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Winter Storm Watch 1, NWS Spokane, WA

January 12, 20168 counties in Washington; 6 counties in Idaho

NWS Spokane, WA issued this winter storm watch at Jan 12, 2016, 3:54 AM PST for 8 counties in Washington; 6 counties in Idaho. It took effect at Jan 12, 2016, 4:00 PM PST. It was in force for .

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jan 12, 2016, 3:54 AM PST (11:54 UTC)
In effect from: Jan 12, 2016, 4:00 PM PST
Expired: Jan 12, 2016, 12:01 PM PST
In force
Issued by: NWS Spokane, WA

Counties Benewah County, ID, Bonner County, ID, Boundary County, ID, Kootenai County, ID, Latah County, ID, Shoshone County, ID, Chelan County, WA, Douglas County, WA, Ferry County, WA, Grant County, WA, Okanogan County, WA, Pend Oreille County, WA, Spokane County, WA, Stevens County, WA

The radar

The Spokane radar (KOTX), 28 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 12:00 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this winter storm watch 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 watch went out at Jan 12, 2:50 AM PST, 1 hour 4 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 12, 2:50 AM PST, 1 hour 4 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 11, 3:00 PM PST, 12 hours 54 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jan 12, 12:01 PM PST	Winter Storm Warning	OTX	Chelan, Douglas, Ferry, Grant, Okanogan	25 hr
Jan 12, 12:01 PM PST	Winter Weather Advisory	OTX	Adams, Douglas, Grant, Lincoln, Okanogan, Pend Oreille and 2 more	46 hr

Nearby

Winter Storm Watches in Washington, 2016 Winter Storm Watches in Idaho, 2016 Every winter storm watch 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.