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Winter Weather Advisory 13, NWS Spokane, WA

February 3, 201610 counties in Washington; 8 counties in Idaho

NWS Spokane, WA issued this winter weather advisory at Feb 3, 2016, 4:12 AM PST for 10 counties in Washington; 8 counties in Idaho. It took effect at Feb 3, 2016, 12:00 PM PST. It was in force for 31 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Feb 3, 2016, 4:12 AM PST (12:12 UTC)
In effect from: Feb 3, 2016, 12:00 PM PST
Expired: Feb 4, 2016, 7:00 PM PST
In force: 31 hr
Issued by: NWS Spokane, WA

Counties Benewah County, ID, Bonner County, ID, Boundary County, ID, Kootenai County, ID, Latah County, ID, Lewis County, ID, Nez Perce County, ID, Shoshone County, ID, Adams County, WA, Douglas County, WA, Ferry County, WA, Grant County, WA, Lincoln County, WA, Okanogan County, WA, Pend Oreille County, WA, Spokane County, WA, Stevens County, WA, Whitman County, WA

The radar

The Spokane radar (KOTX), 10 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 12:18 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 weather advisory 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 weather advisory went out at Feb 3, 2:50 AM PST, 1 hour 22 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 3, 2:50 AM PST, 1 hour 22 minutes before

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Nearby

Winter Weather Advisories in Washington, 2016 Winter Weather Advisories in Idaho, 2016 Every winter weather advisory 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.