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Flood Watch 13, NWS Spokane, WA

August 28, 20234 counties in Washington; 4 counties in Idaho

NWS Spokane, WA issued this flood watch at Aug 28, 2023, 2:20 PM PDT for 4 counties in Washington; 4 counties in Idaho. It took effect at Aug 29, 2023, 5:00 PM PDT. It was in force for 12 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Aug 28, 2023, 2:20 PM PDT (21:20 UTC)
In effect from: Aug 29, 2023, 5:00 PM PDT
Expired: Aug 30, 2023, 4:50 AM PDT
In force: 12 hr
Issued by: NWS Spokane, WA
Flood severity: None

Counties Bonner County, ID, Boundary County, ID, Kootenai County, ID, Shoshone County, ID, Ferry County, WA, Okanogan County, WA, Pend Oreille County, WA, Stevens County, WA

The radar

The Spokane radar (KOTX), 66 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:20 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this flood watch went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Spokane, WA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this flood watch went out at Aug 28, 10:06 AM PDT, 4 hours 14 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 28, 10:06 AM PDT, 4 hours 14 minutes before

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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.