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Special Weather Statement, NWS Spokane, WA
NWS Spokane, WA issued this special weather statement at Aug 7, 2023, 7:46 AM PDT for Lincoln County, Washington. It was in force for 29 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 7, 2023, 7:46 AM PDT (14:46 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 7, 2023, 8:15 AM PDT
- In force
- 29 min
- Issued by
- NWS Spokane, WA
- Hail
- 0.50 in
- Wind
- 40
County Lincoln County, WA
The radar
The Spokane radar (KOTX), 33 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:47 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Spokane, WA (KOTX), launched 12:00Z, 2.8 hours before the alert went out and 116 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
- 248 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -125 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1114 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 8 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 1 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -1 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
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NWS Spokane, WA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Aug 7, 6:53 AM PDT, 53 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 7, 6:53 AM PDT, 53 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Aug 7, 7:46 AM PDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Spokane WA
746 AM PDT Mon Aug 7 2023
WAZ036-037-071515-
Spokane Area WA-Northeast Mountains WA-
746 AM PDT Mon Aug 7 2023
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of northeastern Lincoln
and south central Stevens Counties through 815 AM PDT...
At 746 AM PDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 14
miles northwest of Suncrest, or 26 miles northwest of Spokane, moving
southwest at 10 mph.
HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph and half inch hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to outdoor objects is
possible.
Locations impacted include...
Little Falls Dam, Wellpinit, and Ford.
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.
This storm may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio
stations and available television stations for additional information
and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.
&&
LAT...LON 4799 11782 4793 11775 4771 11802 4790 11822
TIME...MOT...LOC 1446Z 054DEG 10KT 4792 11785
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
JCLEVThe office that day
Everything else NWS Spokane, WA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 6, 5:45 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Douglas | 45 min |
| Aug 6, 6:07 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Douglas | 23 min |
| Aug 6, 6:35 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Douglas | 40 min |
| Aug 6, 6:53 PM PDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OTX | Douglas | 3 hr |
| Aug 7, 6:18 AM PDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OTX | Stevens | 117 min |
| Aug 7, 7:54 AM PDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OTX | Ferry, Stevens | 111 min |
| Aug 7, 8:03 AM PDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OTX | Stevens | 117 min |
| Aug 7, 11:52 AM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Asotin | 23 min |
| Aug 7, 11:50 AM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Lewis | 25 min |
| Aug 7, 12:25 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Bonner | 35 min |
| Aug 7, 2:11 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Shoshone | 64 min |
| Aug 7, 2:20 PM PDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OTX | Shoshone | 115 min |
| Aug 7, 3:05 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Kootenai | 55 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.