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Wind Advisory 2, NWS Spokane, WA
NWS Spokane, WA issued this wind advisory at Jan 30, 2022, 2:14 PM PST for Asotin County, Garfield County, Washington. It took effect at Jan 30, 2022, 10:00 PM PST. It was in force for 18 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 30, 2022, 2:14 PM PST (22:14 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 30, 2022, 10:00 PM PST
- Expired
- Jan 31, 2022, 4:00 PM PST
- In force
- 18 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Spokane, WA
Counties Asotin County, WA, Garfield County, WA
The radar
The Pendleton radar (KPDT), 134 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:16 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, 10.2 hours before the alert went out and 171 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
- 1011 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 49 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 135 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 213 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
321 WWUS76 KOTX 302214 NPWOTX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Spokane WA 214 PM PST Sun Jan 30 2022 WAZ032-310800- /O.NEW.KOTX.WI.Y.0002.220131T0600Z-220131T2100Z/ Lower Garfield and Asotin Counties- Including the cities of Alpowa Summit, Clarkston, and Pomeroy 214 PM PST Sun Jan 30 2022 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM PST MONDAY... * WHAT...Southwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. * WHERE...Alpowa Summit, Clarkston, and Pomeroy. * WHEN...From 10 PM this evening to 1 PM PST Monday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Strongest wind gusts are expected late Sunday night into early Monday morning with passage of cold front. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Winds this strong will make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. Secure outdoor objects. && $$ SVH
3 follow-up statements
117 WWUS76 KOTX 311301 NPWOTX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Spokane WA 501 AM PST Mon Jan 31 2022 WAZ032-312100- /O.CON.KOTX.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-220131T2100Z/ Lower Garfield and Asotin Counties- Including the cities of Clarkston Heights, Clarkston, and Pomeroy 501 AM PST Mon Jan 31 2022 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... * WHAT...Southwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. * WHERE...Clarkston Heights, Clarkston, Alpowa Summit, and Pomeroy. * WHEN...Until 1 PM PST this afternoon. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Strong cross winds are expected to impact Highway 12 between Dayton and Clarkston. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Winds this strong will make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. Secure outdoor objects. && $$ SB
445 WWUS76 KOTX 312024 NPWOTX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Spokane WA 1224 PM PST Mon Jan 31 2022 WAZ032-010000- /O.EXT.KOTX.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-220201T0000Z/ Lower Garfield and Asotin Counties- Including the cities of Clarkston Heights, Clarkston, and Pomeroy 1224 PM PST Mon Jan 31 2022 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... * WHAT...Southwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. * WHERE...Clarkston Heights, Clarkston, and Pomeroy. * WHEN...Until 4 PM PST this afternoon. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Winds this strong will make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. && $$ OTX
286 WWUS76 KOTX 312337 NPWOTX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Spokane WA 337 PM PST Mon Jan 31 2022 WAZ032-010045- /O.EXP.KOTX.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-220201T0000Z/ Lower Garfield and Asotin Counties- Including the cities of Alpowa Summit, Clarkston, and Pomeroy 337 PM PST Mon Jan 31 2022 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... Winds have decreased through mid afternoon and are expected to continue to come down through this evening. $$ SVH
The office that day
Everything else NWS Spokane, WA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 30, 2:06 PM PST | Winter Storm Warning | OTX | Chelan | 25 hr |
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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.