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Blowing Dust Advisory 2, NWS Spokane, WA

August 20, 20159 counties in Washington; Benewah County, Latah County, Idaho

NWS Spokane, WA issued this blowing dust advisory at Aug 20, 2015, 1:39 AM PDT for 9 counties in Washington; Benewah County, Latah County, Idaho. It took effect at Aug 21, 2015, 11:00 AM PDT. It was in force for 11 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Aug 20, 2015, 1:39 AM PDT (08:39 UTC)
In effect from: Aug 21, 2015, 11:00 AM PDT
Expired: Aug 21, 2015, 9:32 PM PDT
In force: 11 hr
Issued by: NWS Spokane, WA

Counties Benewah County, ID, Latah County, ID, Adams County, WA, Asotin County, WA, Douglas County, WA, Garfield County, WA, Grant County, WA, Lincoln County, WA, Okanogan County, WA, Spokane County, WA, Whitman County, WA

The radar

The Spokane radar (KOTX), 63 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:37 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this blowing dust advisory 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 blowing dust advisory went out at Aug 19, 10:37 PM PDT, 3 hours 2 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 19, 10:37 PM PDT, 3 hours 2 minutes before

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Blowing Dust Advisories in Washington, 2015 Blowing Dust Advisories in Idaho, 2015 Every blowing dust advisory in 2015

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.