Alert archive / Washington / Flash Flood Warnings in 2015
Flash Flood Warning 9, NWS Spokane, WA
NWS Spokane, WA issued this flash flood warning at Jun 1, 2015, 4:07 PM PDT for Asotin County, Garfield County, Washington. It was in force for 3 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 1, 2015, 4:07 PM PDT (23:07 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 1, 2015, 7:00 PM PDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Spokane, WA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Asotin County, WA, Garfield County, WA
The radar
The Pendleton radar (KPDT), 113 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:06 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.
The nearest sounding before it
Spokane, WA (KOTX), launched 12:00Z, 11.1 hours before the alert went out and 195 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
- 0 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 30 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -98 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -55 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
753
WGUS56 KOTX 012307
FFWOTX
WAC003-023-020200-
/O.NEW.KOTX.FF.W.0009.150601T2307Z-150602T0200Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
407 PM PDT MON JUN 1 2015
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
SOUTH CENTRAL GARFIELD COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN WASHINGTON...
SOUTHWESTERN ASOTIN COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN WASHINGTON...
* UNTIL 700 PM PDT
* AT 407 PM PDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STATIONARY THUNDERSTORMS
PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN AND SMALL HAIL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. UP TO
ONE INCH OF RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN. FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO
BEGIN SHORTLY.
* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
MISERY SPRING CAMPGROUND...ALDER THICKET CAMPGROUND...WICKIUP
CAMPGROUND AND SPRUCE SPRING CAMPGROUND.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND NOW. ACT QUICKLY TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE.
DO NOT ENTER OR CROSS FLOWING WATER OR WATER OF UNKNOWN DEPTH.
&&
LAT...LON 4608 11760 4608 11761 4618 11761 4630 11762
4628 11733 4600 11734 4600 11759
$$
SB2 follow-up statements
740
WGUS76 KOTX 012353
FFSOTX
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
453 PM PDT MON JUN 1 2015
WAC003-023-020200-
/O.CON.KOTX.FF.W.0009.000000T0000Z-150602T0200Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
GARFIELD WA-ASOTIN WA-
453 PM PDT MON JUN 1 2015
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM PDT FOR
SOUTH CENTRAL GARFIELD AND SOUTHWESTERN ASOTIN COUNTIES...
AT 446 PM PDT...THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN CONTINUE TO MOVE
INTO THE WARNED AREA. RADAR ESTIMATED IN EXCESS OF ONE INCH OF RAIN
HAS ALREADY FALLEN IN SOME LOCATIONS. FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO
BEGIN SHORTLY.
SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
MISERY SPRING CAMPGROUND...ALDER THICKET CAMPGROUND...WICKIUP
CAMPGROUND AND SPRUCE SPRING CAMPGROUND.
THE HEAVIEST RAIN HAS FALLEN IN THE BEAR CREEK...FIRST
CREEK...MELTON CREEK...AND EAST FORK OF FIRST CREEK. IF YOU ARE IN
THESE AREAS...GET TO HIGHER GROUND NOW.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND NOW. ACT QUICKLY TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE.
DO NOT ENTER OR CROSS FLOWING WATER OR WATER OF UNKNOWN DEPTH.
&&
LAT...LON 4608 11760 4608 11761 4618 11761 4630 11762
4628 11733 4600 11734 4600 11759
$$
SB817
WGUS76 KOTX 020145
FFSOTX
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
643 PM PDT MON JUN 1 2015
WAC003-023-020153-
/O.CAN.KOTX.FF.W.0009.000000T0000Z-150602T0200Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
GARFIELD WA-ASOTIN WA-
643 PM PDT MON JUN 1 2015
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL GARFIELD AND
SOUTHWESTERN ASOTIN COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
FLOOD WATERS HAVE RECEDED...AND ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED TO POSE A
THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY. PLEASE CONTINUE TO HEED ANY ROAD
CLOSURES.
LAT...LON 4608 11760 4608 11761 4618 11761 4630 11762
4628 11733 4600 11734 4600 11759
$$
BZThe office that day
Everything else NWS Spokane, WA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 31, 8:54 PM PDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OTX | Asotin, Garfield | 36 min |
| May 31, 9:33 PM PDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OTX | Asotin, Garfield, Whitman | 57 min |
| May 31, 10:33 PM PDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OTX | Asotin, Garfield, Whitman | 42 min |
| Jun 1, 6:32 AM PDT | Flash Flood Watch | OTX | Adams, Chelan, Douglas, Ferry, Grant, Lincoln and 5 more | 22 hr |
| Jun 1, 3:32 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Garfield | 58 min |
| Jun 1, 4:18 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Asotin | 42 min |
| Jun 1, 4:28 PM PDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OTX | Pend Oreille | 2 hr |
| Jun 1, 4:44 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Chelan | 61 min |
| Jun 1, 4:49 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Douglas | 56 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.