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Freeze Warning 4, NWS Spokane, WA

September 29, 201912 counties in Washington; 6 counties in Idaho

NWS Spokane, WA issued this freeze warning at Sep 29, 2019, 3:27 AM PDT for 12 counties in Washington; 6 counties in Idaho. It took effect at Oct 1, 2019, 2:00 AM PDT. 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
Sep 29, 2019, 3:27 AM PDT (10:27 UTC)
In effect from
Oct 1, 2019, 2:00 AM PDT
Expired
Oct 1, 2019, 10:00 AM PDT
In force
8 hr
Issued by
NWS Spokane, WA

Counties Benewah County, ID, Bonner County, ID, Boundary County, ID, Kootenai County, ID, Latah County, ID, Nez Perce County, ID, Adams County, WA, Asotin County, WA, Chelan County, WA, Douglas County, WA, Garfield County, WA, Grant County, WA, Lincoln County, WA, Okanogan County, WA, Pend Oreille County, WA, Spokane County, WA, Stevens County, WA, Whitman County, WA

The radar

The Spokane radar (KOTX), 25 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:31 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 freeze warning 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 freeze warning went out at Sep 28, 4:48 PM PDT, 10 hours 39 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Sep 28, 4:48 PM PDT, 10 hours 39 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Sep 28, 5:06 AM PDT, 22 hours 21 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Spokane WA
506 AM PDT Sat Sep 28 2019

IDZ002-003-WAZ033>036-041-043-044-291300-
Coeur d'Alene Area-Idaho Palouse-Washington Palouse-
Moses Lake Area-Upper Columbia Basin-Spokane Area-Wenatchee Area-
Okanogan Valley-Waterville Plateau-
506 AM PDT Sat Sep 28 2019

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of North Idaho...
Central Washington...East Central Washington...North Central
Washington...Northeast Washington and Southeast Washington.

.DAY ONE AND TWO...TODAY AND SUNDAY

Raw and windy northeast winds will blow across much of north Idaho
and eastern WA today through Sunday. Unsecured items
could be blown around. Tree limbs could break and a few power
outages may result.

The unseasonably cold weather system will bring a chance of snow
over higher terrain of the basin today through Sunday with mainly
minor accumulations but could make travel slippery in the
overnight and early morning hours.

.DAYS THREE THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

Monday morning and especially Tuesday morning widespread killing
frost is expected over most of the area, with only the lowest
elevations near the Columbia River probably safe from this freeze
up.

IDZ001-004-WAZ037-038-042-291300-
Northern Panhandle-Central Panhandle Mountains-
Northeast Mountains-Okanogan Highlands-
East Slopes Northern Cascades-
506 AM PDT Sat Sep 28 2019

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of North Idaho...
North Central Washington and Northeast Washington.

.DAY ONE AND TWO...TODAY AND SUNDAY

Heavy mountain snow accumulations will occur today through
Sunday. Travel across mountain passes will be very treacherous
this weekend. Back country hunters and travelers will encounter
winter conditions. In the valleys overnight and early morning
snow accumulations may produce slippery driving conditions.

Raw and windy northeast winds will blow across much of north Idaho
and eastern WA today through Sunday. Unsecured items could be
blown around. Tree limbs could break due to wind and snow loading
and power outages may result.

In the valleys areas of frost are possible each morning this
weekend.

.DAYS THREE THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

In the valleys areas of frost are possible each morning into
early next week.

IDZ026-027-WAZ031-032-291300-
Lewiston Area-Lewis and Southern Nez Perce Counties-
Northeast Blue Mountains-Lower Garfield and Asotin Counties-
506 AM PDT Sat Sep 28 2019

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of North Central
Idaho and Southeast Washington.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 29, 3:27 AM PDTFreeze WarningOTXAdams, Douglas, Grant, Lincoln, Okanogan, Spokane and 1 more30 hr

Nearby

Freeze Warnings in Washington, 2019Freeze Warnings in Idaho, 2019Every freeze warning 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.