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Special Weather Statement, NWS Spokane, WA
NWS Spokane, WA issued this special weather statement at Aug 7, 2023, 3:05 PM PDT for Kootenai County, Idaho. It was in force for 55 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, 3:05 PM PDT (22:05 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 7, 2023, 4:00 PM PDT
- In force
- 55 min
- Issued by
- NWS Spokane, WA
- Hail
- 0.88 in
- Wind
- 30
County Kootenai County, ID
The radar
The Spokane radar (KOTX), 105 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:05 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Spokane, WA (KOTX), launched 12:00Z, 10.1 hours before the alert went out and 17 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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The local office's own words before this special weather statement 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 special weather statement went out at Aug 7, 2:54 PM PDT, 11 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 7, 2:54 PM PDT, 11 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Aug 7, 11:50 AM PDT, 3 hours 15 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Spokane WA
1150 AM PDT Mon Aug 7 2023
IDZ026-027-071915-
Lewiston Area ID-Lewis and Southern Nez Perce Counties ID-
1150 AM PDT Mon Aug 7 2023
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of east central Nez
Perce and west central Lewis Counties through 1215 PM PDT...
At 1150 AM PDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Craigmont, or 16 miles southeast of Lapwai, moving north at 15 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 hail damage to outdoor objects is
possible.
Locations impacted include...
Craigmont and Reubens.
This includes U.S. Highway 95 in Idaho near mile marker 275.
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.
&&
LAT...LON 4625 11641 4623 11653 4637 11660 4640 11643
TIME...MOT...LOC 1850Z 170DEG 11KT 4630 11649
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...30 MPH
JCLEVSpecial weather statement, Aug 7, 11:52 AM PDT, 3 hours 13 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Spokane WA
1152 AM PDT Mon Aug 7 2023
IDZ027-WAZ031-032-071915-
Lewis and Southern Nez Perce Counties ID-Northeast Blue Mountains WA-
Lower Garfield and Asotin Counties WA-
1152 AM PDT Mon Aug 7 2023
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of southwestern Nez
Perce, south central Garfield and southern Asotin Counties through
1215 PM PDT...
At 1151 AM PDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8
miles north of Troy, or 28 miles southeast of Dayton, moving east at
35 mph.
HAZARD...Winds in excess of 30 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...
Rogersburg and Misery Spring 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.
&&
LAT...LON 4613 11761 4608 11694 4600 11699 4599 11760
TIME...MOT...LOC 1851Z 292DEG 32KT 4606 11751
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...30 MPH
JCLEVSpecial weather statement, Aug 7, 12:25 PM PDT, 2 hours 40 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Spokane WA
1225 PM PDT Mon Aug 7 2023
IDZ001-072000-
Northern Panhandle ID-
1225 PM PDT Mon Aug 7 2023
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of southwestern Bonner
and northern Kootenai Counties through 100 PM PDT...
At 1225 PM PDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Spirit Lake, or 10 miles south of Priest River. This storm was nearly
stationary.
HAZARD...Winds in excess of 30 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...
Spirit Lake and Blanchard.
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.
&&
LAT...LON 4796 11689 4803 11703 4812 11690 4803 11676
TIME...MOT...LOC 1925Z 259DEG 4KT 4804 11686
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...30 MPH
JCLEVSpecial weather statement, Aug 7, 2:11 PM PDT, 54 minutes before
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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, 7:46 AM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Lincoln | 29 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 |
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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.