPG.KOTX.WS.A.0007.140218T1800Z-140219T0800Z/ /O.NEW.KOTX.WS.W.0008.140218T1600Z-140219T0400Z/ NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS-OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SPRINGDALE-HUNTERS ROAD... ORIN-RICE ROAD...FLOWERY TRAIL ROAD...WAUCONDA...CHESAW ROAD... HIGHWAY 20 WAUCONDA SUMMIT...BOULDER CREEK ROAD...SHERMAN PASS 1027 PM PST MON FEB 17 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 8 PM PST TUESDAY ABOVE 3500 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 3500 FEET FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 8 PM PST TUESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: UP TO 1 TO 2 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS AND IN THE MOUNTAINS 6 TO 12 ABOVE 3500 FEET. * WINDS: SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH ON EXPOSED RIDGES. * TIMING: SNOW WILL BEGIN BY MID MORNING TUESDAY. SNOW WILL INTENSIFY ON TUESDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE WINDING DOWN THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. * LOCATIONS: WAUCONDA...CHESAW ROAD...HIGHWAY 20 WAUCONDA SUMMIT...BOULDER CREEK ROAD...SHERMAN PASS...SPRINGDALE- HUNTERS ROAD...ORIN-RICE ROAD...FLOWERY TRAIL ROAD. * IMPACTS: SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. BLOWING SNOW POSSIBLE IN THE MOUNTAINS. * 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. && $$ IDZ001-181500- /O.UPG.KOTX.WS.A.0007.140218T1800Z-140219T0800Z/ /O.NEW.KOTX.WS.W.0008.140218T1600Z-140219T0600Z/ NORTHERN PANHANDLE- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD 1027 PM PST MON FEB 17 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 10 PM PST TUESDAY ABOVE 3500 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 3500 FEET FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 10 PM PST TUESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: BETWEEN 0.5 TO 1 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS AND IN THE MOUNTAINS5 6 TO 12 INCHES ABOVE 3500 FEET. * WINDS: SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH ON EXPOSED RIDGES. * TIMING: SNOW WILL BEGIN BY MID MORNING TUESDAY. SNOW WILL INTENSIFY ON TUESDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE WINDING DOWN THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. * LOCATIONS: SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD. * IMPACTS: SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. BLOWING SNOW POSSIBLE IN THE MOUNTAINS. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=OTX PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ WAZ042-181500- /O.UPG.KOTX.WS.A.0007.140218T1500Z-140219T1100Z/ /O.NEW.KOTX.WW.Y.0015.140218T1500Z-140219T1500Z/ EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BLEWETT PASS...LOUP LOUP PASS 1027 PM PST MON FEB 17 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TUESDAY TO 7 AM PST WEDNESDAY ABOVE 3000 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 3000 FEET FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TUESDAY TO 7 AM PST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW IN THE VALLEYS AND IN THE MOUNTAINS 8 TO 20 INCHES ABOVE 3000 FEET. HIGHEST ACCUMULATIONS OF OVER A FOOT OF SNOW IS EXPECTED NEAR THE CREST. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ON EXPOSED RIDGES. * TIMING: SNOW WILL BEGIN EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO INTENSIFY LATE TUESDAY MORNING INTO TUESDAY AFTERNOON. HEAVIEST SNOWFALL WILL PRIMARILY BE CONFINED TO THE CREST BY TUESDAY EVENING. * LOCATIONS: BLEWETT PASS...LOUP LOUP PASS. * IMPACTS: SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. BLOWING SNOW POSSIBLE IN THE MOUNTAINS. * 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 WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
6 follow-up statements
915 WWUS46 KOTX 181246 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 446 AM PST TUE FEB 18 2014 ...MORE MOUNTAIN SNOW FOR THE INLAND NORTHWEST... WAZ037-038-190000- /O.EXT.KOTX.WS.W.0008.140218T1900Z-140219T0400Z/ NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS-OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SPRINGDALE-HUNTERS ROAD... ORIN-RICE ROAD...FLOWERY TRAIL ROAD...WAUCONDA...CHESAW ROAD... HIGHWAY 20 WAUCONDA SUMMIT...BOULDER CREEK ROAD...SHERMAN PASS 446 AM PST TUE FEB 18 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM PST THIS EVENING ABOVE 3500 FEET... * MOUNTAIN SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 8 INCHES. * WINDS: RIDGE TOP WINDS INCREASING OUT OF THE SOUTH OR SOUTHWEST TO 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * TIMING: SNOW WILL BEGIN AROUND MID DAY...AND BECOME HEAVY THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING. THE HEAVIEST ACCUMULATIONS WILL LIKELY OCCUR BETWEEN 1 PM AND 7 PM. * LOCATIONS: WAUCONDA...CHESAW ROAD...HIGHWAY 20 WAUCONDA SUMMIT...BOULDER CREEK ROAD...SHERMAN PASS...SPRINGDALE- HUNTERS ROAD...ORIN-RICE ROAD...FLOWERY TRAIL ROAD. * IMPACTS: WET AND HEAVY SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL TREACHEROUS. SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=OTX PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ IDZ001-190000- /O.EXT.KOTX.WS.W.0008.140218T1900Z-140219T0600Z/ NORTHERN PANHANDLE- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD 446 AM PST TUE FEB 18 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM PST THIS EVENING ABOVE 3500 FEET... * MOUNTAIN SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 5 TO 10 INCHES. * WINDS: RIDGE TOP WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING: SOME LIGHT SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS MORNING. LOOK FOR HEAVY SNOW TO DEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING. THE HEAVIEST ACCUMULATIONS WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 3 PM AND 9 PM. * LOCATIONS: SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD. * IMPACTS: WET AND HEAVY SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL TREACHEROUS. SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. * 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. && $$ WAZ042-190000- /O.EXT.KOTX.WW.Y.0015.140218T1500Z-140219T1200Z/ EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...MAZAMA...CONCONULLY... BLEWETT PASS...LOUP LOUP PASS 446 AM PST TUE FEB 18 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY ABOVE 2000 FEET... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW IN THE VALLEYS AND 10 TO 20 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. THE HIGHEST MOUNTAIN ACCUMULATIONS NEAR THE CASCADE CREST. * TIMING: SNOW WILL INCREASE LATE THIS MORNING...WITH THE HEAVIEST ACCUMULATIONS OVER THE EAST SLOPE VALLEYS DURING THE EARLY TO MID AFTERNOON HOURS. HEAVY ACCUMULATIONS WILL PERSIST OVER THE CASCADE CREST TONIGHT. * LOCATIONS: THE LEAVENWORTH...CASHMERE...AND PLAIN AREAS HAVE A GOOD CHANCE OF CHANGING TO RAIN THIS AFTERNOON...POTENTIALLY LIMITING ACCUMULATIONS TO 1 TO 4 INCHES. THE METHOW VALLEY...ESPECIALLY AREAS ABOVE 2000 FEET...LIKE MAZAMA AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS AROUND TWISP AND WINTRHOP MAY EXPERIENCE SNOW FOR THE MAJORITY OF THE AFTERNOON...YIELDING SNOW AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES. * IMPACTS: WET AND HEAVY SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL TREACHEROUS. SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY OVER BLEWETT PASS...LOUP LOUP PASS...AND HIGHWAY 2 FROM LEAVENWORTH TO STEVENS PASS. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=OTX PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
892 WWUS46 KOTX 182009 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 1209 PM PST TUE FEB 18 2014 ...MORE MOUNTAIN SNOW FOR THE INLAND NORTHWEST... IDZ004-190415- /O.EXB.KOTX.WS.W.0008.140218T2300Z-140219T1400Z/ CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...MULLAN...LOOKOUT PASS 1209 PM PST TUE FEB 18 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM PST WEDNESDAY ABOVE 4000 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW ABOVE 4000 FEET...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM PST WEDNESDAY. * MOUNTAIN SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 10 INCHES. * WINDS: RIDGE TOP WINDS SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING: SNOW WILL INCREASE...AND BECOME HEAVY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND THROUGH THE EVENING. THE HEAVIEST ACCUMULATIONS WILL LIKELY OCCUR BETWEEN 4 PM AND 10 PM. * LOCATIONS: MULLAN...LOOKOUT PASS. * IMPACTS: WET AND HEAVY SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL TREACHEROUS. SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY OVER LOOKOUT PASS. * 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. && $$ IDZ001-190415- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-140219T0600Z/ NORTHERN PANHANDLE- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD 1209 PM PST TUE FEB 18 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING ABOVE 3500 FEET... * MOUNTAIN SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 5 TO 10 INCHES. * WINDS: RIDGE TOP WINDS SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING: SNOW WILL INCREASE. LOOK FOR HEAVY SNOW BY LATE AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING. THE HEAVIEST ACCUMULATIONS WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 3 PM AND 9 PM. * LOCATIONS: SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD. * IMPACTS: WET AND HEAVY SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL TREACHEROUS. SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=OTX PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ WAZ037-038-190400- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-140219T0400Z/ NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS-OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SPRINGDALE-HUNTERS ROAD... ORIN-RICE ROAD...FLOWERY TRAIL ROAD...WAUCONDA...CHESAW ROAD... HIGHWAY 20 WAUCONDA SUMMIT...BOULDER CREEK ROAD...SHERMAN PASS 1209 PM PST TUE FEB 18 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST THIS EVENING ABOVE 3500 FEET... * MOUNTAIN SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 8 INCHES. * WINDS: RIDGE TOP WINDS SOUTH 10 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * TIMING: SNOW WILL INCREASE...AND BECOME HEAVY THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING. THE HEAVIEST ACCUMULATIONS WILL LIKELY OCCUR BETWEEN 2 PM AND 7 PM. * LOCATIONS: WAUCONDA...CHESAW ROAD...HIGHWAY 20 WAUCONDA SUMMIT...BOULDER CREEK ROAD...SHERMAN PASS...SPRINGDALE- HUNTERS ROAD...ORIN-RICE ROAD...FLOWERY TRAIL ROAD. * IMPACTS: WET AND HEAVY SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL TREACHEROUS. SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. * 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. && $$ WAZ031-190415- /O.EXB.KOTX.WW.Y.0015.140218T2100Z-140219T1200Z/ NORTHEAST BLUE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...ANATONE...PEOLA... MOUNTAIN ROAD...CLOVERLAND ROAD 1209 PM PST TUE FEB 18 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY ABOVE 3500 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW ABOVE 3500 FEET...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY. * MOUNTAIN SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 3 TO 7 INCHES. * WINDS: RIDGE TOP WINDS SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING: SNOW WILL INCREASE THROUGH MIDDAY WITH THE HEAVIEST ACCUMULATIONS BY LATE AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING. * LOCATIONS: ANATONE...PEOLA...MOUNTAIN ROAD...CLOVERLAND ROAD. * IMPACTS: SNOW WILL MAKE DRIVING POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=OTX PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ WAZ042-190415- /O.EXT.KOTX.WW.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-140219T1400Z/ EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...MAZAMA...CONCONULLY... BLEWETT PASS...LOUP LOUP PASS 1209 PM PST TUE FEB 18 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST WEDNESDAY ABOVE 2000 FEET... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW IN THE VALLEYS AND IN THE MOUNTAINS AN ADDITIONAL 7 TO 18 INCHES. * TIMING: SNOW WILL INCREASE WITH THE HEAVIEST ACCUMULATIONS OVER THE EAST SLOPE VALLEYS DURING THE EARLY TO MID AFTERNOON HOURS. HEAVY ACCUMULATIONS WILL PERSIST OVER THE CASCADE CREST TONIGHT. * LOCATIONS: THE LEAVENWORTH...CASHMERE...AND PLAIN AREAS HAVE A GOOD CHANCE OF CHANGING TO RAIN LATER THIS AFTERNOON...POTENTIALLY LIMITING ACCUMULATIONS TO 1 TO 4 INCHES. THE METHOW VALLEY...ESPECIALLY AREAS ABOVE 2000 FEET...LIKE MAZAMA AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS AROUND TWISP AND WINTRHOP MAY EXPERIENCE SNOW FOR THE MAJORITY OF THE AFTERNOON...YIELDING SNOW AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES. EXPECT HEAVY SNOW NEAR THE PASSES...LIKE BLEWETT PASS AND LOUP LOUP PASS. * IMPACTS: WET AND HEAVY SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL TREACHEROUS. SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS... ESPECIALLY OVER BLEWETT PASS...LOUP LOUP PASS...AND HIGHWAY 2 FROM LEAVENWORTH TO STEVENS PASS. * 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 WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
650 WWUS46 KOTX 190400 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 800 PM PST TUE FEB 18 2014 ...MORE MOUNTAIN SNOW FOR THE INLAND NORTHWEST... WAZ037-038-190500- /O.EXP.KOTX.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-140219T0400Z/ NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS-OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SPRINGDALE-HUNTERS ROAD... ORIN-RICE ROAD...FLOWERY TRAIL ROAD...WAUCONDA...CHESAW ROAD... HIGHWAY 20 WAUCONDA SUMMIT...BOULDER CREEK ROAD...SHERMAN PASS 800 PM PST TUE FEB 18 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM PST THIS EVENING ABOVE 3500 FEET... WIDELY SCATTERED TO ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS WILL LINGER ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH THE NIGHT...BUT THE THREAT OF ADDITIONAL SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS IS ENDING. $$ IDZ004-191200- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-140219T1400Z/ CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...MULLAN...LOOKOUT PASS 800 PM PST TUE FEB 18 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST WEDNESDAY... * MOUNTAIN SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 10 INCHES. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * TIMING: SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT. * LOCATIONS: MULLAN...LOOKOUT PASS. * IMPACTS: WET AND HEAVY SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL TREACHEROUS. SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS... ESPECIALLY OVER LOOKOUT PASS. * 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. && $$ IDZ001-190600- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-140219T0600Z/ NORTHERN PANHANDLE- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD 800 PM PST TUE FEB 18 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING ABOVE 3500 FEET... * MOUNTAIN SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 5 TO 10 INCHES. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * TIMING: SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EVENING. * LOCATIONS: SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD. * IMPACTS: WET AND HEAVY SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL TREACHEROUS. SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=OTX PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ WAZ031-191200- /O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-140219T1200Z/ NORTHEAST BLUE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...ANATONE...PEOLA... MOUNTAIN ROAD...CLOVERLAND ROAD 800 PM PST TUE FEB 18 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY... * MOUNTAIN SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 3 TO 7 INCHES. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING: SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT. * LOCATIONS: ANATONE...PEOLA...MOUNTAIN ROAD...CLOVERLAND ROAD. * IMPACTS: SNOW WILL MAKE DRIVING POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS. * 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 WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ WAZ042-191200- /O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-140219T1400Z/ EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...MAZAMA...CONCONULLY... BLEWETT PASS...LOUP LOUP PASS 800 PM PST TUE FEB 18 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST WEDNESDAY ABOVE 2000 FEET... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: AN ADDITIONAL 3 TO 7 INCHES. * TIMING: SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT. * LOCATIONS: MAZAMA...CONCONULLY...BLEWETT PASS...LOUP LOUP PASS. * IMPACTS: WET AND HEAVY SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL TREACHEROUS. SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS... ESPECIALLY OVER BLEWETT PASS...LOUP LOUP PASS...AND HIGHWAY 2 FROM LEAVENWORTH TO STEVENS PASS. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=OTX PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
807 WWUS46 KOTX 190608 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 1008 PM PST TUE FEB 18 2014 ...MORE MOUNTAIN SNOW FOR THE INLAND NORTHWEST... IDZ001-190715- /O.EXP.KOTX.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-140219T0600Z/ NORTHERN PANHANDLE- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD 1008 PM PST TUE FEB 18 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING HAS EXPIRED... WIDELY SCATTERED TO ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS WILL LINGER OVER THE REGION THROUGH THE NIGHT...BUT THE THREAT OF SIGNIFICANT ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS HAS ENDED. $$ WAZ031-190715- /O.CAN.KOTX.WW.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-140219T1200Z/ NORTHEAST BLUE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...ANATONE...PEOLA... MOUNTAIN ROAD...CLOVERLAND ROAD 1008 PM PST TUE FEB 18 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. WIDELY SCATTERED TO ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS WILL LINGER OVER THE REGION THROUGH THE NIGHT...BUT THE THREAT OF SIGNIFICANT ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS HAS ENDED. $$ IDZ004-191400- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-140219T1400Z/ CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...MULLAN...LOOKOUT PASS 1008 PM PST TUE FEB 18 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST WEDNESDAY... * MOUNTAIN SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 10 INCHES. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * TIMING: SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT. * LOCATIONS: MULLAN...LOOKOUT PASS. * IMPACTS: WET AND HEAVY SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL TREACHEROUS. SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS... ESPECIALLY OVER LOOKOUT PASS. * 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. && $$ WAZ042-191400- /O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-140219T1400Z/ EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...MAZAMA...CONCONULLY... BLEWETT PASS...LOUP LOUP PASS 1008 PM PST TUE FEB 18 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST WEDNESDAY ABOVE 2000 FEET... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: AN ADDITIONAL 3 TO 6 INCHES. * TIMING: SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT. * LOCATIONS: MAZAMA...CONCONULLY...BLEWETT PASS...LOUP LOUP PASS. * IMPACTS: WET AND HEAVY SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL TREACHEROUS. SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS... ESPECIALLY OVER BLEWETT PASS...LOUP LOUP PASS...AND HIGHWAY 2 FROM LEAVENWORTH TO STEVENS PASS. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=OTX PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
376 WWUS46 KOTX 191222 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 422 AM PST WED FEB 19 2014 ...MORE MOUNTAIN SNOW FOR THE INLAND NORTHWEST... IDZ004-191400- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-140219T1400Z/ CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...MULLAN...LOOKOUT PASS 422 AM PST WED FEB 19 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST EARLY THIS MORNING... * MOUNTAIN SNOW: THE HEAVIEST SNOW FELL OVERNIGHT LEADING TO THE HIGH LIKELIHOOD OF HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS OVER LOOKOUT PASS EARLY THIS MORNING. * TIMING: A BREAK IN THE SNOW IS EXPECTED THIS MORNING...BEFORE SNOW SHOWERS RESUME BY MID TO LATE MORNING WITH ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * LOCATIONS: MULLAN...LOOKOUT PASS. * IMPACTS: MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS ON INTERSTATE 90 THIS MORNING. WEB CAMERAS SHOW THAT VERY LITTLE ACCUMULATION OCCURRED FROM FOURTH OF JULY PASS TO WALLACE...BUT SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS OCCURRED ABOVE 4000 FEET IN THE VICINITY OF LOOKOUT PASS. * 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. && $$ WAZ031-191530- /O.NEW.KOTX.WW.Y.0016.140219T1500Z-140221T0000Z/ NORTHEAST BLUE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...ANATONE...PEOLA... MOUNTAIN ROAD...CLOVERLAND ROAD 422 AM PST WED FEB 19 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THURSDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS: TODAY...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH OVER THE RIDGES AND OTHER EXPOSED AREAS. WIND DECREASING TO 10 TO 20 MPH TONIGHT...THEN BECOMING WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH ON THURSDAY. * TIMING: PERIODS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL OCCUR TODAY...TONIGHT...AND THURSDAY. * LOCATIONS: ANATONE...PEOLA...MOUNTAIN ROAD...CLOVERLAND ROAD. * ELEVATION: THE HEAVIEST ACCUMULATIONS WILL OCCUR ABOVE 3500 FEET. * IMPACTS: WIND PRONE AREAS WILL EXPERIENCE PERIODS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THIS AFTERNOON...AND AGAIN ON THURSDAY. MOTORISTS PLANNING TO TRAVEL OVER THE BLUE MOUNTAINS TODAY AND TOMORROW SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR POOR VISIBILITY DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ WAZ042-191400- /O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-140219T1400Z/ EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...MAZAMA...CONCONULLY... BLEWETT PASS...LOUP LOUP PASS 422 AM PST WED FEB 19 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST EARLY THIS MORNING ABOVE 2000 FEET... * MOUNTAIN SNOW: THE HEAVIEST MOUNTAIN SNOW FELL YESTERDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SNOW WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE DAY ALONG THE CASCADE CREST WITH ADDITIONAL 2 TO 5 INCHES OVER THE PASSES TODAY. * LOCATIONS: BLEWETT PASS...LOUP LOUP PASS. * IMPACTS: MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS OVER THE CASCADE PASSES THIS MORNING. WEB CAMERAS SHOW THAT VERY LITTLE ACCUMULATION OCCURRED LAST NIGHT IN THE VALLEYS OF THE EAST SLOPES OF THE CASCADES...BUT HEAVY SNOW FELL ABOVE 3000 FEET LEADING UP TO STEVENS PASS. * 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 WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
312 WWUS46 KOTX 191400 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 600 AM PST WED FEB 19 2014 ...MORE MOUNTAIN SNOW FOR THE INLAND NORTHWEST... IDZ004-191500- /O.EXP.KOTX.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-140219T1400Z/ CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...MULLAN...LOOKOUT PASS 600 AM PST WED FEB 19 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 AM PST EARLY THIS MORNING FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF THE CENTRAL IDAHO PANHANDLE... A BREAK IN THE HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED THIS MORNING OVER THE MOUNTAINS OF THE CENTRAL IDAHO PANHANDLE. SNOW SHOWERS WILL INCREASE BY LATE MORNING AND PERSIST INTO THE AFTERNOON BRINGING ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS TO FOURTH OF JULY PASS AND LOOKOUT PASS. THEN...MORE SNOW IS ON THE WAY THURSDAY STARTING EARLY IN THE MORNING. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS OVER THE PASSES ON INTERSTATE 90 FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. $$ WAZ042-191500- /O.EXP.KOTX.WW.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-140219T1400Z/ EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...MAZAMA...CONCONULLY... BLEWETT PASS...LOUP LOUP PASS 600 AM PST WED FEB 19 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 AM PST EARLY THIS MORNING ABOVE 2000 FEET... ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS FOR THE VALLEYS OF THE EAST SLOPES OF THE CASCADES WILL BE MINOR TODAY. HOWEVER...TRAVELERS WITH PLANS TO GO OVER THE CASCADE PASSES TODAY...TONIGHT AND TOMORROW SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. PERIODS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE CASCADE CREST FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. $$ WAZ031-192300- /O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0016.140219T1500Z-140221T0000Z/ NORTHEAST BLUE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...ANATONE...PEOLA... MOUNTAIN ROAD...CLOVERLAND ROAD 600 AM PST WED FEB 19 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THURSDAY... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS: TODAY...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH OVER THE RIDGES AND OTHER EXPOSED AREAS. WIND DECREASING TO 10 TO 20 MPH TONIGHT...THEN BECOMING WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH ON THURSDAY. * TIMING: PERIODS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL OCCUR TODAY... TONIGHT...AND THURSDAY. * LOCATIONS: ANATONE...PEOLA...MOUNTAIN ROAD...CLOVERLAND ROAD. * ELEVATION: THE HEAVIEST ACCUMULATIONS WILL OCCUR ABOVE 3500 FEET. * IMPACTS: WIND PRONE AREAS WILL EXPERIENCE PERIODS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THIS AFTERNOON...AND AGAIN ON THURSDAY. MOTORISTS PLANNING TO TRAVEL OVER THE BLUE MOUNTAINS TODAY AND TOMORROW SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR POOR VISIBILITY DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
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 Feb 17, 6:27 PM PST, 4 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 17, 6:27 PM PST, 4 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
627 PM PST Mon Feb 17 2014
.SYNOPSIS...
The storm parade will continue through Thursday as the upper
level pattern remains the same. Windy conditions will occur over
much of central and eastern Washington, while the Cascades and
mountainous areas of Idaho and northeast Washington will receive
heavy snow. A break in the active weather is expected to arrive
for the upcoming weekend.
&&
.DISCUSSION...
A forecast update has been sent out to refine the precip and sky
cover for this evening. There are two main areas of focus for
showers this evening. The first area is on the southeastern side
of a slowly moving cold front or more of a stationary front
situated from Portland, OR, across southeastern WA/central ID and
into western MT. This front is helping force the showers seen on
radar across the Palouse, into the Central Panhandle Mtns and
points southeastward. The other area of focus for showers is with
an organized line of shallow convection across the Northeast Mtns
and into the Northern Panhandle. We have had reports of some small
hail falling from some of the more intense cells. These stronger
cells may also produce some gusty outflow winds. These showers are
expected to weaken through this evening as we lose the surface
based instability with the setting sun. Probability of precip and
sky cover has been adjusted to more properly fit where we are
seeing these showers this evening. Chances for any shower activity
in the Spokane/Coeur d'Alene areas will primarily rely on whether
the line of showers in the northern mtns makes it this far south.
Based off of the latest HRRR model guidance, chances are slim as
it shows these showers dissipating before making it this far
south. Showers overnight into early tomorrow morning will
primarily be confined to the Cascade crest and across the ID
Panhandle where orographics will help keep showers going in the
moist southwesterly to westerly flow pattern. /SVH
&&
.AVIATION...
00Z TAFS: The mid level front continues to sag south through the
southeast portion of the forecast area. North of the front the
atmosphere has destabilized as the cold upper trough moves in. This
is resulting in scattered showers across the eastern third of zones
that should linger until after sunset. While conditions will be
mainly VFR through the evening expect the potential for MVFR/IFR
cigs/vsby with the heaviest showers...in addition gusty outflow
winds to 50 kts will be possible. Otherwise gusty southwest winds
will remain at all TAF sites with gusts 25-30 kts through 04-06z.
The exception will be at KEAT where winds will come down off the
Cascades. The next in a series of weather systems will increase
moisture and lower the cloud deck from west to east Tuesday
afternoon. Precipitation will be on the increase after 16z near KEAT
and after 20z for the eastern TAF sites. Cigs/vsby expected to lower
to MVFR and possibly IFR with the onset of the Precipitation. Winds
will once again be on the increase out of the south-southeast with
gusts 20-25 kts. /Tobin
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
Spokane 31 42 28 36 27 37 / 10 100 80 40 80 80
Coeur d'Alene 29 42 28 35 26 36 / 30 80 100 40 90 90
Pullman 32 45 29 36 27 38 / 50 80 100 50 70 70
Lewiston 34 49 32 41 31 44 / 50 60 90 50 60 60
Colville 26 39 27 38 27 38 / 30 100 80 20 80 70
Sandpoint 28 39 28 37 25 35 / 60 100 100 50 90 80
Kellogg 29 39 28 34 24 33 / 70 80 100 70 90 90
Moses Lake 32 48 30 42 30 43 / 10 70 20 20 60 20
Wenatchee 30 40 29 38 27 40 / 10 60 20 20 60 30
Omak 27 38 25 38 26 38 / 20 90 20 20 60 30
&&
.OTX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
ID...Winter Storm Watch from Tuesday morning through Tuesday evening
for Northern Panhandle.
WA...Winter Storm Watch from Tuesday morning through Tuesday evening
for Northeast Mountains-Okanogan Highlands.
Winter Storm Watch from Tuesday morning through late Tuesday
night for East Slopes Northern Cascades.
&&Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 17, 2:35 PM PST, 7 hours 52 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 235 PM PST MON FEB 17 2014 IDZ001-WAZ037-038-042-182245- NORTHERN PANHANDLE-NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS-OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS- EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES- 235 PM PST MON FEB 17 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH IDAHO... NORTH CENTRAL WASHINGTON AND NORTHEAST WASHINGTON. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT TIME HOURS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY THE ACTIVE WEATHER PATTERN WILL CONTINUE. THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY MOUNTAIN SNOW TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...ALONG WITH WINDY CONDITIONS ON EXPOSED RIDGES. THE THREAT FOR SIGNIFICANT MOUNTAIN SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY...WHILE A BETTER CHANCE FOR SNOW BOTH THE MOUNTAINS AND VALLEYS IS POSSIBLE BY THURSDAY. COOL AND SOMEWHAT QUIETER WEATHER IS FORECAST FOR FRIDAY AND INTO THE WEEKEND. IDZ002-003-026-027-WAZ031>036-041-043-044-182245- COEUR D'ALENE AREA-IDAHO PALOUSE-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-WENATCHEE AREA- OKANOGAN VALLEY-WATERVILLE PLATEAU- 235 PM PST MON FEB 17 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...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT IT WILL BREEZY ACROSS THE COLUMBIA BASIN... PALOUSE...AND SPOKANE AREA TODAY. LOCAL WIND GUSTS OF 35 MPH OR MORE WILL TAPER OFF BY EARLY EVENING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY THE WEATHER PATTERN WILL CONTINUE TO BE ACTIVE THROUGH THURSDAY. THERE WILL BE A CHANCE OF SNOW SNOW BY EARLY TUESDAY MORNING...BEFORE CHANGING TO RAIN. THE WEATHER WILL BE QUITE BREEZY TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY AS WELL. A BREAK IN THE WINDY AND WET WEATHER PATTERN IS EXPECTED NEXT WEEKEND. IDZ004-182245- CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS- 235 PM PST MON FEB 17 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH IDAHO. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WITH BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE NEAR LOOKOUT PASS THIS EVENING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY THE ACTIVE WEATHER PATTERN IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE. THE NEXT CHANCE FOR SIGNIFICANT MOUNTAIN SNOW WILL BE TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. MORE SNOW IS FORECAST FOR THURSDAY. A BREAK IN THIS SNOWY AND WINDY WEATHER PATTERN IS EXPECTED NEXT WEEKEND.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Feb 17, 6:30 PM PST, 3 hours 57 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
630 PM PST MON FEB 17 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0630 AM HEAVY SNOW STEHEKIN 48.35N 120.73W
02/17/2014 M6.0 INCH CHELAN WA CO-OP OBSERVER
0700 AM HEAVY SNOW 12 N LEAVENWORTH 47.77N 120.66W
02/17/2014 M13.5 INCH CHELAN WA TRAINED SPOTTER
COCORAHS WA-CH-33
0700 AM HEAVY SNOW 5 SSW PESHASTIN 47.49N 120.63W
02/17/2014 M6.0 INCH CHELAN WA TRAINED SPOTTER
COCORAHS WA-CH-8
0700 AM HEAVY RAIN 12 SSE PRIEST RIVER 48.03N 116.81W
02/17/2014 M0.50 INCH BONNER ID TRAINED SPOTTER
COCORAHS ID-BR-15
0700 AM SNOW 12 NW ENTIAT 47.80N 120.40W
02/17/2014 M2.5 INCH CHELAN WA TRAINED SPOTTER
COCORAHS WA-CH-22
0700 AM SNOW SW DOVER 48.25N 116.61W
02/17/2014 M2.3 INCH BONNER ID TRAINED SPOTTER
COCORAHS ID-BR-19
0700 AM SNOW PRICHARD 3 ESE 47.64N 115.92W
02/17/2014 M3.1 INCH SHOSHONE ID CO-OP OBSERVER
0700 AM SNOW 4 WNW WINTHROP 48.49N 120.25W
02/17/2014 M3.5 INCH OKANOGAN WA TRAINED SPOTTER
COCORAHS WA-OK-11
0730 AM SNOW 2 ENE LEAVENWORTH 47.60N 120.63W
02/17/2014 M3.1 INCH CHELAN WA TRAINED SPOTTER
COCORAHS WA-CH-27
0730 AM HEAVY SNOW 1 NW PLAIN 47.77N 120.66W
02/17/2014 M12.5 INCH CHELAN WA TRAINED SPOTTER
COCORAHS WA-CH-35
0745 AM SNOW 6 N WINTHROP 48.55N 120.19W
02/17/2014 M2.5 INCH OKANOGAN WA TRAINED SPOTTER
COCORAHS WA-OK-20
0800 AM HEAVY SNOW HOLDEN VILLAGE 48.20N 120.77W
02/17/2014 M16.2 INCH CHELAN WA CO-OP OBSERVER
0800 AM SNOW 6 WSW SAGLE 48.19N 116.68W
02/17/2014 M1.1 INCH BONNER ID TRAINED SPOTTER
COCORAHS ID-BR-14
0800 AM HEAVY SNOW 1 NNW LEAVENWORTH 47.60N 120.67W
02/17/2014 M5.9 INCH CHELAN WA TRAINED SPOTTER
COCORAHS WA-CH-23
0813 AM SNOW 1 NE PESHASTIN 47.57N 120.60W
02/17/2014 M1.3 INCH CHELAN WA TRAINED SPOTTER
COCORAHS WA-CH-28
0900 AM HEAVY SNOW PLAIN 47.78N 120.65W
02/17/2014 M11.9 INCH CHELAN WA CO-OP OBSERVER
1000 AM HEAVY SNOW MAZAMA 48.61N 120.44W
02/17/2014 M10.2 INCH OKANOGAN WA CO-OP OBSERVER
0600 PM HEAVY SNOW SSE CLARK FORK 48.15N 116.18W
02/17/2014 M6.0 INCH BONNER ID TRAINED SPOTTER
STORM TOTAL. REPORT FROM ESPOTTER.
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MATThe office that day
Everything else NWS Spokane, WA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 18, 4:24 AM PST | Wind Advisory | OTX | Benewah, Kootenai, Latah | 22 hr |
| Feb 17, 10:27 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | OTX | Asotin, Garfield | 32 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.