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Winter Storm Warning 7, NWS Spokane, WA

December 5, 20165 counties in Washington

NWS Spokane, WA issued this winter storm warning at Dec 5, 2016, 8:08 PM PST for 5 counties in Washington. It was in force for 14 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 5, 2016, 8:08 PM PST (04:08 UTC)
Expired
Dec 6, 2016, 10:00 AM PST
In force
14 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 04:13 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Dec 5, 9:20 PM PSTHEAVY SNOW 5Odessa, WAFACEBOOK REPORT.
Dec 5, 9:30 PM PSTHEAVY SNOW 4Ritzville, WA4 SNOW ACCUMULATION SINCE 5 PM.
Dec 5, 10:15 PM PSTSNOW 5.5Ritzville, WA.
Dec 6, 1:35 AM PSTSNOW 6.5Ritzville, WA.
Dec 6, 5:49 AM PSTSNOW 63 N Lind, WA.

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 00:00Z, 4.1 hours before the alert went out and 208 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Spokane, WA at 00:00Z on 2016-12-06Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Spokane, WA at 00:00Z on 2016-12-06The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 14 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
792 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
31 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
14 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
52 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

431 
WWUS46 KOTX 060408
WSWOTX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
808 PM PST MON DEC 5 2016

...HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OVER PORTIONS OF THE COLUMBIA BASIN
TONIGHT WITH LIGHT TO MODERATE ACCUMULATIONS WENATCHEE AND MOSES
LAKE AREAS...

.A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL SPREAD SNOW ACROSS PARTS OF EASTERN
WASHINGTON BEGINNING TONIGHT BEFORE TAPERING OFF TUESDAY MORNING.

WAZ035-061500-
/O.UPG.KOTX.WW.Y.0033.000000T0000Z-161206T1800Z/
/O.NEW.KOTX.WS.W.0007.161206T0408Z-161206T1800Z/
UPPER COLUMBIA BASIN-
808 PM PST MON DEC 5 2016

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST 
TUESDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* LOCATIONS...RITZVILLE, ODESSA, WILBUR.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION 3 TO 5
  INCHES...LOCALLY UP TO 6 INCHES...EXCEPT 1 TO 3 INCHES GRAND
  COULEE AND COULEE CITY AREAS.

* TIMING...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL IMPACT TRAVEL TONIGHT
  ACROSS THE UPPER COLUMBIA BASIN...ESPECIALLY AROUND THE
  RITZVILLE AND LIND AREAS WHERE THE HIGHEST TOTALS ARE EXPECTED. SNOW
  WILL BECOME LIGHT TUESDAY MORNING BEFORE ENDING BY LATE 
  MORNING.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CAN BE EXPECTED WITH SNOW COVERED
  ROADS...INCLUDING INTERSTATE 90...HIGHWAY 2...AND HIGHWAY 395.

* 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.

&&

$$

WAZ041-044-061500-
/O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0033.000000T0000Z-161206T1500Z/
WENATCHEE AREA-WATERVILLE PLATEAU-
808 PM PST MON DEC 5 2016

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST
TUESDAY...

* LOCATIONS...WENATCHEE, CHELAN, ENTIAT, CASHMERE, WATERVILLE, 
  MANSFIELD, AND BADGER MOUNTAIN ROAD.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION 1 TO 3
  INCHES.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT BEFORE BECOMING LIGHT BY
  EARLY TUESDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...SNOW ON ROADWAYS AND DECREASED VISIBILITIES WILL MAKE
  FOR DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS...USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

* 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.

&&

$$

WAZ034-061500-
/O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0033.000000T0000Z-161206T1800Z/
MOSES LAKE AREA-
808 PM PST MON DEC 5 2016

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST
TUESDAY...

* LOCATIONS...MOSES LAKE, EPHRATA, OTHELLO, AND QUINCY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION 1 TO 3
  INCHES.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT BEFORE BECOMING LIGHT TUESDAY
MORNING.

* IMPACTS...SNOW ON ROADWAYS AND DECREASED VISIBILITIES WILL MAKE
FOR DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS...USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

* 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.

&&

$$
3 follow-up statements
869 
WWUS46 KOTX 061047
WSWOTX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
247 AM PST TUE DEC 6 2016

...HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OVER PORTIONS OF THE COLUMBIA BASIN
THROUGH THIS MORNING WITH LIGHT TO MODERATE ACCUMULATIONS 
FOR WENATCHEE...MOSES LAKE AREAS...THE PALOUSE AND GARFIELD
COUNTY.

.A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL SPREAD SNOW ACROSS PARTS OF EASTERN
WASHINGTON BEGINNING TONIGHT BEFORE TAPERING OFF TUESDAY MORNING.

WAZ035-061800-
/O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-161206T1800Z/
UPPER COLUMBIA BASIN-
247 AM PST TUE DEC 6 2016

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS
MORNING...

* LOCATIONS...RITZVILLE, GRAND COULEE, ODESSA, WILBUR, AND 
  COULEE CITY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES. STORM TOTAL
  ACCUMULATIONS 3 TO 7 INCHES.

* TIMING...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL IMPACT TRAVEL EARLY THIS
  MORNING ACROSS THE UPPER COLUMBIA BASIN...ESPECIALLY AROUND THE
  RITZVILLE AND LIND AREAS WHERE THE HIGHEST TOTALS ARE EXPECTED.
  SNOW WILL DECREASE LATER THIS MORNING BEFORE ENDING BY EARLY
  THIS AFTERNOON. 

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CAN BE EXPECTED WITH SNOW COVERED 
  ROADS...INCLUDING INTERSTATE 90...HIGHWAY 2...AND HIGHWAY 395.

* 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.

&&

$$

IDZ003-WAZ032-033-061900-
/O.EXB.KOTX.WW.Y.0033.161206T1200Z-161206T2100Z/
IDAHO PALOUSE-LOWER GARFIELD AND ASOTIN COUNTIES-
WASHINGTON PALOUSE-
247 AM PST TUE DEC 6 2016

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST 
THIS AFTERNOON.

* LOCATIONS...MOSCOW, POTLATCH, GENESEE, POMEROY, ALPOWA SUMMIT, 
  PULLMAN, COLFAX, LA CROSSE, AND UNIONTOWN.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING AND LINGER INTO EARLY
  AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASE LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...SNOW ON ROADWAYS AND DECREASED VISIBILITIES WILL 
  MAKE FOR DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS...USE CAUTION WHILE 
  DRIVING.

* 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.

&&

$$

WAZ041-044-061500-
/O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0033.000000T0000Z-161206T1500Z/
WENATCHEE AREA-WATERVILLE PLATEAU-
247 AM PST TUE DEC 6 2016

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST THIS
MORNING...

* LOCATIONS...WENATCHEE, CHELAN, ENTIAT, CASHMERE, WATERVILLE, 
  MANSFIELD, AND BADGER MOUNTAIN ROAD.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO AN ADDITIONAL 1 INCH. STORM TOTAL
  ACCUMULATIONS 1-3 INCHES.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT EARLY THIS MORNING...THEN
  DECREASING THROUGH THE DAY. 

* IMPACTS...SNOW ON ROADWAYS AND DECREASED VISIBILITIES WILL 
  MAKE FOR DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS...USE CAUTION WHILE 
  DRIVING.

* 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.

&&

$$

WAZ034-061800-
/O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0033.000000T0000Z-161206T1800Z/
MOSES LAKE AREA-
247 AM PST TUE DEC 6 2016

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS
MORNING...

* LOCATIONS...MOSES LAKE, EPHRATA, OTHELLO, AND QUINCY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 2 INCHES. STORM TOTAL 1 TO 3 INCHES.


* TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING BEFORE DECREASING LATE
  THIS MORNING.  

* IMPACTS...SNOW ON ROADWAYS AND DECREASED VISIBILITIES WILL 
  MAKE FOR DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS...USE CAUTION WHILE 
  DRIVING.

* 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.

&&

$$
604 
WWUS46 KOTX 061450
WSWOTX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
650 AM PST TUE DEC 6 2016

...MODERATE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER PORTIONS OF 
THE COLUMBIA BASIN THROUGH THIS MORNING WITH LIGHT TO MODERATE 
ACCUMULATIONS FOR MOSES LAKE AREAS...PORTIONS OF THE PALOUSE AND 
THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF GARFIELD AND ASOTIN COUNTIES.

WAZ041-044-061600-
/O.EXP.KOTX.WW.Y.0033.000000T0000Z-161206T1500Z/
WENATCHEE AREA-WATERVILLE PLATEAU-
650 AM PST TUE DEC 6 2016

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 AM PST THIS MORNING...

ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE AT TIMES THROUGH
MID-MORNING BEFORE ENDING. ANY ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION SHOULD BE 
LIGHT. 

$$

WAZ035-061800-
/O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-161206T1800Z/
UPPER COLUMBIA BASIN-
650 AM PST TUE DEC 6 2016

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS
MORNING...

* LOCATIONS...RITZVILLE, GRAND COULEE, ODESSA, WILBUR, AND 
  COULEE CITY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES. STORM TOTAL 
  ACCUMULATIONS 3 TO 7 INCHES.

* TIMING...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL IMPACT TRAVEL EARLY THIS 
  MORNING ACROSS THE UPPER COLUMBIA BASIN...ESPECIALLY AROUND 
  THE RITZVILLE AND LIND AREAS WHERE THE HIGHEST TOTALS ARE 
  EXPECTED. SNOW WILL DECREASE LATER THIS MORNING BEFORE ENDING 
  BY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CAN BE EXPECTED WITH SNOW COVERED 
  ROADS...INCLUDING INTERSTATE 90...HIGHWAY 2...AND HIGHWAY 395.

* 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.

&&

$$

WAZ034-061800-
/O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0033.000000T0000Z-161206T1800Z/
MOSES LAKE AREA-
650 AM PST TUE DEC 6 2016

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS
MORNING...

* LOCATIONS...MOSES LAKE, EPHRATA, OTHELLO, AND QUINCY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO 1 ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION. STORM
  TOTAL 1 TO 3 INCHES.

* TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE BEFORE DECREASING LATE THIS 
  MORNING.

* IMPACTS...SNOW ON ROADWAYS AND DECREASED VISIBILITIES WILL 
  MAKE FOR DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS...USE CAUTION WHILE 
  DRIVING.

* 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.

&&

$$

IDZ003-WAZ032-033-062100-
/O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0033.000000T0000Z-161206T2100Z/
IDAHO PALOUSE-LOWER GARFIELD AND ASOTIN COUNTIES-
WASHINGTON PALOUSE-
650 AM PST TUE DEC 6 2016

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON...

* LOCATIONS...MOSCOW, POTLATCH, GENESEE, PULLMAN, COLFAX, LA 
  CROSSE, UNIONTOWN, POMEROY, AND ALPOWA SUMMIT.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING AND LINGER INTO EARLY 
AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASE LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...SNOW ON ROADWAYS AND DECREASED VISIBILITIES WILL 
  MAKE FOR DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS...USE CAUTION WHILE 
  DRIVING.

* 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.

&&

$$
449 
WWUS46 KOTX 061742
WSWOTX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
942 AM PST TUE DEC 6 2016

...THE BAND OF MODERATE SNOW OVER THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL COLUMBIA
BASIN IS TAPERING OFF. LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS EXTREME 
SOUTHEASTERN WASHINGTON AND INTO THE PALOUSE FOR THE NEXT FEW 
HOURS BEFORE ENDING LATER THIS AFTERNOON... 

WAZ035-061845-
/O.EXP.KOTX.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-161206T1800Z/
UPPER COLUMBIA BASIN-
942 AM PST TUE DEC 6 2016

...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM PST THIS MORNING...

SNOW HAS SHIFTED INTO SOUTHERN ADAMS COUNTY AND WILL CONTINUE TO
DECREASE IN INTENSITY OVER THE NEXT HOUR OR SO. ADDITIONAL 
ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE VERY LIGHT.

$$

WAZ034-061845-
/O.EXP.KOTX.WW.Y.0033.000000T0000Z-161206T1800Z/
MOSES LAKE AREA-
942 AM PST TUE DEC 6 2016

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM PST THIS
MORNING...

LIGHT SNOW HAS DRIFTED SOUTH NEAR THE SADDLE MOUNTAINS AND WILL
CONTINUE TO TAPER OFF OVER THE NEXT 1-2 HOURS. ADDITIONAL 
ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE VERY LIGHT.

$$

IDZ003-WAZ032-033-062100-
/O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0033.000000T0000Z-161206T2100Z/
IDAHO PALOUSE-LOWER GARFIELD AND ASOTIN COUNTIES-
WASHINGTON PALOUSE-
942 AM PST TUE DEC 6 2016

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON...

* LOCATIONS...MOSCOW, POTLATCH, GENESEE, PULLMAN, COLFAX, LA 
  CROSSE, UNIONTOWN, POMEROY, AND ALPOWA SUMMIT.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO AN ADDITIONAL 1 INCH.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING AND LINGER INTO EARLY 
  AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASE LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...SNOW ON ROADWAYS AND DECREASED VISIBILITIES WILL 
  MAKE FOR DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS...USE CAUTION WHILE 
  DRIVING.

* 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.

&&

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Spokane, WA issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 6, 2:25 PM PSTWinter Storm WatchOTXAdams, Chelan, Douglas, Ferry, Grant, Lincoln and 5 more64 hr

Nearby

Winter Storm Warnings in Washington, 2016Every winter storm warning in 2016

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.