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Areal Flood Advisory 3, NWS Spokane, WA

January 13, 2021Pend Oreille County, Stevens County, Washington; Bonner County, Shoshone County, Idaho

NWS Spokane, WA issued this areal flood advisory at Jan 13, 2021, 12:55 PM PST for Pend Oreille County, Stevens County, Washington; Bonner County, Shoshone County, Idaho. It was in force for 8 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 13, 2021, 12:55 PM PST (20:55 UTC)
Expired
Jan 13, 2021, 8:30 PM PST
In force
8 hr
Issued by
NWS Spokane, WA
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties Bonner County, ID, Shoshone County, ID, Pend Oreille County, WA, Stevens County, WA

The radar

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this areal flood advisory 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 areal flood advisory went out at Jan 13, 10:47 AM PST, 2 hours 8 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 13, 10:47 AM PST, 2 hours 8 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 13, 4:42 AM PST, 8 hours 13 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Spokane WA
442 AM PST Wed Jan 13 2021

IDZ001-004-WAZ037-038-042-141245-
Northern Panhandle-Central Panhandle Mountains-
Northeast Mountains-Okanogan Highlands-
East Slopes Northern Cascades-
442 AM PST Wed Jan 13 2021

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

Strong winds out of the south-southwest are expected to peak
Wednesday morning. Impacts from strong winds include damage to
trees, power outages, and difficult travel for high profile
vehicles. Recent rain and snowmelt will likely produce small
creek rises and heighten the potential for rock slides in steep
terrain.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

Precipitation will taper off late Wednesday and a brief break in
the weather is expected Thursday through early Friday. The next
weather system will move in Sunday.

IDZ027-WAZ031-032-034-035-041-043-044-141245-
Lewis and Southern Nez Perce Counties-Northeast Blue Mountains-
Lower Garfield and Asotin Counties-Moses Lake Area-
Upper Columbia Basin-Wenatchee Area-Okanogan Valley-
Waterville Plateau-
442 AM PST Wed Jan 13 2021

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

Strong winds out of the south-southwest are expected to peak
Wednesday morning. Impacts from strong winds include damage to
trees, power outages, and difficult travel for high profile
vehicles. Recent rain and snowmelt will likely produce small
creek rises and heighten the potential for rock slides in steep
terrain.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

Precipitation will taper off late Wednesday and a brief break in
the weather is expected Thursday through early Friday. The next
weather system will move in Sunday.

IDZ002-003-026-WAZ033-036-141245-
Coeur d'Alene Area-Idaho Palouse-Lewiston Area-Washington Palouse-
Spokane Area-
442 AM PST Wed Jan 13 2021

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

Rain and snowmelt will cause minor flooding and lead to rises on
small rivers and creeks and heighten the potential for rock slides
in steep terrain. Winds will increase out of the south-southwest
early Wednesday. Strong winds are expected and impacts include
damage to trees, power outages, and difficult travel for high
profile vehicles.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

Precipitation will taper off late Wednesday and a brief break in
the weather is expected Thursday through early Friday. The next
weather system will move in Sunday.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jan 13, 9:49 AM PST, 3 hours 6 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 12, 8:44 PM PSTHigh Wind WarningOTXAdams, Asotin, Douglas, Garfield, Grant, Lincoln and 3 more19 hr

Nearby

Areal Flood Advisories in Washington, 2021Areal Flood Advisories in Idaho, 2021Every areal flood advisory in 2021

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.