Alert archive / Idaho / High Wind Watches in 2021
High Wind Watch 1, NWS Spokane, WA
NWS Spokane, WA issued this high wind watch at Jan 11, 2021, 2:58 PM PST for 7 counties in Idaho; 7 counties in Washington. It took effect at Jan 13, 2021, 2:00 AM PST. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 11, 2021, 2:58 PM PST (22:58 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 13, 2021, 2:00 AM PST
- Expired
- Jan 12, 2021, 5:23 AM PST
- In force
- 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, Shoshone County, ID, Asotin County, WA, Garfield County, WA, Lincoln County, WA, Pend Oreille County, WA, Spokane County, WA, Stevens County, WA, Whitman County, WA
The radar
The Spokane radar (KOTX), 50 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:58 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Spokane, WA (KOTX), launched 12:00Z, 11.0 hours before the alert went out and 58 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 986 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 50 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 168 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 196 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
353 WWUS76 KOTX 112258 NPWOTX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Spokane WA 258 PM PST Mon Jan 11 2021 IDZ001>004-026-WAZ032-033-036-037-120830- /O.NEW.KOTX.HW.A.0001.210113T1000Z-210114T0300Z/ Northern Panhandle-Coeur d'Alene Area-Idaho Palouse- Central Panhandle Mountains-Lewiston Area- Lower Garfield and Asotin Counties-Washington Palouse- Spokane Area-Northeast Mountains- Including the cities of Sandpoint, Rathdrum, Bonners Ferry, Priest River, Eastport, Coeur d'Alene, Post Falls, Hayden, Worley, Moscow, Plummer, Potlatch, Genesee, Kellogg, St Maries, Pinehurst, Osburn, Wallace, Mullan, Lewiston, Lapwai, Peck, Culdesac, Gifford, Clarkston, Pomeroy, Pullman, Colfax, Rosalia, La Crosse, Oakesdale, Tekoa, Uniontown, Spokane, Cheney, Davenport, Rockford, Colville, Deer Park, Chewelah, Newport, and Kettle Falls 258 PM PST Mon Jan 11 2021 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Southwest winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts 50 to 65 mph possible. * WHERE...In Washington, Lower Garfield and Asotin Counties, Washington Palouse, Spokane Area and Northeast Mountains. In Idaho, Northern Panhandle, Coeur d'Alene Area, Idaho Palouse, Central Panhandle Mountains and Lewiston Area. * WHEN...From late Tuesday night through Wednesday evening. * IMPACTS...Damaging winds could blow down trees and power lines. Widespread power outages are possible. Travel could be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Monitor the latest forecasts and warnings for updates on this situation. Fasten loose objects or shelter objects in a safe location prior to the onset of winds. && $$
2 follow-up statements
863 WWUS76 KOTX 120554 NPWOTX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Spokane WA 954 PM PST Mon Jan 11 2021 IDZ001>004-026-WAZ032-033-036-037-121500- /O.CON.KOTX.HW.A.0001.210113T1000Z-210114T0300Z/ Northern Panhandle-Coeur d'Alene Area-Idaho Palouse- Central Panhandle Mountains-Lewiston Area- Lower Garfield and Asotin Counties-Washington Palouse- Spokane Area-Northeast Mountains- Including the cities of Sandpoint, Rathdrum, Bonners Ferry, Priest River, Eastport, Coeur d'Alene, Post Falls, Hayden, Worley, Moscow, Plummer, Potlatch, Genesee, Kellogg, St Maries, Pinehurst, Osburn, Wallace, Mullan, Lewiston, Lapwai, Peck, Culdesac, Gifford, Clarkston, Pomeroy, Pullman, Colfax, Rosalia, La Crosse, Oakesdale, Tekoa, Uniontown, Spokane, Cheney, Davenport, Rockford, Colville, Deer Park, Chewelah, Newport, and Kettle Falls 954 PM PST Mon Jan 11 2021 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Southwest winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts 50 to 65 mph possible. * WHERE...In Washington, Washington Palouse, Lower Garfield and Asotin Counties, Northeast Mountains and Spokane Area. In Idaho, Lewiston Area, Idaho Palouse, Coeur d'Alene Area, Northern Panhandle and Central Panhandle Mountains. * WHEN...From late Tuesday night through Wednesday evening. * IMPACTS...Damaging winds could blow down trees and power lines. Widespread power outages are possible. Travel could be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Monitor the latest forecasts and warnings for updates on this situation. Fasten loose objects or shelter objects in a safe location prior to the onset of winds. && $$
863 WWUS76 KOTX 121323 NPWOTX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Spokane WA 523 AM PST Tue Jan 12 2021 IDZ001>004-026-WAZ032-033-036-037-130100- /O.UPG.KOTX.HW.A.0001.210113T1000Z-210114T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KOTX.WI.Y.0001.210113T1000Z-210114T0300Z/ Northern Panhandle-Coeur d'Alene Area-Idaho Palouse- Central Panhandle Mountains-Lewiston Area- Lower Garfield and Asotin Counties-Washington Palouse- Spokane Area-Northeast Mountains- Including the cities of Sandpoint, Rathdrum, Bonners Ferry, Priest River, Eastport, Coeur d'Alene, Post Falls, Hayden, Worley, Moscow, Plummer, Potlatch, Genesee, Kellogg, St Maries, Pinehurst, Osburn, Wallace, Mullan, Lewiston, Lapwai, Peck, Culdesac, Gifford, Clarkston, Pomeroy, Pullman, Colfax, Rosalia, La Crosse, Oakesdale, Tekoa, Uniontown, Spokane, Cheney, Davenport, Rockford, Colville, Deer Park, Chewelah, Newport, and Kettle Falls 523 AM PST Tue Jan 12 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 7 PM PST WEDNESDAY... * WHAT...Southwest winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 55 mph expected. * WHERE...In Washington, Lower Garfield and Asotin Counties, Washington Palouse, Spokane Area and Northeast Mountains. In Idaho, Northern Panhandle, Coeur d'Alene Area, Idaho Palouse, Central Panhandle Mountains and Lewiston Area. * WHEN...From 2 AM to 7 PM PST Wednesday. * IMPACTS...Damaging winds could blow down trees and power lines. Tree limbs could be blown down and widespread power outages are possible. Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Travel could be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Spokane, WA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 11, 2:56 AM PST | Winter Storm Warning | OTX | Ferry, Okanogan | 33 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.