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Special Weather Statement, NWS Spokane, WA

August 5, 2021Lewis County, Nez Perce County, Idaho

NWS Spokane, WA issued this special weather statement at Aug 5, 2021, 8:12 PM PDT for Lewis County, Nez Perce County, Idaho. It was in force for 78 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 5, 2021, 8:12 PM PDT (03:12 UTC)
Expired
Aug 5, 2021, 9:30 PM PDT
In force
78 min
Issued by
NWS Spokane, WA
Hail
0.25 in
Wind
50

Counties Lewis County, ID, Nez Perce County, ID

The radar

The Spokane radar (KOTX), 164 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:15 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Spokane, WA (KOTX), launched 00:00Z, 3.2 hours before the alert went out and 145 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 2021-08-06Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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 2021-08-06The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -14 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
2910 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
22 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-14 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
15 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

004 
WWUS86 KOTX 060312
SPSOTX

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Spokane WA
812 PM PDT Thu Aug 5 2021
 
IDZ003-004-026-027-WAZ031-032-060430-
Central Panhandle Mountains ID-Lewiston Area ID-Idaho Palouse ID-
Lewis and Southern Nez Perce Counties ID-Northeast Blue Mountains WA-
Lower Garfield and Asotin Counties WA-
812 PM PDT Thu Aug 5 2021

...Strong thunderstorms will impact portions of southeastern Latah,
Nez Perce, Lewis and northeastern Asotin Counties through 930 PM
PDT...

At 811 PM PDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Ski Bluewood to near Craigmont to 21 miles
east of Riggins. Movement was northeast at 40 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around 
         unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is 
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Lewiston, Clarkston, Kamiah, Lapwai, Genesee, Juliaetta, Craigmont,
Nezperce, Culdesac, Winchester, Kendrick, Clarkston Heights-Vineland,
West Clarkston-Highland, Asotin, Peck, Reubens, Mohler, Spalding,
Southwick and Waha.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. 

&&

LAT...LON 4635 11726 4641 11716 4641 11703 4653 11703
      4672 11667 4678 11633 4664 11633 4662 11645
      4650 11645 4650 11637 4641 11630 4641 11619
      4630 11613 4623 11601 4621 11615 4615 11620
      4620 11643 4611 11652 4611 11708
TIME...MOT...LOC 0311Z 230DEG 35KT 4610 11791 4620 11644 4540 11586 

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

$$

COTE

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 6, 3:41 PM PDTDust Storm AdvisoryOTXAdams2 hr
Aug 5, 7:17 PM PDTSpecial Weather StatementOTXLewis58 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.