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Winter Storm Watch 3, NWS Spokane, WA

February 2, 20175 counties in Washington; 6 counties in Idaho

NWS Spokane, WA issued this winter storm watch at Feb 2, 2017, 3:36 AM PST for 5 counties in Washington; 6 counties in Idaho. It took effect at Feb 3, 2017, 7:00 AM PST. It was in force for .

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 2, 2017, 3:36 AM PST (11:36 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 3, 2017, 7:00 AM PST
Expired
Feb 2, 2017, 1:55 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, Ferry County, WA, Okanogan County, WA, Pend Oreille County, WA, Spokane County, WA, Stevens County, WA

The radar

The Spokane radar (KOTX), 43 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:36 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

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 Feb 2, 3:36 AM PST, 0 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 2, 3:36 AM PST, 0 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 2, 1:55 PM PSTWinter Storm WarningOTXChelan, Douglas, Ferry, Grant, Lincoln, Okanogan and 3 more4 days
Feb 2, 1:55 PM PSTWinter Weather AdvisoryOTXAdams, Chelan, Douglas, Ferry, Grant, Lincoln and 3 more4 days

Nearby

Winter Storm Watches in Idaho, 2017Winter Storm Watches in Washington, 2017Every winter storm watch in 2017

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.