Alert archive / Washington / Winter Storm Warnings in 2016
Winter Storm Warning 1, NWS Spokane, WA
NWS Spokane, WA issued this winter storm warning at Jan 12, 2016, 12:01 PM PST for 5 counties in Washington. It took effect at Jan 12, 2016, 3:00 PM PST. It was in force for 22 hr. 44 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
- Jan 12, 2016, 12:01 PM PST (20:01 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 12, 2016, 3:00 PM PST
- Expired
- Jan 13, 2016, 1:00 PM PST
- In force
- 22 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Spokane, WA
Counties Chelan County, WA, Douglas County, WA, Ferry County, WA, Grant County, WA, Okanogan County, WA
The radar
The Spokane radar (KOTX), 151 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:03 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 12, 4:51 PM PST | SNOW 5 | Leavenworth, WA | VIA SOCIAL MEDIA... 5 INCHES OF NEW SNOW SINCE 12 PM NEAR LEAVENWORTH FISH HATCHERY. MODERATE SNOW CURRENTLY FALLING |
| Jan 12, 8:01 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 8 | 2 Ssw Leavenworth, WA | STILL SNOWING. SNOW BEGAN 9 AM. ACCUMULATIONS MOST SIGNIFICANT AFTER SUNSET. |
| Jan 12, 8:55 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 4 | Twisp, WA | FACEBOOK POST. MODERATE SNOW CONTINUES TO FALL AT 1800 FEET. |
| Jan 12, 10:50 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 8 | 3 Se Malott, WA | STILL SNOWING. |
| Jan 12, 11:00 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 11 | 2 Ssw Leavenworth, WA | STILL SNOWING. SNOW BEGAN 9 AM. ACCUMULATIONS MOST SIGNIFICANT AFTER SUNSET. 3 INCHES IN THE PAST 3 HOURS. |
| Jan 12, 11:20 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 4 | Chelan, WA | OVER PAST 10 HOURS. REPORT FROM ESPOTTER CH86 |
| Jan 12, 11:37 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 6 | Cashmere, WA | REPORT VIA FACEBOOK. |
| Jan 12, 11:41 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 3 | Malaga, WA | REPORT VIA FACEBOOK. |
| Jan 13, 12:01 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 7.5 | Twisp, WA | FACEBOOK POST. 7 TO 8 INCHES OF NEW SNOW IN TWISP AS OF MIDNIGHT. |
| Jan 13, 12:15 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 3 | Okanogan, WA | ONE INCH IN PAST HOUR. REPORT FROM OKANOGAN SHERIFF. |
| Jan 13, 12:15 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 4 | Winthrop, WA | STILL SNOWING. REPORT FROM OKANOGAN SHERIFF. |
| Jan 13, 12:59 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 9 | 7 Sse Entiat, WA | REPORT VIA FACEBOOK. |
| Jan 13, 2:00 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 6 | Tonasket, WA | REPORT VIA FACEBOOK. |
| Jan 13, 5:00 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 6 | 3 Nne Brewster, WA | |
| Jan 13, 6:00 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 4.5 | 5 Sw Omak, WA | |
| Jan 13, 6:00 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 9 | 5 Wnw Entiat, WA | |
| Jan 13, 7:00 AM PST | SNOW 1.9 | 2 Sse East Wenatchee, WA | COCORAHS WA-DG-20 |
| Jan 13, 7:00 AM PST | SNOW 2.3 | 4 N Republic, WA | COCORAHS WA-FY-1 |
| Jan 13, 7:00 AM PST | SNOW 2.5 | Omak, WA | REPORT VIA FACEBOOK. |
| Jan 13, 7:00 AM PST | SNOW 2.8 | 1 N East Wenatchee, WA | COCORAHS WA-DG-3 |
| Jan 13, 7:00 AM PST | SNOW 3 | 1 Ne Okanogan, WA | COCORAHS WA-OK-24 |
| Jan 13, 7:00 AM PST | SNOW 3.7 | 10 Nw Kettle Falls, WA | COCORAHS WA-FY-8 |
| Jan 13, 7:00 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 4 | 5 S Wenatchee, WA | COCORAHS WA-CH-31 |
| Jan 13, 7:00 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 4.5 | 6 N Winthrop, WA | COCORAHS WA-OK-20 |
| Jan 13, 7:00 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 5.4 | 12 Nw Entiat, WA | COCORAHS WA-CH-22 |
| Jan 13, 7:00 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 6 | 12 N Leavenworth, WA | COCORAHS WA-CH-33 |
| Jan 13, 7:00 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 6 | Winthrop, WA | REPORT VIA FACEBOOK. |
| Jan 13, 7:19 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 8 | 3 Wnw Carlton, WA | SNOW AMOUNTS SINCE NOON ON 11/12. 30 INCHES ON THE GROUND. LIGHT FLURRIES AT TIME OF REPORT. |
| Jan 13, 7:30 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 5 | Okanogan, WA | VIA FACEBOOK POST. |
| Jan 13, 7:30 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 6 | 1 Nw Plain, WA | COCORAHS WA-CH-35 |
| Jan 13, 7:30 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 11.5 | Leavenworth, WA | 11.5 INCHES SNOW IN 24 HOURS AT NFH. TEMP 29 DEGREES WITH LIGHT SNOW AND SLEET. |
| Jan 13, 7:30 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 12 | Leavenworth, WA | JUST OUTSIDE LEAVENWORTH, MOUNTAIN HOME. VIA FACEBOOK. |
| Jan 13, 7:35 AM PST | SNOW 2.7 | 2 Wsw Malaga, WA | COCORAHS WA-CH-17 |
| Jan 13, 7:39 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 10.1 | 1 Ne Peshastin, WA | COCORAHS WA-CH-28 |
| Jan 13, 7:50 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 10.1 | 2 Ene Leavenworth, WA | COCORAHS WA-CH-27 |
| Jan 13, 8:00 AM PST | SNOW 2.1 | 8 Nne Republic, WA | COCORAHS WA-FY-5 |
| Jan 13, 8:00 AM PST | SNOW 2.4 | Tonsket 11ne, WA | |
| Jan 13, 8:00 AM PST | SNOW 2.8 | Wenatchee, WA | |
| Jan 13, 8:00 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 4.2 | Chelan, WA | |
| Jan 13, 8:00 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 7.5 | Waterville, WA | |
| Jan 13, 8:00 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 11.9 | Holden Village, WA | |
| Jan 13, 8:15 AM PST | SNOW 3.3 | 1 Wsw Wenatchee, WA | COCORAHS WA-CH-13 |
| Jan 13, 8:15 AM PST | SNOW 3.7 | 10 Wnw Kettle Falls, WA | STILL SNOWING LIGHTLY |
| Jan 13, 8:30 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 7.8 | Twisp, WA | VIA FACEBOOK POST |
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, 8.0 hours before the alert went out and 241 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
- 712 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 71 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 290 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 303 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
379 WWUS46 KOTX 122001 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 1201 PM PST TUE JAN 12 2016 ...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL SPREAD INTO THE CASCADES AROUND 4PM TODAY AND CONTINUE TO EXPAND NORTH ALONG THE HIGHWAY 97 CORRIDOR BEFORE EXPAND INTO NORTHEAST WASHINGTON AND NORTH IDAHO THIS EVENING. SNOWFALL RATES COULD BE INTENSE AT TIMES PRODUCING SNOW RATES UP TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR. SNOW WILL SLOWLY TAPER OFF IN THE LEE OF THE CASCADES EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING WITH PERIODS OF FREEZING DRIZZLE POSSIBLE WHILE SNOW SHOWERS CONTINUE ALONG THE CASCADE CREST. FOR NORTHEASTERN WASHINGTON AND THE IDAHO PANHANDLE...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL LARGELY BE CONFINED TO ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2500 FEET EXCEPT ALONG THE CANADIAN BORDER. BRIEF POCKETS OF FREEZING RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT. WAZ042-130530- /O.UPG.KOTX.WS.A.0001.160113T0000Z-160113T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KOTX.WS.W.0001.160112T2300Z-160113T1800Z/ EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...LEAVENWORTH...MAZAMA... TWISP...WINTHROP...STEHEKIN...CONCONULLY...BLEWETT PASS... LOUP LOUP PASS 1201 PM PST TUE JAN 12 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM PST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM PST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW WITH AROUND A FOOT ALONG THE IMMEDIATE CREST. * ICE ACCUMULATIONS...BRIEF FREEZING RAIN AND FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE BETWEEN A GLAZING OF ICE AND UP TO 0.03". * TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN LATE AFTERNOON...BECOMING HEAVY DURING THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT...THEN DIMINISH WEDNESDAY MORNING. FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL BE POSSIBLE AS SNOW TAPERS OFF EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...THE HEAVY SNOW WILL HAVE SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS ON ALL ROADS...ESPECIALLY THE PASSES. FREEZING DRIZZLE MAY CONTRIBUTE TO ICY CONDITIONS. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. * LOCATIONS...LEAVENWORTH...MAZAMA...TWISP...WINTHROP... STEHEKIN...CONCONULLY...BLEWETT PASS...LOUP LOUP PASS. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 20S. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MAP/?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. && $$ WAZ038-041-043-044-130530- /O.UPG.KOTX.WS.A.0001.160113T0000Z-160113T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KOTX.WS.W.0001.160113T0000Z-160113T1300Z/ OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS-WENATCHEE AREA-OKANOGAN VALLEY- WATERVILLE PLATEAU- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...REPUBLIC...INCHELIUM... WAUCONDA...CHESAW ROAD...HIGHWAY 20 WAUCONDA SUMMIT... BOULDER CREEK ROAD...SHERMAN PASS...WENATCHEE...CHELAN...ENTIAT... CASHMERE...OMAK...OKANOGAN...BREWSTER...BRIDGEPORT...OROVILLE... NESPELEM...DISAUTEL PASS...WATERVILLE...MANSFIELD... BADGER MOUNTAIN ROAD 1201 PM PST TUE JAN 12 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 AM PST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 AM PST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES...LOCALLY 6-8 INCHES. SNOW AMOUNTS MAY BE LOWER ON EASTERN FRINGES OF THE WATERVILLE PLATEAU WITH AMOUNTS CLOSER TO 2-4 INCHES. * ICE ACCUMULATIONS...BRIEF FREEZING RAIN OR DRIZZLE MAY RESULT IN A GLAZE OF ICE TO UP TO 0.02". CONFIDENCE IS LOW FOR ICE ACCUMULATIONS. * TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN LATE AFTERNOON...BECOMING HEAVY THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT...THEN DIMINISH WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...THE HEAVY SNOW WILL HAVE SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS ON ALL ROADS...ESPECIALLY THE PASSES AND UNTREATED ROAD SURFACES. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH. * LOCATIONS...REPUBLIC...INCHELIUM...WAUCONDA...CHESAW ROAD... HIGHWAY 20 WAUCONDA SUMMIT...BOULDER CREEK ROAD...SHERMAN PASS... WENATCHEE...CHELAN...ENTIAT...CASHMERE...OMAK... OKANOGAN... BREWSTER...BRIDGEPORT...OROVILLE...NESPELEM... DISAUTEL PASS... WATERVILLE...MANSFIELD...BADGER MOUNTAIN ROAD. * TEMPERATURES...29 TO 33. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MAP/?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. && $$ IDZ001-130530- /O.UPG.KOTX.WS.A.0001.160113T0600Z-160114T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KOTX.WW.Y.0005.160113T0300Z-160113T1500Z/ NORTHERN PANHANDLE- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BONNERS FERRY...EASTPORT... SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD 1201 PM PST TUE JAN 12 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM PST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM PST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 7 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. 2 TO 5 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS NEAR THE CANADIAN BORDER. VARIABLE AMOUNTS IN BONNER COUNTIES WITH AMOUNTS OF A TRACE TO ONE INCH BELOW 2500 FEET 1 TO 4 INCHES ABOVE 2500 FEET. * ICE ACCUMULATIONS...BRIEF FREEZING RAIN IS POSSIBLE NEAR THE CANADIAN BORDER WITH UP TO A GLAZE OF ICE. * TIMING...SNOW WILL PICKUP UP AROUND 6PM AND INTENSIFY DURING THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT...THEN GRADUALLY DIMINISH WEDNESDAY MORNING. MOST LOCATIONS WILL START OFF AS SNOW BUT A TRANSITION TO RAIN IS EXPECTED SOUTH WITH THE MAIN ACCUMULATIONS IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND VALLEYS NEAR THE CANADIAN BORDER. * IMPACTS...SNOW AND SLUSHY ROADS WILL IMPACT TRAVEL TONIGHT INTO THE WEDNESDAY MORNING COMMUTE. RAIN IN SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE COUNTY COULD SOFTEN SNOW PACK ON SECONDARY ROADS RESULTING IN DIFFICULT TRAVEL THROUGH SLUSHY CONDITIONS. MINOR PONDING OF WATER WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. * LOCATIONS...BONNERS FERRY...EASTPORT...SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD. * SNOW LEVEL...VALLEY FLOORS RISING TO 3000 FEET. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MAP/?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. && $$ WAZ037-130530- /O.UPG.KOTX.WS.A.0001.160113T0600Z-160114T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KOTX.WW.Y.0005.160113T0300Z-160113T1500Z/ NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...COLVILLE...CHEWELAH... KETTLE FALLS...SPRINGDALE-HUNTERS ROAD...ORIN-RICE ROAD... FLOWERY TRAIL ROAD 1201 PM PST TUE JAN 12 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM PST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM PST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 7 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. 2 TO 5 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS NEAR THE CANADIAN BORDER. VARIABLE AMOUNTS IN SOUTHERN STEVENS/PEND OREILLE COUNTIES WITH AMOUNTS OF A TRACE TO ONE INCH BELOW 2500 FEET 1 TO 4 INCHES ABOVE 2500 FEET. * ICE ACCUMULATIONS...BRIEF FREEZING RAIN IS POSSIBLE NEAR THE CANADIAN BORDER WITH UP TO A GLAZE OF ICE. * TIMING...SNOW WILL PICKUP UP AROUND 6PM AND INTENSIFY DURING THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT...THEN GRADUALLY DIMINISH WEDNESDAY MORNING. MOST LOCATIONS WILL START OFF AS SNOW BUT A TRANSITION TO RAIN IS EXPECTED SOUTH WITH THE MAIN ACCUMULATIONS IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND VALLEYS NEAR THE CANADIAN BORDER. * IMPACTS...SNOW AND SLUSHY ROADS WILL IMPACT TRAVEL TONIGHT INTO THE WEDNESDAY MORNING COMMUTE. RAIN IN SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE COUNTY COULD SOFTEN SNOW PACK ON SECONDARY ROADS RESULTING IN DIFFICULT TRAVEL THROUGH SLUSHY CONDITIONS. MINOR PONDING OF WATER WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. * LOCATIONS...COLVILLE...CHEWELAH...KETTLE FALLS...SPRINGDALE- HUNTERS ROAD...ORIN-RICE ROAD...FLOWERY TRAIL ROAD. * SNOW LEVEL...VALLEY FLOORS RISING TO 3000 FEET. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S...WARMING INTO THE MID 30S WEDNESDAY. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MAP/?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. && $$ IDZ004-130530- /O.UPG.KOTX.WS.A.0001.160113T0600Z-160114T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KOTX.WW.Y.0005.160113T0300Z-160114T1300Z/ CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN... FOURTH OF JULY PASS...DOBSON PASS...LOOKOUT PASS 1201 PM PST TUE JAN 12 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 AM PST THURSDAY ABOVE 2500 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 2500 FEET FOR SNOW... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 AM PST THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...BELOW 2500 FEET...UP TO 1 INCH TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING. IN THE MOUNTAINS ABOVE 3000 FEET...3 TO 6 INCHES WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF 6 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET. 1-3 INCHES POSSIBLE DOWN TO 2500 FEET STARTING WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON INTO THURSDAY MORNING AS SNOW LEVELS LOWER. * TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP AFTER 6PM...INTENSIFY OVERNIGHT...THEN DECREASE IN INTENSITY BUT REMAIN STEADY THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. SNOW LEVELS RISING 3000-4000 FEET WEDNESDAY MORNING THEN LOWERING NEAR 2500 FEET WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...THE SNOW WILL HAVE IMPACTS ON ALL ROADS...ESPECIALLY LOOKOUT PASS AND UNTREATED ROAD SURFACES. RAIN IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS COULD SOFTEN SNOW PACK ON SECONDARY ROADS RESULTING IN DIFFICULT TRAVEL THROUGH SLUSHY CONDITIONS. MINOR PONDING OF WATER WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. * WINDS...SOUTH 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * LOCATIONS...OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN...FOURTH OF JULY PASS... DOBSON PASS...LOOKOUT PASS. * SNOW LEVEL...2500 RISING NEAR 3500 FEET THEN LOWERING NEAR 2500 FEET WEDNESDAY EVENING. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE 30S. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MAP/?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. && $$ WAZ034-035-130530- /O.NEW.KOTX.WW.Y.0005.160113T0000Z-160113T1300Z/ MOSES LAKE AREA-UPPER COLUMBIA BASIN- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...EPHRATA...QUINCY... GRAND COULEE...WILBUR...COULEE CITY 1201 PM PST TUE JAN 12 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 AM PST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 AM PST WEDNESDAY. * LOCATIONS...EPHRATA...QUINCY...GRAND COULEE...WILBUR...COULEE CITY. * ICE ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO 0.01" POSSIBLE WITH BRIEF FREEZING RAIN. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES...LOCALLY TO 4 INCHES WITH MOST ACCUMULATIONS IN EXTREME WESTERN AND NORTHERN SECTIONS OF GRANT AND LINCOLN COUNTIES * TIMING...SNOW WILL EXPAND INTO THE AREA AROUND 4PM...INTENSIFY THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT AND MOVE OUT WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR SLICK TRAVEL ALONG SECTIONS OF HIGHWAY 2 AND INTESTATE 90. * WINDS...EAST 5 TO 10 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S...WARMING INTO THE MID 30S WEDNESDAY. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MAP/?WFO=OTX. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
7 follow-up statements
283 WWUS46 KOTX 130400 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 800 PM PST TUE JAN 12 2016 ...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE CASCADES THROUGH NORTHEAST WASHINGTON AND NORTH IDAHO THIS EVENING. SNOWFALL RATES COULD BE INTENSE AT TIMES PRODUCING SNOW RATES UP TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE CASCADES. NOW POSSIBLY MIXED WITH RAIN...WILL IMPACT NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE UPPER COLUMBIA BASIN. SNOW AMOUNTS HERE WILL BE LIMITED...BUT MAY STILL CAUSE SOME ISSUES. SNOW WILL SLOWLY TAPER OFF IN THE LEE OF THE CASCADES EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING WITH PERIODS OF FREEZING DRIZZLE POSSIBLE WHILE SNOW SHOWERS CONTINUE ALONG THE CASCADE CREST. FOR NORTHEASTERN WASHINGTON AND THE IDAHO PANHANDLE...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL LARGELY BE CONFINED TO ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2500 FEET EXCEPT ALONG THE CANADIAN BORDER. BRIEF POCKETS OF FREEZING RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT. WAZ042-131400- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160113T1800Z/ EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...LEAVENWORTH...MAZAMA... TWISP...WINTHROP...STEHEKIN...CONCONULLY...BLEWETT PASS... LOUP LOUP PASS 800 PM PST TUE JAN 12 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST WEDNESDAY... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL 4 TO 10 INCHES...WITH UP TO 12 INCHES NEAR THE CREST. * ICE ACCUMULATIONS...BRIEF FREEZING RAIN/FREEZING DRIZZLE MAY PRODUCE UP TO 0.03". * TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN LATE AFTERNOON...BECOMING HEAVY DURING THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT...THEN DIMINISH WEDNESDAY MORNING. FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL BE POSSIBLE AS SNOW TAPERS OFF EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...THE HEAVY SNOW WILL HAVE SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS ON ALL ROADS...ESPECIALLY THE PASSES. FREEZING DRIZZLE MAY CONTRIBUTE TO ICY CONDITIONS. * WINDS...SOUTH 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. * LOCATIONS...LEAVENWORTH...MAZAMA...TWISP...WINTHROP... STEHEKIN...CONCONULLY...BLEWETT PASS...LOUP LOUP PASS. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID TO UPPER 20S. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MAP/?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. && $$ WAZ038-041-043-044-131300- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160113T1300Z/ OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS-WENATCHEE AREA-OKANOGAN VALLEY- WATERVILLE PLATEAU- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...REPUBLIC...INCHELIUM... WAUCONDA...CHESAW ROAD...HIGHWAY 20 WAUCONDA SUMMIT... BOULDER CREEK ROAD...SHERMAN PASS...WENATCHEE...CHELAN...ENTIAT... CASHMERE...OMAK...OKANOGAN...BREWSTER...BRIDGEPORT...OROVILLE... NESPELEM...DISAUTEL PASS...WATERVILLE...MANSFIELD... BADGER MOUNTAIN ROAD 800 PM PST TUE JAN 12 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PST WEDNESDAY... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 5 INCHES...WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS TO 8. LOWEST TOWARD THE EASTERN WATERVILLE PLATEAU * ICE ACCUMULATIONS...BRIEF FREEZING RAIN OR DRIZZLE MAY RESULT IN A GLAZE OF ICE TO UP TO 0.02". CONFIDENCE IS LOW FOR ICE ACCUMULATIONS. * TIMING...MODERATE TO OCCASIONAL HEAVY SNOW TUESDAY EVENING AND EARLY OVERNIGHT...DIMINISH WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...THE HEAVY SNOW WILL HAVE SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS ON ALL ROADS...ESPECIALLY THE PASSES AND UNTREATED ROAD SURFACES. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH. * LOCATIONS...REPUBLIC...INCHELIUM...WAUCONDA...CHESAW ROAD... HIGHWAY 20 WAUCONDA SUMMIT...BOULDER CREEK ROAD...SHERMAN PASS... WENATCHEE...CHELAN...ENTIAT...CASHMERE...OMAK... OKANOGAN... BREWSTER...BRIDGEPORT...OROVILLE...NESPELEM... DISAUTEL PASS... WATERVILLE...MANSFIELD...BADGER MOUNTAIN ROAD. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MAP/?WFO=OTX. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ WAZ034-035-131300- /O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-160113T1300Z/ MOSES LAKE AREA-UPPER COLUMBIA BASIN- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...EPHRATA...QUINCY... GRAND COULEE...WILBUR...COULEE CITY 800 PM PST TUE JAN 12 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PST WEDNESDAY... * LOCATIONS...GRAND COULEE...WILBUR...COULEE CITY...EPHRATA... QUINCY. * ICE ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO 0.01" WITH BRIEF FREEZING RAIN. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...0.5 TO 1 INCHES WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS TO 3" TOWARD EXTREME NORTHERN GRANT AND LINCOLN COUNTY. * TIMING...SNOW OR A RAIN/SNOW MIX WILL FALL THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT TO EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING...POSSIBLY MIXING WITH FREEZING RAIN OR FREEZING DRIZZLE OVERNIGHT. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR SLICK TRAVEL ALONG SECTIONS OF HIGHWAY 2 AND INTESTATE 90. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 30S. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MAP/?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. && $$ IDZ001-WAZ037-131400- /O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-160113T1500Z/ NORTHERN PANHANDLE-NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BONNERS FERRY...EASTPORT... SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD...COLVILLE...CHEWELAH...KETTLE FALLS... SPRINGDALE-HUNTERS ROAD...ORIN-RICE ROAD...FLOWERY TRAIL ROAD 800 PM PST TUE JAN 12 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST WEDNESDAY... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...IN THE MOUNTAINS 3 TO 7 INCHES. IN THE VALLEYS 2 TO 5 INCHES IN VALLEYS NEAR CANADIAN BORDER...WITH AMOUNTS RANGING FROM TRACE AMOUNTS TO 1 INCH BELOW 2500 FEET OVER SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF STEVENS...PEND OREILLE...INTO BONNER COUNTY AND 1 TO 4 INCHES ABOVE 2500 FEET. * ICE ACCUMULATIONS...TRACE AMOUNTS POSSIBLE NEAR THE CANADIAN BORDER WITH BRIEF FREEZING RAIN. * TIMING...SNOW INCREASING TUESDAY EVENING AND OVERNIGHT...THEN GRADUALLY DIMINISH WEDNESDAY MORNING. MOST LOCATIONS WILL START OFF AS SNOW BUT A TRANSITION TO RAIN IS EXPECTED SOUTH WITH THE MAIN ACCUMULATIONS IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND VALLEYS NEAR THE CANADIAN BORDER. * IMPACTS...SNOW AND SLUSHY ROADS WILL IMPACT TRAVEL TONIGHT INTO THE WEDNESDAY MORNING COMMUTE. RAIN IN SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE COUNTY COULD SOFTEN SNOW PACK ON SECONDARY ROADS RESULTING IN DIFFICULT TRAVEL THROUGH SLUSHY CONDITIONS. MINOR PONDING OF WATER WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. * LOCATIONS...BONNERS FERRY...EASTPORT...SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD...COLVILLE...CHEWELAH...KETTLE FALLS...SPRINGDALE-HUNTERS ROAD...ORIN-RICE ROAD...FLOWERY TRAIL ROAD. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MAP/?WFO=OTX. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ IDZ004-131400- /O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-160114T1300Z/ CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN... FOURTH OF JULY PASS...DOBSON PASS...LOOKOUT PASS 800 PM PST TUE JAN 12 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PST THURSDAY ABOVE 2500 FEET... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...BELOW 2500 FEET...UP TO 1 INCH. ABOVE 3000 FEET 3 TO 6 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ABOVE 5000 FEET. BETWEEN 2500 TO 3000 FEET 1 TO 3 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL INCREASE TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING...WITH PERIODS OF SNOW CONTINUING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. SNOW LEVELS RISING 3000-4000 FEET WEDNESDAY MORNING THEN LOWERING NEAR 2500 FEET WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...THE SNOW WILL HAVE IMPACTS ON ALL ROADS...ESPECIALLY LOOKOUT PASS AND UNTREATED ROAD SURFACES. RAIN IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS COULD SOFTEN SNOW PACK ON SECONDARY ROADS RESULTING IN DIFFICULT TRAVEL THROUGH SLUSHY CONDITIONS. MINOR PONDING OF WATER WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. * WINDS...SOUTH 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * LOCATIONS...OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN...FOURTH OF JULY PASS... DOBSON PASS...LOOKOUT PASS. * SNOW LEVEL...2500 FEET RISING TO 3500 FEET...THEN LOWERING TOWARD 2500 FEET AGAIN BY WEDNESDAY EVENING. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE 30S. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MAP/?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. && $$
625 WWUS46 KOTX 131259 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 459 AM PST WED JAN 13 2016 ...MODERATE SNOW CONTINUES TODAY... .SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL LARGELY BE CONFINED TO ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2500 FEET EXCEPT ALONG THE CANADIAN BORDER. BRIEF POCKETS OF FREEZING RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE EARLY THIS MORNING. WAZ038-041-043-044-131400- /O.CAN.KOTX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160113T1300Z/ OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS-WENATCHEE AREA-OKANOGAN VALLEY- WATERVILLE PLATEAU- 459 AM PST WED JAN 13 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. THE HEAVIEST SNOW HAS OCCURRED. LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS COULD STILL OCCUR THROUGHOUT THE DAY. $$ WAZ034-035-131400- /O.CAN.KOTX.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-160113T1300Z/ MOSES LAKE AREA-UPPER COLUMBIA BASIN- 459 AM PST WED JAN 13 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. THE HEAVIEST SNOW HAS OCCURRED. ONLY LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS COULD STILL OCCUR THROUGHOUT THE DAY. $$ WAZ042-131800- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160113T1800Z/ EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...LEAVENWORTH...MAZAMA... TWISP...WINTHROP...STEHEKIN...CONCONULLY...BLEWETT PASS... LOUP LOUP PASS 459 AM PST WED JAN 13 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO AN ADDITIONAL 4 INCHES NEAR THE CREST. * ICE ACCUMULATIONS...LITTLE OR NO ICE ACCUMULATION EXPECTED. * TIMING...SNOW WILL DIMINISH WEDNESDAY LATE MORNING. FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL BE POSSIBLE AS SNOW TAPERS OFF EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...THE HEAVY SNOW WILL HAVE SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS ON ALL ROADS...ESPECIALLY THE PASSES. FREEZING DRIZZLE MAY CONTRIBUTE TO ICY CONDITIONS. * WINDS...SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. * LOCATIONS...LEAVENWORTH...MAZAMA...TWISP...WINTHROP... STEHEKIN...CONCONULLY...BLEWETT PASS...LOUP LOUP PASS. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MAP/?WFO=OTX. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ IDZ001-WAZ037-131500- /O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-160113T1500Z/ NORTHERN PANHANDLE-NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BONNERS FERRY...EASTPORT... SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD...COLVILLE...CHEWELAH...KETTLE FALLS... SPRINGDALE-HUNTERS ROAD...ORIN-RICE ROAD...FLOWERY TRAIL ROAD 459 AM PST WED JAN 13 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST THIS MORNING... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO AN ADDITIONAL 1 INCH. * ICE ACCUMULATIONS...LITTLE OR NO ICE ACCUMULATION EXPECTED. * TIMING...SNOW WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH WEDNESDAY MORNING. MOST LOCATIONS WILL START OFF AS SNOW BUT A TRANSITION TO RAIN IS EXPECTED SOUTH WITH THE MAIN ACCUMULATIONS IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND VALLEYS NEAR THE CANADIAN BORDER. * IMPACTS...SNOW AND SLUSHY ROADS WILL IMPACT TRAVEL TONIGHT INTO THE WEDNESDAY MORNING COMMUTE. RAIN IN SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE COUNTY COULD SOFTEN SNOW PACK ON SECONDARY ROADS RESULTING IN DIFFICULT TRAVEL THROUGH SLUSHY CONDITIONS. MINOR PONDING OF WATER WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. * LOCATIONS...BONNERS FERRY...EASTPORT...SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD...COLVILLE...CHEWELAH...KETTLE FALLS...SPRINGDALE-HUNTERS ROAD...ORIN-RICE ROAD...FLOWERY TRAIL ROAD. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MAP/?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. && $$ IDZ004-132100- /O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-160114T1300Z/ CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN... FOURTH OF JULY PASS...DOBSON PASS...LOOKOUT PASS 459 AM PST WED JAN 13 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PST THURSDAY ABOVE 2500 FEET... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL 5 TO 10 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL INCREASE TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING...WITH PERIODS OF SNOW CONTINUING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. SNOW LEVELS RISING 3000-4000 FEET WEDNESDAY MORNING THEN LOWERING NEAR 2500 FEET WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...THE SNOW WILL HAVE IMPACTS ON ALL ROADS...ESPECIALLY LOOKOUT PASS AND UNTREATED ROAD SURFACES. RAIN IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS COULD SOFTEN SNOW PACK ON SECONDARY ROADS RESULTING IN DIFFICULT TRAVEL THROUGH SLUSHY CONDITIONS. MINOR PONDING OF WATER WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. * WINDS...SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * LOCATIONS...OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN...FOURTH OF JULY PASS... DOBSON PASS...LOOKOUT PASS. * SNOW LEVEL...3500 FEET LOWERING TO VALLEY FLOORS. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MAP/?WFO=OTX. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
848 WWUS46 KOTX 131324 AAA WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 524 AM PST WED JAN 13 2016 ...MODERATE SNOW CONTINUES TODAY NORTHEAST WASHINGTON MOUNTAINS AND IDAHO PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS... .SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL LARGELY BE CONFINED TO ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2500 FEET EXCEPT ALONG THE CANADIAN BORDER FOR THE NORTHEAST WASHINGTON MOUNTAINS AND IDAHO PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS. HEAVIEST SNOW HAS ENDED ON THE CASCADE EAST SLOPES BUT AREAS NEAR THE CREST COULD STILL SEE ACCUMULATING SNOW. BRIEF POCKETS OF FREEZING RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE EARLY THIS MORNING. WAZ042-131800- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160113T1800Z/ EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...LEAVENWORTH...MAZAMA... TWISP...WINTHROP...STEHEKIN...CONCONULLY...BLEWETT PASS... LOUP LOUP PASS 524 AM PST WED JAN 13 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO AN ADDITIONAL 4 INCHES MAINLY NEAR THE CREST. * ICE ACCUMULATIONS...LITTLE OR NO ICE ACCUMULATION EXPECTED. * TIMING...SNOW WILL DIMINISH WEDNESDAY MORNING. FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL BE POSSIBLE AS SNOW TAPERS OFF EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...THE HEAVY SNOW WILL HAVE SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS ON ALL ROADS...ESPECIALLY THE PASSES. FREEZING DRIZZLE MAY CONTRIBUTE TO ICY CONDITIONS. * WINDS...SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. * LOCATIONS...LEAVENWORTH...MAZAMA...TWISP...WINTHROP... STEHEKIN...CONCONULLY...BLEWETT PASS...LOUP LOUP PASS. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MAP/?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. && $$ IDZ001-WAZ037-131500- /O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-160113T1500Z/ NORTHERN PANHANDLE-NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BONNERS FERRY...EASTPORT... SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD...COLVILLE...CHEWELAH...KETTLE FALLS... SPRINGDALE-HUNTERS ROAD...ORIN-RICE ROAD...FLOWERY TRAIL ROAD 524 AM PST WED JAN 13 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST THIS MORNING... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO AN ADDITIONAL 2 INCHES. * ICE ACCUMULATIONS...LITTLE OR NO ICE ACCUMULATION EXPECTED. * TIMING...SNOW WILL GRADUALLY PERSIST IN AREAS WEDNESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. MOST LOCATIONS WILL START OFF AS SNOW BUT A TRANSITION TO RAIN IS EXPECTED SOUTH WITH THE MAIN ACCUMULATIONS IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND VALLEYS NEAR THE CANADIAN BORDER. * IMPACTS...SNOW AND SLUSHY ROADS WILL IMPACT TRAVEL TONIGHT INTO THE WEDNESDAY MORNING COMMUTE. RAIN IN SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE COUNTY COULD SOFTEN SNOW PACK ON SECONDARY ROADS RESULTING IN DIFFICULT TRAVEL THROUGH SLUSHY CONDITIONS. MINOR PONDING OF WATER WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. * LOCATIONS...BONNERS FERRY...EASTPORT...SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD...COLVILLE...CHEWELAH...KETTLE FALLS...SPRINGDALE-HUNTERS ROAD...ORIN-RICE ROAD...FLOWERY TRAIL ROAD. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MAP/?WFO=OTX. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ IDZ004-132130- /O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-160114T1300Z/ CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN... FOURTH OF JULY PASS...DOBSON PASS...LOOKOUT PASS 524 AM PST WED JAN 13 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PST THURSDAY ABOVE 2500 FEET... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL 5 TO 10 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL INCREASE TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING...WITH PERIODS OF SNOW CONTINUING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. SNOW LEVELS RISING 3000-4000 FEET WEDNESDAY MORNING THEN LOWERING NEAR 2500 FEET WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...THE SNOW WILL HAVE IMPACTS ON ALL ROADS...ESPECIALLY LOOKOUT PASS AND UNTREATED ROAD SURFACES. RAIN IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS COULD SOFTEN SNOW PACK ON SECONDARY ROADS RESULTING IN DIFFICULT TRAVEL THROUGH SLUSHY CONDITIONS. MINOR PONDING OF WATER WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. * WINDS...SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * LOCATIONS...OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN...FOURTH OF JULY PASS... DOBSON PASS...LOOKOUT PASS. * SNOW LEVEL...3500 FEET LOWERING TO VALLEY FLOORS. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MAP/?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. && $$
390 WWUS46 KOTX 131343 AAA WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 543 AM PST WED JAN 13 2016 ...MODERATE SNOW CONTINUES TODAY NORTHEAST WASHINGTON MOUNTAINS AND INTO TONIGHT IDAHO PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS... .SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL LARGELY BE CONFINED TO ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2500 FEET EXCEPT ALONG THE CANADIAN BORDER FOR THE NORTHEAST WASHINGTON MOUNTAINS AND IDAHO PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS. HEAVIEST SNOW HAS ENDED ON THE CASCADE EAST SLOPES BUT AREAS NEAR THE CREST COULD STILL SEE ACCUMULATING SNOW. BRIEF POCKETS OF FREEZING RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE EARLY THIS MORNING. WAZ042-131800- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160113T1800Z/ EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...LEAVENWORTH...MAZAMA... TWISP...WINTHROP...STEHEKIN...CONCONULLY...BLEWETT PASS... LOUP LOUP PASS 543 AM PST WED JAN 13 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO AN ADDITIONAL 4 INCHES MAINLY NEAR THE CREST. * ICE ACCUMULATIONS...LITTLE OR NO ICE ACCUMULATION EXPECTED. * TIMING...SNOW WILL DIMINISH WEDNESDAY MORNING. FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL BE POSSIBLE AS SNOW TAPERS OFF EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...THE HEAVY SNOW WILL HAVE SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS ON ALL ROADS...ESPECIALLY THE PASSES. FREEZING DRIZZLE MAY CONTRIBUTE TO ICY CONDITIONS. * WINDS...SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. * LOCATIONS...LEAVENWORTH...MAZAMA...TWISP...WINTHROP... STEHEKIN...CONCONULLY...BLEWETT PASS...LOUP LOUP PASS. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MAP/?WFO=OTX. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ IDZ001-WAZ037-131500- /O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-160113T1500Z/ NORTHERN PANHANDLE-NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BONNERS FERRY...EASTPORT... SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD...COLVILLE...CHEWELAH...KETTLE FALLS... SPRINGDALE-HUNTERS ROAD...ORIN-RICE ROAD...FLOWERY TRAIL ROAD 543 AM PST WED JAN 13 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST THIS MORNING... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO AN ADDITIONAL 2 INCHES. * ICE ACCUMULATIONS...LITTLE OR NO ICE ACCUMULATION EXPECTED. * TIMING...SNOW WILL GRADUALLY PERSIST IN AREAS WEDNESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. MOST LOCATIONS WILL START OFF AS SNOW BUT A TRANSITION TO RAIN IS EXPECTED SOUTH WITH THE MAIN ACCUMULATIONS IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND VALLEYS NEAR THE CANADIAN BORDER. * IMPACTS...SNOW AND SLUSHY ROADS WILL IMPACT TRAVEL DURNING THE WEDNESDAY MORNING COMMUTE. RAIN IN SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE COUNTY COULD SOFTEN SNOW PACK ON SECONDARY ROADS RESULTING IN DIFFICULT TRAVEL THROUGH SLUSHY CONDITIONS. MINOR PONDING OF WATER WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. * LOCATIONS...BONNERS FERRY...EASTPORT...SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD...COLVILLE...CHEWELAH...KETTLE FALLS...SPRINGDALE-HUNTERS ROAD...ORIN-RICE ROAD...FLOWERY TRAIL ROAD. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MAP/?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. && $$ IDZ004-132145- /O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-160114T1300Z/ CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN... FOURTH OF JULY PASS...DOBSON PASS...LOOKOUT PASS 543 AM PST WED JAN 13 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PST THURSDAY ABOVE 2500 FEET... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL 5 TO 10 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE WEDNESDAY...WITH PERIODS OF SNOW CONTINUING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. SNOW LEVELS RISING 3000-4000 FEET WEDNESDAY MORNING THEN LOWERING NEAR 2500 FEET WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...THE SNOW WILL HAVE IMPACTS ON ALL ROADS...ESPECIALLY LOOKOUT PASS AND UNTREATED ROAD SURFACES. RAIN IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS COULD SOFTEN SNOW PACK ON SECONDARY ROADS RESULTING IN DIFFICULT TRAVEL THROUGH SLUSHY CONDITIONS. MINOR PONDING OF WATER WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. * WINDS...SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * LOCATIONS...OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN...FOURTH OF JULY PASS... DOBSON PASS...LOOKOUT PASS. * SNOW LEVEL...3500 FEET LOWERING TO VALLEY FLOORS. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MAP/?WFO=OTX. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
113 WWUS46 KOTX 131446 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 646 AM PST WED JAN 13 2016 ...MODERATE SNOW CONTINUES TODAY NORTHEAST WASHINGTON MOUNTAINS AND INTO TONIGHT IDAHO PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS... .SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL LARGELY BE CONFINED TO ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2500 FEET EXCEPT ALONG THE CANADIAN BORDER FOR THE NORTHEAST WASHINGTON MOUNTAINS AND IDAHO PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS. HEAVIEST SNOW HAS ENDED ON THE CASCADE EAST SLOPES BUT AREAS NEAR THE CREST COULD STILL SEE ACCUMULATING SNOW. BRIEF POCKETS OF FREEZING RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE EARLY THIS MORNING. WAZ042-131800- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160113T1800Z/ EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...LEAVENWORTH...MAZAMA... TWISP...WINTHROP...STEHEKIN...CONCONULLY...BLEWETT PASS... LOUP LOUP PASS 646 AM PST WED JAN 13 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO AN ADDITIONAL 4 INCHES MAINLY NEAR THE CREST. * ICE ACCUMULATIONS...LITTLE OR NO ICE ACCUMULATION EXPECTED. * TIMING...SNOW WILL DIMINISH WEDNESDAY MORNING. FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL BE POSSIBLE AS SNOW TAPERS OFF EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...THE HEAVY SNOW WILL HAVE SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS ON ALL ROADS...ESPECIALLY THE PASSES. FREEZING DRIZZLE MAY CONTRIBUTE TO ICY CONDITIONS. * WINDS...SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. * LOCATIONS...LEAVENWORTH...MAZAMA...TWISP...WINTHROP... STEHEKIN...CONCONULLY...BLEWETT PASS...LOUP LOUP PASS. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MAP/?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. && $$ IDZ001-WAZ037-131800- /O.EXT.KOTX.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-160113T1800Z/ NORTHERN PANHANDLE-NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BONNERS FERRY...EASTPORT... SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD...COLVILLE...CHEWELAH...KETTLE FALLS... SPRINGDALE-HUNTERS ROAD...ORIN-RICE ROAD...FLOWERY TRAIL ROAD 646 AM PST WED JAN 13 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO AN ADDITIONAL 2 INCHES. * ICE ACCUMULATIONS...LITTLE OR NO ICE ACCUMULATION EXPECTED. * TIMING...SNOW WILL GRADUALLY PERSIST IN AREAS THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. MOST LOCATIONS WILL START OFF AS SNOW BUT A TRANSITION TO RAIN IS EXPECTED SOUTH WITH THE MAIN ACCUMULATIONS IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND VALLEYS NEAR THE CANADIAN BORDER. * IMPACTS...SNOW AND SLUSHY ROADS WILL IMPACT TRAVEL DURNING THE WEDNESDAY MORNING COMMUTE. RAIN IN SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE COUNTY COULD SOFTEN SNOW PACK ON SECONDARY ROADS RESULTING IN DIFFICULT TRAVEL THROUGH SLUSHY CONDITIONS. MINOR PONDING OF WATER WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. * LOCATIONS...BONNERS FERRY...EASTPORT...SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD...COLVILLE...CHEWELAH...KETTLE FALLS...SPRINGDALE-HUNTERS ROAD...ORIN-RICE ROAD...FLOWERY TRAIL ROAD. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MAP/?WFO=OTX. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ IDZ004-132300- /O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-160114T1300Z/ CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN... FOURTH OF JULY PASS...DOBSON PASS...LOOKOUT PASS 646 AM PST WED JAN 13 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PST THURSDAY ABOVE 2500 FEET... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL 5 TO 10 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE WEDNESDAY...WITH PERIODS OF SNOW CONTINUING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. SNOW LEVELS RISING 3000- 4000 FEET WEDNESDAY MORNING THEN LOWERING NEAR 2500 FEET WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...THE SNOW WILL HAVE IMPACTS ON ALL ROADS...ESPECIALLY LOOKOUT PASS AND UNTREATED ROAD SURFACES. RAIN IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS COULD SOFTEN SNOW PACK ON SECONDARY ROADS RESULTING IN DIFFICULT TRAVEL THROUGH SLUSHY CONDITIONS. MINOR PONDING OF WATER WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. * WINDS...SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * LOCATIONS...OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN...FOURTH OF JULY PASS... DOBSON PASS...LOOKOUT PASS. * SNOW LEVEL...3500 FEET LOWERING TO VALLEY FLOORS. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MAP/?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. && $$
086 WWUS46 KOTX 131756 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 956 AM PST WED JAN 13 2016 ...MODERATE SNOW CONTINUES ALONG CASCADE CREST AND IDAHO PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS... .PERIODS OF MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE CASCADE CREST THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THEN TAPER OFF AND WARNINGS HAVE BEEN EXTENDED JUST FOR THE IMMEDIATE CREST THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS WITH ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1-4 INCHES POSSIBLE THROUGH THIS EVENING. ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAINLY BE ABOVE 3000 FEET ON AVERAGE. LOWER NEAR THE CANADIAN BORDER AND HIGHER CLOSER TO HIGHWAY 2. PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE IN INTENSITY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING ACROSS THE CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW ABOVE 4000 FEET AND AT LOOKOUT PASS. SNOW LEVELS WILL CONTINUE TO LOWER IN THE EVENING WITH LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS DOWN TOWARD 2500 FEET BY THURSDAY MORNING. IDZ001-WAZ037-131900- /O.CAN.KOTX.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-160113T1800Z/ NORTHERN PANHANDLE-NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS- 956 AM PST WED JAN 13 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. TRAVEL IMPACTS FROM SNOW ARE DIMINISHING AS TEMPERATURES CONTINUE TO WARM ABOVE FREEZING FOR MOST LOCATIONS BELOW 3000 FEET. PERIODS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE IN THE MOUNTAINS WITH AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 4 INCHES POSSIBLE THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. $$ WAZ042-132100- /O.EXT.KOTX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160113T2100Z/ EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...STEHEKIN 956 AM PST WED JAN 13 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES. * TIMING...PERIODS OF MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE CASCADE CREST THROUGH 1PM THEN TAPER THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT TRAVEL ACROSS STEVENS PASS AND HIGHWAY 2 TOWARD COLES CORNER. * LOCATIONS...STEHEKIN AND STEVENS PASS. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MAP/?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. && $$ IDZ004-140200- /O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-160114T1300Z/ CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN... FOURTH OF JULY PASS...DOBSON PASS...LOOKOUT PASS 956 AM PST WED JAN 13 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PST THURSDAY ABOVE 2500 FEET... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL 5 TO 10 INCHES ABOVE 4000 FEET WITH 2 TO 4 INCHES BETWEEN 2500 AND 4000 FEET. * TIMING...SNOW WILL BE LIGHT FOR A FEW HOURS THIS MORNING THEN PICKUP IN INTENSITY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE ABOVE 4000 FEET. RAIN WILL MIX AND CHANGE TO SNOW DOWN TO 2500 TO 3000 FEET WEDNESDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...THE SNOW WILL MAINLY IMPACT LOOKOUT PASS THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. ANY ROADS AT ELEVATIONS OF 2500-3000 FEET COULD BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLICK WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING WITH LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS. BELOW 3500 FEET ANY ROADS THAT HAVE NOT BEEN PLOWED WILL BECOME SLUSHY AND VERY DIFFICULT TO NAVIGATE. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * LOCATIONS...OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN...FOURTH OF JULY PASS... DOBSON PASS...LOOKOUT PASS. * SNOW LEVEL...4500 FEET LOWERING TO 3000 FEET THIS EVENING AND 2500 FEET OVERNIGHT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE 30S. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MAP/?WFO=OTX. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
991 WWUS46 KOTX 132057 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 1257 PM PST WED JAN 13 2016 ...MODERATE SNOW IDAHO PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS... .SNOW IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE IN INTENSITY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING ACROSS THE CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW ABOVE 4000 FEET AND AT LOOKOUT PASS. SNOW LEVELS WILL CONTINUE TO LOWER IN THE EVENING WITH LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS DOWN TOWARD 2500 FEET BY THURSDAY MORNING. WAZ042-132200- /O.EXP.KOTX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160113T2100Z/ EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...STEHEKIN 1257 PM PST WED JAN 13 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 1 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING BUT INTENSITIES WILL BE DECREASING AND ACCUMULATIONS WILL GENERALLY REMAIN BELOW AN INCH. THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR LOCALLY HEAVIER BANDS ALONG THE CREST IN SOUTHERN CHELAN COUNTY DURING THIS EVENING AND EARLY OVERNIGHT PERIODS AS A PUGET SOUND CONVERGENCE ZONE DEVELOPS. LOCAL AMOUNTS UP TO 3 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE UNDER THIS BAND. $$ IDZ004-140500- /O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-160114T1300Z/ CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN... FOURTH OF JULY PASS...DOBSON PASS...LOOKOUT PASS 1257 PM PST WED JAN 13 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PST THURSDAY ABOVE 2500 FEET... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL 4 TO 8 INCHES. * TIMING...STEADY SNOW...BECOMING MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING THEN BECOMING LIGHT BY THURSDAY MORNING. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL BE ABOVE 4000 FEET WITH MODERATE RATES POSSIBLE DOWN TO 3000 FEET. LIGHTER ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE TO 2500 FEET WEDNESDAY EVENING AND NIGHT. * IMPACTS...THE SNOW WILL MAINLY IMPACT LOOKOUT PASS AND ROADS ABOVE 3500 FEET THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. ANY ROADS AT ELEVATIONS OF 2500-3000 FEET COULD BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLICK WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING WITH LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS. BELOW 3500 FEET ANY ROADS THAT HAVE NOT BEEN PLOWED WILL BECOME SLUSHY AND VERY DIFFICULT TO NAVIGATE. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH...MAINLY ON RIDGETOPS. * LOCATIONS...OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN...FOURTH OF JULY PASS... DOBSON PASS...LOOKOUT PASS. * SNOW LEVEL...3500 FEET LOWERING TO VALLEY FLOORS. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MAP/?WFO=OTX. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
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 Jan 12, 10:13 AM PST, 1 hour 48 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 12, 10:13 AM PST, 1 hour 48 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Spokane WA
1013 AM PST TUE JAN 12 2016
.SYNOPSIS...
A vigorous winter storm is expected to arrive tonight and
Wednesday. It has the potential to produce moderate snow
accumulations for the Cascades and the mountains of northeast
Washington and north Idaho. A parade of storms will continue to
impact the Inland Northwest for the rest of the week and into the
weekend with more rounds of mountain snow and a rain snow mix for
the lower elevations.
&&
.DISCUSSION...
The Air Stagnation Advisory has been allowed to expire for central
and northeast Washington as a more active weather pattern arrives
this afternoon and evening. Precipitation will increase over
central Washington around mid afternoon and spread into eastern
Washington and north Idaho by early this evening. The valleys of
the East Slopes of the Cascades are expected to receive several
hours of heavy snow this evening. We are looking for 5 to 8 inches
of accumulation occurring mainly before midnight for Leavenworth,
Plain, Lake Chelan, and the Methow Valley. The Wenatchee and Omak
areas will be tough with marginal temperatures, but the
precipitation intensity may be heavy enough to produce rapid
accumulations despite temperatures in the low 30s. It still looks
like rain for Spokane, Pullman, and Ritzville. Perhaps a bit of a
rain/snow mix for Deer Park and Sandpoint before changing to rain
overnight. /GKoch
&&
.AVIATION...
18Z TAFS: A moisture rich frontal system will spread rain and snow
into the Inland Northwest this afternoon into tonight. Rain will
be the primary precipitation type for Lewiston, Pullman, Spokane,
and Coeur d'Alene. Moses Lake will be closer to the rain/snow line
this afternoon and evening, but should also be rain. Wenatchee,
Chelan, and Omak look to be within the cold air dammed against the
Cascades and should experience snow, or a snow/rain mix, with
moderate to heavy snow intensity in the 00z to 06z time frame. Wet
snow accumulations up to 4 inches will be possible at Wenatchee
this evening before the precipitation band spreads eastward. Low
level wind shear has been added to the Spokane, Coeur d'Alene, and
Pullman TAFs between 07z-11z time frame with the passage of the
frontal system. /GKoch
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
Spokane 36 31 38 29 33 27 / 10 100 90 20 10 60
Coeur d'Alene 36 31 38 31 34 27 / 10 100 90 30 20 60
Pullman 37 33 42 31 35 29 / 10 100 100 90 20 60
Lewiston 43 34 45 34 41 33 / 10 60 70 90 20 60
Colville 34 30 37 27 33 26 / 30 100 90 10 10 50
Sandpoint 34 28 36 31 33 27 / 20 100 100 30 30 50
Kellogg 35 29 37 32 32 27 / 20 100 100 100 60 60
Moses Lake 34 32 37 26 36 26 / 30 100 60 10 10 60
Wenatchee 33 29 38 29 35 28 / 50 100 50 10 10 70
Omak 32 31 36 28 33 27 / 40 100 70 0 10 60
&&
.OTX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
ID...Winter Storm Watch from this evening through Wednesday evening
for Central Panhandle Mountains-Northern Panhandle.
WA...Winter Storm Watch from 4 PM PST this afternoon through
Wednesday morning for East Slopes Northern Cascades- Okanogan
Highlands-Okanogan Valley-Waterville Plateau- Wenatchee Area.
Winter Storm Watch from this evening through Wednesday afternoon
for Northeast Mountains.
&&Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 12, 6:12 AM PST, 5 hours 49 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service SPOKANE WA 612 AM PST TUE JAN 12 2016 IDZ001-004-WAZ037-038-041>044-131415- NORTHERN PANHANDLE-CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS- NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS-OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS-WENATCHEE AREA- EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES-OKANOGAN VALLEY-WATERVILLE PLATEAU- 612 AM PST TUE JAN 12 2016 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of North Idaho... Central Washington...North Central Washington and Northeast Washington. .DAY ONE...TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY Confidence is increasing for moderate to heavy snow accumulations overnight and Wednesday...impacting the Wednesday morning commute. At this time, the heaviest accumulations are expected above 2000 feet where three to six inches will be possible. Below 2000 feet, a mix of rain and wet snow will limit accumulations with the potential ranging between less than an inch and up to three inches. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH MONDAY No hazardous weather is expected at this time. IDZ002-003-026-027-WAZ031>036-131415- 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- 612 AM PST TUE JAN 12 2016 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of North Idaho... North Central Idaho...East Central Washington...Northeast Washington and Southeast Washington. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY A wet and mild storm system will bring the potential for rapid snow melt and moderate rains across southeastern Washington and Idaho Palouse Wednesday. Minor localized flooding will be possible in areas of poor drainage and smaller streams could experience appreciable rises.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Spokane, WA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 12, 3:54 AM PST | Winter Storm Watch | OTX | Chelan, Douglas, Ferry, Grant, Okanogan, Pend Oreille and 2 more | 8 hr |
| Jan 12, 12:01 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | OTX | Adams, Douglas, Grant, Lincoln, Okanogan, Pend Oreille and 2 more | 46 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.