Alert archive / Washington / High Wind Warnings in 2017
High Wind Warning 1, NWS Seattle, WA
NWS Seattle, WA issued this high wind warning at Jan 8, 2017, 10:30 AM PST. It was in force for 8 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 8, 2017, 10:30 AM PST (18:30 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 8, 2017, 6:00 PM PST
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Seattle, WA
The text
As transmitted.
526 WWUS76 KSEW 081830 NPWSEW URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA 1030 AM PST SUN JAN 8 2017 WAZ555-090200- /O.UPG.KSEW.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-170109T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KSEW.HW.W.0001.170108T1830Z-170109T0200Z/ EAST PUGET SOUND LOWLANDS- 1030 AM PST SUN JAN 8 2017 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS EVENING. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WIND...EAST WIND 25 TO 40 MPH. GUSTS TO 60 MPH NEAR THE GAPS IN THE CASCADES. * SOME AFFECTED LOCATIONS...THE STRETCH OF I-90 FROM AROUND NORTH BEND EAST TO OLALLIE STATE PARK AND THE AREA AROUND ENUMCLAW. * TIMING...STRONG EAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TODAY...EASING LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG CAN BREAK LARGE TREE BRANCHES AND CAUSE LOCAL POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... HIGH WINDS CAN TOPPLE TREES ONTO ROADS, VEHICLES, AND ROOFTOPS. FALLING TREES OR LARGE BRANCHES HAVE BEEN KNOWN TO CAUSE FATALITIES DURING WINDSTORMS. DOWNED POWER LINES CAN CAUSE POWER OUTAGES LASTING A COUPLE OF HOURS OR LONGER. && $$ WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SEATTLE
The office that day
Everything else NWS Seattle, WA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 8, 2:49 AM PST | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 7 hr | |
| Jan 8, 8:24 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | SEW | 19 hr | |
| Jan 8, 3:11 PM PST | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 15 hr |
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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.