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High Wind Warning 2, NWS Spokane, WA
NWS Spokane, WA issued this high wind warning at Dec 8, 2015, 2:29 PM PST for 5 counties in Idaho; 5 counties in Washington. It took effect at Dec 9, 2015, 8:00 AM PST. It was in force for 3 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
- Dec 8, 2015, 2:29 PM PST (22:29 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 9, 2015, 8:00 AM PST
- Expired
- Dec 9, 2015, 11:10 AM PST
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Spokane, WA
Counties Benewah County, ID, Kootenai County, ID, Latah County, ID, Lewis County, ID, Nez Perce County, ID, Asotin County, WA, Garfield County, WA, Lincoln County, WA, Spokane County, WA, Whitman County, WA
The radar
The Spokane radar (KOTX), 94 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:33 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 9, 8:28 AM PST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Spokane, WA | REPORT OF TREES/WIRES DOWN ON GRACE NEAR RALPH. |
| Dec 9, 8:29 AM PST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Spokane, WA | REPORT OF TREES/WIRES DOWN ON 17TH NEAR VERNON. |
| Dec 9, 10:20 AM PST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Coeur D'Alene, ID | TREE DOWN NEAR 7TH AND RANDLE |
| Dec 9, 10:53 AM PST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Spokane, WA | DAMAGE TO ROOF AT USPS FACILITY |
| Dec 9, 11:19 AM PST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Spokane, WA | APPROXIMATELY 2,500 CUSTOMERS WITHOUT POWER AS OF 1115 AM |
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, 10.5 hours before the alert went out and 105 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
- 709 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 67 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 303 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 308 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
506 WWUS76 KOTX 082229 NPWOTX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 229 PM PST TUE DEC 8 2015 ...STRONG WINDS ON WEDNESDAY... .GUSTY SOUTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 40 MPH OVER THE COLUMBIA BASIN...PALOUSE AND WEST PLAINS...AS WELL AS THE EXPOSED MOUNTAIN RIDGES. WINDS WILL PEAK ON WEDNESDAY WITH THE ARRIVAL OF A STRONG COLD FRONT. EXPECT WINDS TO SHIFT TO THE WEST OR SOUTHWEST WITH SOME OF THE STRONGEST GUSTS OVER THE PALOUSE...LEWISTON AREA...WEST PLAINS...CAMAS PRAIRIE... AND SPOKANE METRO. IDZ002-003-026-027-WAZ031>033-036-091000- /O.UPG.KOTX.HW.A.0003.151209T1400Z-151210T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KOTX.HW.W.0002.151209T1600Z-151210T0300Z/ COEUR D'ALENE AREA-IDAHO PALOUSE-LEWISTON AREA- LEWIS AND SOUTHERN NEZ PERCE COUNTIES-NORTHEAST BLUE MOUNTAINS- LOWER GARFIELD AND ASOTIN COUNTIES-WASHINGTON PALOUSE- SPOKANE AREA- 229 PM PST TUE DEC 8 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 7 PM PST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 7 PM PST WEDNESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...PEAK WINDS WILL OCCUR FROM MID MORNING THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON ON WEDNESDAY WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...WIND COULD CAUSE DAMAGE TO TREES AND POWER LINES. GROUND SOAKED WITH RAIN MAY ALSO HEIGHTEN THE THREAT OF UPROOTED TREES. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES MAY ALSO HAVE DIFFICULTY STAYING ON THE ROAD. MOTORISTS WITH PLANS TO TRAVEL ON HIGHWAY 195 OVER THE WASHINGTON PALOUSE AND HIGHWAY 95 FROM COEUR D'ALENE TO LEWISTON SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS. * LOCATIONS...LEWISTON...CLARKSTON...PULLMAN...SPOKANE...COEUR D'ALENE...CHENEY...LA CROSSE...POMEROY...ALPOWA SUMMIT...WINCHESTER...CRAIGMONT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. TREE DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES WILL BE LIKELY. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ WAZ034-035-044-091000- /O.UPG.KOTX.HW.A.0003.151209T1400Z-151210T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KOTX.WI.Y.0017.151209T1400Z-151210T0000Z/ MOSES LAKE AREA-UPPER COLUMBIA BASIN-WATERVILLE PLATEAU- 229 PM PST TUE DEC 8 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS...WEST OR SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS WILL PEAK BY MID MORNING WEDNESDAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH MID AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...WIND COULD CAUSE TREE DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES MAY ALSO HAVE DIFFICULTY STAYING ON THE ROAD. * LOCATIONS...MOSES LAKE...EPHRATA...WATERVILLE...MANSFIELD. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ IDZ001-004-WAZ037-038-091000- /O.UPG.KOTX.HW.A.0003.151209T1400Z-151210T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KOTX.WI.Y.0017.151209T1600Z-151210T0300Z/ NORTHERN PANHANDLE-CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS- NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS-OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS- 229 PM PST TUE DEC 8 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 7 PM PST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 7 PM PST WEDNESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. EXPOSED MOUNTAIN RIDGES WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO GUST TO 65 MPH OR MORE. * TIMING...WINDS IN THE LOWLANDS WILL PEAK LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING INTO WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...WIND COULD CAUSE TREE DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES MAY ALSO HAVE DIFFICULTY STAYING ON THE ROAD. * LOCATIONS...SANDPOINT...DEER PARK...COLVILLE...PRIEST LAKE... REPUBLIC...NESPELEM...KELLOGG...ST MARIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ WAZ041>043-091000- /O.NEW.KOTX.WI.Y.0017.151209T1400Z-151210T0000Z/ WENATCHEE AREA-EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES-OKANOGAN VALLEY- 229 PM PST TUE DEC 8 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. IN THE OKANOGAN VALLEY AND ALONG THE COLUMBIA RIVER NEAR CHELAN AND BREWSTER...SOUTH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. EXPOSED RIDGES IN THE CASCADES COULD GUST UP TO 65 MPH OR MORE. * TIMING...PEAK WIND WILL OCCUR DURING THE DAY WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS...WIND COULD CAUSE TREE DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES MAY ALSO HAVE DIFFICULTY STAYING ON THE ROAD. * LOCATIONS...WENATCHEE...CHELAN...LEAVENWORTH...LAKE CHELAN...METHOW VALLEY...OMAK...BREWSTER...OROVILLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
2 follow-up statements
446 WWUS76 KOTX 090958 NPWOTX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 158 AM PST WED DEC 9 2015 ...STRONG WINDS ON WEDNESDAY... .WINDS WILL INCREASE LATER THIS MORNING WITH THE ARRIVAL OF A STRONG COLD FRONT. EXPECT WINDS TO SHIFT TO THE WEST OR SOUTHWEST WITH SOME OF THE STRONGEST GUSTS OVER THE PALOUSE...LEWISTON AREA...WEST PLAINS... CAMAS PRAIRIE... AND SPOKANE METRO. IDZ002-003-026-027-WAZ031>033-036-092000- /O.CON.KOTX.HW.W.0002.151209T1600Z-151210T0300Z/ COEUR D'ALENE AREA-IDAHO PALOUSE-LEWISTON AREA- LEWIS AND SOUTHERN NEZ PERCE COUNTIES-NORTHEAST BLUE MOUNTAINS- LOWER GARFIELD AND ASOTIN COUNTIES-WASHINGTON PALOUSE- SPOKANE AREA- 158 AM PST WED DEC 9 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM PST THIS EVENING... * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...PEAK WINDS WILL OCCUR FROM MID MORNING THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...WIND COULD CAUSE DAMAGE TO TREES AND POWER LINES. GROUND SOAKED WITH RAIN MAY ALSO HEIGHTEN THE THREAT OF UPROOTED TREES. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES MAY ALSO HAVE DIFFICULTY STAYING ON THE ROAD. MOTORISTS WITH PLANS TO TRAVEL ON HIGHWAY 195 OVER THE WASHINGTON PALOUSE AND HIGHWAY 95 FROM COEUR D'ALENE TO LEWISTON SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS. * LOCATIONS...LEWISTON...CLARKSTON...PULLMAN...SPOKANE...COEUR D'ALENE...CHENEY...LA CROSSE...POMEROY...ALPOWA SUMMIT... WINCHESTER...CRAIGMONT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. TREE DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES WILL BE LIKELY. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ WAZ034-035-041>044-092000- /O.CON.KOTX.WI.Y.0017.151209T1400Z-151210T0000Z/ MOSES LAKE AREA-UPPER COLUMBIA BASIN-WENATCHEE AREA- EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES-OKANOGAN VALLEY-WATERVILLE PLATEAU- 158 AM PST WED DEC 9 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...PEAK WIND WILL OCCUR MID MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...WIND COULD CAUSE TREE DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES MAY ALSO HAVE DIFFICULTY STAYING ON THE ROAD. * LOCATIONS...WENATCHEE...CHELAN...LEAVENWORTH...LAKE CHELAN... METHOW VALLEY...OMAK...BREWSTER...OROVILLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ IDZ001-004-WAZ037-038-092000- /O.CON.KOTX.WI.Y.0017.151209T1600Z-151210T0300Z/ NORTHERN PANHANDLE-CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS- NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS-OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS- 158 AM PST WED DEC 9 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM PST THIS EVENING... * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS WILL PEAK LATE MORNING INTO AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...WIND COULD CAUSE TREE DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES MAY ALSO HAVE DIFFICULTY STAYING ON THE ROAD. * LOCATIONS...SANDPOINT...DEER PARK...COLVILLE...PRIEST LAKE... REPUBLIC...NESPELEM...KELLOGG...ST MARIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
234 WWUS76 KOTX 091910 NPWOTX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 1110 AM PST WED DEC 9 2015 ...STRONG WINDS TO CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... IDZ002-003-026-027-WAZ031>033-036-100000- /O.CAN.KOTX.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-151210T0300Z/ /O.EXA.KOTX.WI.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-151210T0000Z/ COEUR D'ALENE AREA-IDAHO PALOUSE-LEWISTON AREA- LEWIS AND SOUTHERN NEZ PERCE COUNTIES-NORTHEAST BLUE MOUNTAINS- LOWER GARFIELD AND ASOTIN COUNTIES-WASHINGTON PALOUSE- SPOKANE AREA- 1110 AM PST WED DEC 9 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * TIMING...WINDY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON BEFORE WANING EARLY THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...WIND MAY RESULT IN BROKEN TREE LIMBS AND POWER OUTAGES. GROUND SOAKED WITH RAIN MAY ALSO HEIGHTEN THE THREAT OF UPROOTED TREES. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES MAY ALSO HAVE DIFFICULTY STAYING ON THE ROAD. MOTORISTS WITH PLANS TO TRAVEL ON HIGHWAY 195 OVER THE WASHINGTON PALOUSE AND HIGHWAY 95 FROM COEUR D'ALENE TO LEWISTON SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STRONG CROSS WINDS. * LOCATIONS...LEWISTON...CLARKSTON...PULLMAN...SPOKANE...COEUR D'ALENE...CHENEY...LA CROSSE...POMEROY...ALPOWA SUMMIT... WINCHESTER...CRAIGMONT PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ IDZ001-004-WAZ037-038-100000- /O.EXT.KOTX.WI.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-151210T0000Z/ NORTHERN PANHANDLE-CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS- NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS-OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS- 1110 AM PST WED DEC 9 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...WINDY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON BEFORE WANING EARLY THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...WIND COULD CAUSE TREE DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES MAY ALSO HAVE DIFFICULTY STAYING ON THE ROAD. * LOCATIONS...SANDPOINT...DEER PARK...COLVILLE...PRIEST LAKE... REPUBLIC...NESPELEM...KELLOGG...ST MARIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ WAZ034-035-041>044-100000- /O.CON.KOTX.WI.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-151210T0000Z/ MOSES LAKE AREA-UPPER COLUMBIA BASIN-WENATCHEE AREA- EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES-OKANOGAN VALLEY-WATERVILLE PLATEAU- 1110 AM PST WED DEC 9 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...PEAK WINDS WILL OCCUR THROUGH THE EARLY AFTERNOON AND THEN WANE THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...WIND COULD CAUSE TREE DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES MAY ALSO HAVE DIFFICULTY STAYING ON THE ROAD. * LOCATIONS...WENATCHEE...CHELAN...LEAVENWORTH...LAKE CHELAN... METHOW VALLEY...OMAK...BREWSTER...OROVILLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Spokane, WA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 8, 3:41 AM PST | High Wind Watch | OTX | Benewah, Bonner, Boundary, Kootenai, Latah, Lewis and 2 more | 11 hr |
| Dec 8, 2:29 PM PST | Wind Advisory | OTX | Benewah, Bonner, Boundary, Kootenai, Latah, Lewis and 2 more | 26 hr |
Nearby
High Wind Warnings in Idaho, 2015High Wind Warnings in Washington, 2015Every high wind 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.