Flash Flood Warning 24, NWS Spokane, WA

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Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Spokane WA
349 PM PDT Mon Aug 22 2022

WAC047-222259-
/O.CAN.KOTX.FF.W.0024.000000T0000Z-220822T2300Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Okanogan WA-
349 PM PDT Mon Aug 22 2022

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR THE CEDAR CREEK BURN SCAR IS CANCELLED 
FOR WESTERN OKANOGAN COUNTY...

The heavy rain has ended. Flooding is no longer expected to pose a 
threat. Please continue to heed remaining road and trail closures.

LAT...LON 4860 12053 4859 12041 4853 12041 4854 12053
      4856 12055 4857 12055

$$

JCLEV

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Spokane WA
1054 AM PDT Mon Aug 22 2022

.SYNOPSIS...
The weather this week will feature several chances for showers and
thunderstorms. While much of the Inland Northwest probably won't
get much rain this week, a few spots could get a lot of rain
quickly under slow moving thunderstorms. In general, temperatures
won't be as hot as they have been the last couple of weeks. High
will mainly be in the upper 80s to lower 90s.

&&

.DISCUSSION...

Today through Tuesday night: Negatively tilted upper level trough
and its accompanying forcing and instability allow for both elevated
forced convection in the form of showers and thunderstorms moving
into the area this morning and some surface based convection this
afternoon and evening. All activity expected to have a general storm
motion from southwest to northeast today and tonight. Per HREF
composite reflectivity depiction time of arrival of the elevated
forced convection into the far southern/southeast portion of our
forecast area is near 12-15Z and into the morning hours with surface
based convection starting up in the East Slopes of the North
Cascades and Okanogan highlands as early as 20Z today. Tuesday and
Tuesday night what is left of the earlier mentioned negatively
tilted trof remains embedded in a split flow of sorts. Any storms
that get kicked up from clutter of disturbances rotating around in
the split will not have a very fast storm motion, and confidence on
where, when, and if they form is low so for now some of the mountain
zones keep a mention of slight chance for thunder Tuesday and
Tuesday night with some of the deterministic short term high
resolution models suggesting a possibility of occurrence over some
of the lowland/basin areas with most of it surface based with some
hints that spotty elevated forced convection during the night hours
could occur as well. Height rebounds Tuesday suggest a warming trend
into Tuesday. Smoke and haze from regional and local fires may
continue to cause nuisance to the forecast. Latest smoke models
suggest the cooler temperatures is expected to help decrease smoke
output from local fires however and decreased winds may allow for
any of this smoke produced from local fires to not migrate very far
before dispersing. /Pelatti

Wednesday through Friday: Our stationary upper level Low will remain
positioned over the Northwest through late in the week. Ensemble
models are in good agreement with this feature showing very little
movement and slower steering flow. Convective activity will be
trending upward, however ensembles aren't in great agreement on
timing or location (6-12 hours different and northern WA versus
northern ID). The Precipitable water percentiles from the ensembles
have the better moisture pinned across northeast WA/northern ID
Wednesday evening. Thursday evening has an even higher PWAT plume in
the same general area, although more of the Inland Northwest is
under a broad-brush elevated PWAT (0.75"+) coverage.

Regarding mean layer steering flow (850-300mb), Wednesday has weak
wind speeds (15-20 mph) with Thursday having even weaker values (10-
15 mph). Picking one day over the other, Thursday looks more
promising for slower, wetter, (locally) heavy-rain-producing
storms with the potential for flooding, while Wednesday looks to
have more thunder/lightning potential. An interesting element I
noticed was the Surface Based CAPE for locations from Omak, Deer
Park, Spokane, Pullman, Coeur d'Alene, Sandpoint -- While all
locations have some signature of higher values Wednesday over
Thursday, Spokane/Deer Park/Coeur d'Alene all have very high
values (800-1000 J/kg). Given weak steering flow, higher
precipitable water values, we could see some locally heavy rains
and more frequent lightning Wednesday.

Friday the steering flow increases a bit as the PV anomaly shifts
eastward with the trough. Temperatures through the week will be
somewhat muted though still about 5F degrees above seasonal normal
with the Low overhead and the High farther south in the Great
Basin.

Saturday through Monday: The trough will shift east and bring about
building heights for the Northwest over the weekend. Analyzing all
of the ensemble guidance, there are diverse solutions to the weather
forecast. The cluster analysis is almost split between a quick and
weak ridge building off shore to a strengthening ridge building. The
forecast right now is pretty unchanged with near normal temperatures
and very low chance of precipitation/mostly dry. Confidence is not
high enough to introduce anything yet. The one notable fact is that
the Climate Prediction Center now has the Inland Northwest in a
moderate risk for excessive heat -- meaning increasing confidence
for hotter temperatures for the last week of August. /Dewey

&&

.AVIATION...
18Z TAFs: A band of shower activity is currently stretching from
Northeast WA into the the LC Valley. It is mainly rain showers
with an occasional isolated lightning strike. The best chances
for showers will be KCOE-KLWS through the early afternoon. Some
surface based thunderstorms may develop this afternoon and evening
mainly over the northern mountains along the Canadian border. VFR
conditions are expected to TAF sites. /JDC

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
Spokane        88  60  90  61  89  61 /  20  10  10  10  20  30
Coeur d'Alene  87  57  88  59  87  59 /  20  20  10  10  20  30
Pullman        85  54  86  54  88  54 /  30  20  10  10  10  10
Lewiston       93  66  93  65  95  66 /  30  20   0  10  10  10
Colville       91  51  90  50  89  51 /  20  20  10  10  20  20
Sandpoint      87  55  85  57  84  58 /  10  10  20  10  20  50
Kellogg        85  62  85  63  85  61 /  20  30  10  10  30  40
Moses Lake     93  61  93  63  94  62 /  20  10  10  10  10  10
Wenatchee      93  67  92  69  92  69 /  10  10  10  10  10  10
Omak           93  62  94  65  93  64 /  20  20  10  10  20  10

&&

.OTX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
ID...None.
WA...Red Flag Warning until 8 PM PDT this evening for Lower Palouse  -
     Snake River (Zone 709).

&&

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Spokane WA
816 AM PDT Mon Aug 22 2022

IDZ027-WAZ031-032-221545-
Lewis and Southern Nez Perce Counties ID-Northeast Blue Mountains WA-
Lower Garfield and Asotin Counties WA-
816 AM PDT Mon Aug 22 2022

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of southwestern Nez
Perce and central Asotin Counties through 845 AM PDT...

At 815 AM PDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 15
miles north of Paradise, or 18 miles southwest of Lewiston, moving
northeast at 30 mph.

HAZARD...Winds in excess of 30 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...
Jerry and Anatone.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

&&

LAT...LON 4605 11714 4609 11728 4636 11717 4628 11691
TIME...MOT...LOC 1515Z 205DEG 25KT 4615 11717

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...30 MPH

JCLEV

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Spokane WA
125 PM PDT Mon Aug 22 2022

WAZ049-222100-
Western Okanogan County WA-
125 PM PDT Mon Aug 22 2022

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of north central
Okanogan County through 200 PM PDT...

At 124 PM PDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 26
miles west of Tonasket, or 34 miles northwest of Omak. This storm was
nearly stationary.

HAZARD...Pea size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible.

Locations impacted include...
Thirtymile Campground.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

Persons in campgrounds should consider seeking sturdy shelter until
this storm passes.

&&

LAT...LON 4874 12002 4878 12009 4891 11999 4879 11987
TIME...MOT...LOC 2024Z 246DEG 3KT 4882 11999

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...<30 MPH

JCLEV