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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 2, NWS Spokane, WA

May 5, 2017Adams County, Grant County, Lincoln County, Washington

NWS Spokane, WA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 5, 2017, 3:13 AM PDT for Adams County, Grant County, Lincoln County, Washington. It was in force for 47 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
May 5, 2017, 3:13 AM PDT (10:13 UTC)
Expired
May 5, 2017, 4:00 AM PDT
In force
47 min
Issued by
NWS Spokane, WA
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties Adams County, WA, Grant County, WA, Lincoln County, WA

The radar

The Spokane radar (KOTX), 115 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:15 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Spokane, WA (KOTX), launched 00:00Z, 10.2 hours before the alert went out and 203 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 2017-05-05Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 9 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 2017-05-05The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 23 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
9 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-144 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
2433 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
29 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
23 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
74 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
-0.1

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The text

As transmitted.

281 
WUUS56 KOTX 051013
SVROTX
WAC001-025-043-051100-
/O.NEW.KOTX.SV.W.0002.170505T1013Z-170505T1100Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Spokane WA
313 AM PDT FRI MAY 5 2017

The National Weather Service in Spokane has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  North central Adams County in north central Washington...
  Southwestern Lincoln County in eastern Washington...
  East central Grant County in north central Washington...

* Until 400 AM PDT

* At 313 AM PDT, Doppler radar indicated a severe thunderstorm
  capable of producing damaging winds in excess of 60 mph. This storm
  was located 9 miles north of Warden, or 10 miles east of Moses
  Lake, and moving north at 55 mph. Nickel size hail may also
  accompany the damaging winds.

* Locations impacted include...
  Moses Lake, Wilson Creek, Krupp, Irby, Marlin, Moody, Ruff and
  Wheeler.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Severe thunderstorms produce damaging winds, destructive hail, deadly
lightning and very heavy rain. For your protection, move to an
interior room on the lowest floor of your home or business. Heavy
rains flood roads quickly so do not drive into areas where water
covers the road.

&&

LAT...LON 4705 11904 4711 11926 4764 11920 4750 11859
TIME...MOT...LOC 1013Z 201DEG 46KT 4711 11906 

$$

AK
1 follow-up statement
240 
WWUS56 KOTX 051041
SVSOTX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Spokane WA
341 AM PDT FRI MAY 5 2017

WAC001-051049-
/O.CAN.KOTX.SV.W.0002.000000T0000Z-170505T1100Z/
Adams WA-
341 AM PDT FRI MAY 5 2017

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL ADAMS COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
    
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out of 
the warned area. Therefore the warning has been cancelled.

LAT...LON 4727 11883 4727 11924 4764 11920 4750 11859
TIME...MOT...LOC 1039Z 201DEG 46KT 4743 11888 

$$

WAC025-043-051100-
/O.CON.KOTX.SV.W.0002.000000T0000Z-170505T1100Z/
Lincoln WA-Grant WA-
341 AM PDT FRI MAY 5 2017

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 AM PDT
FOR SOUTHWESTERN LINCOLN AND EAST CENTRAL GRANT COUNTIES...

At 339 AM PDT, Doppler radar indicated a severe thunderstorm capable
of producing damaging winds in excess of 60 mph. This storm was
located 23 miles southeast of Banks Lake South, or 28 miles 
northeast of Moses Lake, moving north at 55 mph. Penny size hail may 
also accompany the damaging winds.

Locations impacted include...
Wilson Creek, Krupp, Irby and Marlin. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Severe thunderstorms produce damaging winds, destructive hail, deadly
lightning and very heavy rain. For your protection move to an
interior room on the lowest floor of your home or business. Heavy
rains flood roads quickly so do not drive into areas where water
covers the road.

&&

LAT...LON 4727 11883 4727 11924 4764 11920 4750 11859
TIME...MOT...LOC 1039Z 201DEG 46KT 4743 11888 

$$

AK

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 5, 2:11 AM PDTSpecial Weather StatementOTXGrant34 min
May 5, 2:29 AM PDTSpecial Weather StatementOTXGrant31 min
May 5, 2:44 AM PDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOTXDouglas, Grant, Lincoln, Okanogan46 min
May 5, 3:20 AM PDTSpecial Weather StatementOTXFerry40 min
May 5, 3:46 AM PDTSpecial Weather StatementOTXLincoln44 min
May 5, 9:13 AM PDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOTXOkanogan6 hr
May 5, 10:17 AM PDTRiver Flood WarningOTXChelan41 hr
May 5, 10:58 AM PDTRiver Flood WatchOTXOkanogan4 days
May 5, 11:35 AM PDTRiver Flood WarningOTXFerry63 hr
May 5, 2:57 PM PDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOTXOkanogan19 hr
May 5, 4:13 PM PDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOTXAsotin47 min

Nearby

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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.