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Flood Watch 3, NWS Spokane, WA

May 16, 202310 counties in Washington; 8 counties in Idaho

NWS Spokane, WA issued this flood watch at May 16, 2023, 2:26 AM PDT for 10 counties in Washington; 8 counties in Idaho. It took effect at May 16, 2023, 11:00 AM PDT. It was in force for 10 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: May 16, 2023, 2:26 AM PDT (09:26 UTC)
In effect from: May 16, 2023, 11:00 AM PDT
Expired: May 16, 2023, 8:32 PM PDT
In force: 10 hr
Issued by: NWS Spokane, WA
Flood severity: None

Counties Benewah County, ID, Bonner County, ID, Boundary County, ID, Kootenai County, ID, Latah County, ID, Lewis County, ID, Nez Perce County, ID, Shoshone County, ID, Asotin County, WA, Chelan County, WA, Douglas County, WA, Ferry County, WA, Garfield County, WA, Okanogan County, WA, Pend Oreille County, WA, Spokane County, WA, Stevens County, WA, Whitman County, WA

The radar

The Spokane radar (KOTX), 19 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:26 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

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 May 15, 10:01 PM PDT, 4 hours 25 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 15, 10:01 PM PDT, 4 hours 25 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 16, 9:59 AM PDT	River Flood Warning	OTX	Ferry	71 hr
May 16, 4:44 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	OTX	Spokane	31 min
May 15, 5:08 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	OTX	Bonner	37 min
May 15, 9:38 PM PDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OTX	Boundary	3 hr
May 16, 1:45 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	OTX	Latah	45 min
May 16, 2:55 PM PDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OTX	Benewah, Latah	3 hr
May 16, 3:07 PM PDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OTX	Benewah, Latah	3 hr

Nearby

Flood Watches in Washington, 2023 Flood Watches in Idaho, 2023 Every flood watch in 2023

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.