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Dust Storm Warning 5, NWS Spokane, WA
NWS Spokane, WA issued this dust storm warning at Sep 7, 2020, 2:09 PM PDT for Adams County, Whitman County, Washington. It was in force for 96 min. 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 7, 2020, 2:09 PM PDT (21:09 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 7, 2020, 3:45 PM PDT
- In force
- 96 min
- Issued by
- NWS Spokane, WA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Adams County, WA, Whitman County, WA
The radar
The Spokane radar (KOTX), 88 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:11 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 dust storm 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 dust storm warning went out at Sep 7, 10:49 AM PDT, 3 hours 20 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 7, 10:49 AM PDT, 3 hours 20 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Sep 7, 5:15 AM PDT, 8 hours 54 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Spokane WA 515 AM PDT Mon Sep 7 2020 IDZ001-002-004-WAZ032>038-041-043-044-081300- Northern Panhandle-Coeur d'Alene Area-Central Panhandle Mountains- Lower Garfield and Asotin Counties-Washington Palouse- Moses Lake Area-Upper Columbia Basin-Spokane Area- Northeast Mountains-Okanogan Highlands-Wenatchee Area- Okanogan Valley-Waterville Plateau- 515 AM PDT Mon Sep 7 2020 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...TODAY AND TONIGHT Blowing dust is expected across the Waterville Plateau and into the Columbia Basin. Visibilities of a quarter mile or less is likely, which could lead to road closures. Difficulty driving high profile vehicles along east west roads is expected. Damage to trees and limbs is possible. Trees may blown down and power outages will result. Lakes will become choppy and dangerous to be on. Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY No hazardous weather is expected at this time. IDZ003-026-027-WAZ031-042-081300- Idaho Palouse-Lewiston Area-Lewis and Southern Nez Perce Counties- Northeast Blue Mountains-East Slopes Northern Cascades- 515 AM PDT Mon Sep 7 2020 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of North Idaho... North Central Idaho...North Central Washington and Southeast Washington. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT Breezy to windy conditions are expected today. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY No hazardous weather is expected at this time.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Sep 7, 8:52 AM PDT, 5 hours 17 minutes before
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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1207 PM PDT MON SEP 7 2020
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1120 AM DUST STORM RITZVILLE 47.12N 118.37W
09/07/2020 ADAMS WA PUBLIC
SPOTTER ADAMS 21 REPORTING VISIBILITY LESS
THAN QUARTER MILE WITH BLOWING DUST.
1119 AM DUST STORM 5 E CUNNINGHAM 46.82N 118.69W
09/07/2020 ADAMS WA PUBLIC
COLLISIONS BLOCKING US 395 AT MILEPOST 72.
SOURCE TWEET FROM SPOKANE REGIONAL TRAFFIC
MANAGEMENT CENTER.
&&Local storm report, Sep 7, 12:19 PM PDT, 1 hour 50 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1219 PM PDT MON SEP 7 2020
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1218 PM DUST STORM 9 N LIND 47.10N 118.63W
09/07/2020 ADAMS WA DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
BLOWING DUST CAUSED SEVERAL COLLISIONS. ONE
CRASH INVOLVING AT LEAST 9 VEHICLES.
WASHINGTON DOT CLOSING INTERSTATE 90 FROM
RITZVILLE TO GRANT COUNTY LINE.
1203 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG 1 NNE POST FALLS 47.73N 116.94W
09/07/2020 KOOTENAI ID BROADCAST MEDIA
LARGE TREE TOPPLED DAMAGING FENCE. TWITTER
FROM KREM WEATHER.
&&The office that day
Everything else NWS Spokane, WA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 7, 1:44 AM PDT | High Wind Warning | OTX | Adams, Douglas, Grant, Lincoln, Okanogan | 18 hr |
| Sep 7, 12:50 PM PDT | Dust Storm Warning | OTX | Adams, Lincoln, Spokane, Whitman | 85 min |
| Sep 7, 3:48 PM PDT | Dust Storm Warning | OTX | Adams, Whitman | 87 min |
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Dust Storm Warnings in Washington, 2020Every dust storm warning in 2020
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.