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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 2, NWS Spokane, WA

June 15, 2021Lincoln County, Stevens County, Washington

NWS Spokane, WA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 15, 2021, 12:43 AM PDT for Lincoln County, Stevens County, Washington. It was in force for 47 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
Jun 15, 2021, 12:43 AM PDT (07:43 UTC)
Expired
Jun 15, 2021, 1:30 AM PDT
In force
47 min
Issued by
NWS Spokane, WA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
50.0 mph

Counties Lincoln County, WA, Stevens County, WA

The radar

The Spokane radar (KOTX), 35 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:43 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 00:00Z, 7.7 hours before the alert went out and 121 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Spokane, WA at 00:00Z on 2021-06-15Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Spokane, WA at 00:00Z on 2021-06-15The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -25 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
2457 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
57 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-25 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
101 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
-0.1

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The text

As transmitted.

451 
WUUS56 KOTX 150743
SVROTX
WAC043-065-150830-
/O.NEW.KOTX.SV.W.0002.210615T0743Z-210615T0830Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Spokane WA
1243 AM PDT Tue Jun 15 2021

The National Weather Service in Spokane has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northeastern Lincoln County in eastern Washington...
  South central Stevens County in northeastern Washington...

* Until 130 AM PDT.

* At 1242 AM PDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 9 miles 
  northeast of Davenport, or 28 miles northwest of Cheney, moving 
  north at 60 mph.

  HAZARD...Quarter size hail.  Wind gusts up to 45 MPH.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected.

* Locations impacted include...
  Chewelah, Davenport, Gravelles, Little Falls Dam, Wellpinit and
  Mondovi.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 4758 11801 4761 11820 4832 11805 4828 11772
TIME...MOT...LOC 0742Z 190DEG 64KT 4777 11802 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...<50MPH
 
$$

JW
1 follow-up statement
038 
WWUS56 KOTX 150757
SVSOTX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Spokane WA
1257 AM PDT Tue Jun 15 2021

WAC043-150805-
/O.CAN.KOTX.SV.W.0002.000000T0000Z-210615T0830Z/
Lincoln WA-
1257 AM PDT Tue Jun 15 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
    
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out of 
the warned area into Stevens county. Therefore, the warning has been 
cancelled.

LAT...LON 4784 11790 4790 11811 4832 11805 4828 11772
TIME...MOT...LOC 0755Z 189DEG 57KT 4791 11799 

$$

WAC065-150830-
/O.CON.KOTX.SV.W.0002.000000T0000Z-210615T0830Z/
Stevens WA-
1257 AM PDT Tue Jun 15 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 130 AM PDT
FOR SOUTH CENTRAL STEVENS COUNTY...

At 1255 AM PDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 19 miles northeast 
of Davenport, or 31 miles northwest of Spokane, moving north at 60 
mph.

HAZARD...Quarter size hail.  Wind gusts up to 45 MPH.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected.

Locations impacted include...
Chewelah and Wellpinit. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 4784 11790 4790 11811 4832 11805 4828 11772
TIME...MOT...LOC 0755Z 189DEG 57KT 4791 11799 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...<50MPH
 
$$

JW

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 15, 12:43 AM PDTSpecial Weather StatementOTXWhitman32 min
Jun 15, 3:00 AM PDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOTXPend Oreille, Spokane30 min
Jun 15, 3:29 AM PDTSpecial Weather StatementOTXWhitman46 min
Jun 15, 2:10 PM PDTSpecial Weather StatementOTXSpokane50 min
Jun 15, 3:11 PM PDTSpecial Weather StatementOTXSpokane49 min

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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.