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Flood Watch 3, NWS Spokane, WA

May 16, 201911 counties in Washington; 6 counties in Idaho

NWS Spokane, WA issued this flood watch at May 16, 2019, 2:44 AM PDT for 11 counties in Washington; 6 counties in Idaho. It took effect at May 16, 2019, 2:00 PM PDT. It was in force for 37 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: May 16, 2019, 2:44 AM PDT (09:44 UTC)
In effect from: May 16, 2019, 2:00 PM PDT
Expired: May 18, 2019, 2:33 AM PDT
In force: 37 hr
Issued by: NWS Spokane, WA
Flood severity: None

Counties Benewah County, ID, Kootenai County, ID, Latah County, ID, Lewis County, ID, Nez Perce County, ID, Shoshone County, ID, Adams County, WA, Asotin County, WA, Chelan County, WA, Douglas County, WA, Ferry County, WA, Garfield County, WA, Grant County, WA, Lincoln County, WA, Okanogan County, WA, Spokane County, WA, Whitman County, WA

The radar

The Spokane radar (KOTX), 52 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:44 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 flood 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 flood watch went out at May 16, 2:39 AM PDT, 5 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 16, 2:39 AM PDT, 5 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 16, 2:41 PM PDT	Areal Flood Warning	OTX	Douglas, Grant	6 hr
May 16, 4:18 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	OTX	Spokane	27 min
May 16, 4:34 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	OTX	Spokane	26 min
May 16, 4:54 PM PDT	Areal Flood Warning	OTX	Spokane	66 min
May 16, 12:29 PM PDT	River Flood Watch	OTX	Benewah	23 hr
May 16, 2:22 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	OTX	Lewis	38 min
May 16, 4:12 PM PDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OTX	Benewah, Latah, Shoshone	35 min
May 16, 4:42 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	OTX	Benewah	33 min

Nearby

Flood Watches in Washington, 2019 Flood Watches in Idaho, 2019 Every flood watch in 2019

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.