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Dust Storm Warning 1, NWS Spokane, WA
NWS Spokane, WA issued this dust storm warning at Aug 14, 2015, 2:54 PM PDT for 5 counties in Washington. It was in force for 8 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 14, 2015, 2:54 PM PDT (21:54 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 14, 2015, 10:51 PM PDT
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Spokane, WA
Counties Adams County, WA, Douglas County, WA, Grant County, WA, Lincoln County, WA, Okanogan County, WA
The radar
The Spokane radar (KOTX), 116 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:55 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 forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this dust 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 dust storm warning went out at Aug 14, 2:44 PM PDT, 10 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 14, 2:44 PM PDT, 10 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 14, 5:00 AM PDT, 9 hours 54 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 500 AM PDT FRI AUG 14 2015 WAZ041>043-151200- WENATCHEE AREA-EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES-OKANOGAN VALLEY- 500 AM PDT FRI AUG 14 2015 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of North Central Washington. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT Low pressure and a cold front moves inland Friday. This will carry a threat of thunderstorms. This will increase the potential for flash flooding and debris flows for areas in and near recent burn scars through Friday evening. Other potential hazards with thunderstorms will include gusty winds...hail and new fire starts from lightning strikes. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY No hazardous weather is expected at this time. IDZ001>004-026-027-WAZ031>038-044-151200- 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-WATERVILLE PLATEAU- 500 AM PDT FRI AUG 14 2015 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 Low pressure and a cold front moves in today. This will carry the potential for strong to isolated severe thunderstorms through Friday evening. Possible impacts from thunderstorms are locally damaging winds, hail and brief heavy downpours. Additionally any lightning from these storms could result in new wild fires. Breezy to locally windy conditions expected to increase through the late morning and afternoon...remaining strong through the evening and slowly decreasing overnight. This may cause blowing dust and reduced visibilities...especially in more rural and open areas across the Columbia Basin. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY No hazardous weather is expected at this time.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Spokane, WA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 13, 7:54 PM PDT | Blowing Dust Advisory | OTX | Adams, Asotin, Douglas, Garfield, Grant, Lincoln and 3 more | 27 hr |
| Aug 14, 5:35 AM PDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OTX | Okanogan | 3 hr |
| Aug 14, 4:38 PM PDT | Flash Flood Warning | OTX | Okanogan | 3 hr |
| Aug 13, 7:41 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Kootenai | 49 min |
Nearby
Dust Storm Warnings in Washington, 2015Every dust storm warning 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.