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Flash Flood Watch 1, NWS Seattle, WA

October 20, 2017Pierce County, Washington

NWS Seattle, WA issued this flash flood watch at Oct 20, 2017, 3:39 PM PDT for Pierce County, Washington. It took effect at Oct 21, 2017, 11:00 AM PDT. It was in force for 20 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Oct 20, 2017, 3:39 PM PDT (22:39 UTC)
In effect from
Oct 21, 2017, 11:00 AM PDT
Expired
Oct 22, 2017, 7:00 AM PDT
In force
20 hr
Issued by
NWS Seattle, WA
Flood severity
None

County Pierce County, WA

The radar

The Seattle radar (KATX), 131 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:40 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Oct 19, 8:57 PM PDTSmall Craft Advisory for Hazardous SeasSEW12 hr
Oct 20, 3:16 AM PDTGale WatchSEW11 hr
Oct 20, 3:16 AM PDTSmall Craft AdvisorySEW21 hr
Oct 20, 3:37 AM PDTWinter Weather AdvisorySEW22 hr
Oct 20, 8:57 AM PDTSmall Craft AdvisorySEW54 hr
Oct 20, 2:40 PM PDTGale WarningSEW33 hr

Nearby

Flash Flood Watches in Washington, 2017Every flash flood 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.