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Special Weather Statement, NWS Spokane, WA

August 7, 2019Lewis County, Idaho

NWS Spokane, WA issued this special weather statement at Aug 7, 2019, 4:22 PM PDT for Lewis County, Idaho. It was in force for 38 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Aug 7, 2019, 4:22 PM PDT (23:22 UTC)
Expired
Aug 7, 2019, 5:00 PM PDT
In force
38 min
Issued by
NWS Spokane, WA

County Lewis County, ID

The radar

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this special weather statement 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 special weather statement went out at Aug 7, 2:35 PM PDT, 1 hour 47 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 7, 2:35 PM PDT, 1 hour 47 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 7, 6:41 AM PDT, 9 hours 41 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Spokane WA
641 AM PDT Wed Aug 7 2019

IDZ001>004-026-027-WAZ031>038-041>044-081345-
Northern Panhandle-Coeur d'Alene Area-Idaho Palouse-
Central Panhandle Mountains-Lewiston Area-
Lewis and Southern Nez Perce Counties-Northeast Blue Mountains-
Lower Garfield and Asotin Counties-Washington Palouse-
Moses Lake Area-Upper Columbia Basin-Spokane Area-
Northeast Mountains-Okanogan Highlands-Wenatchee Area-
East Slopes Northern Cascades-Okanogan Valley-Waterville Plateau-
641 AM PDT Wed Aug 7 2019

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

Temperatures will be hot today with increased heat risk for
sensitive groups.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

There will be an increased threat of thunderstorms and breezy
winds Thursday and Thursday night elevating fire weather concerns.
Storms will continue Friday and Saturday and become increasingly
wetter with time.  Moderate to heavy rainfall will be possible
in some areas increasing the potential for flash flooding.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Aug 7, 4:22 PM PDT, 0 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 7, 3:07 PM PDTFire Weather WatchOTX13 hr

Nearby

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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.