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Winter Storm Warning 11, NWS Spokane, WA

December 8, 2023Chelan County, Washington; 4 counties in Idaho

NWS Spokane, WA issued this winter storm warning at Dec 8, 2023, 2:46 PM PST for Chelan County, Washington; 4 counties in Idaho. It took effect at Dec 9, 2023, 10:00 AM PST. It was in force for 27 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Dec 8, 2023, 2:46 PM PST (22:46 UTC)
In effect from: Dec 9, 2023, 10:00 AM PST
Expired: Dec 10, 2023, 12:42 PM PST
In force: 27 hr
Issued by: NWS Spokane, WA

Counties Benewah County, ID, Kootenai County, ID, Latah County, ID, Shoshone County, ID, Chelan County, WA

The radar

The Spokane radar (KOTX), 40 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:48 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 winter storm warning 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 winter storm warning went out at Dec 8, 9:30 AM PST, 5 hours 16 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 8, 9:30 AM PST, 5 hours 16 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
Dec 8, 2:46 PM PST	Winter Weather Advisory	OTX	Adams, Asotin, Chelan, Douglas, Ferry, Garfield and 7 more	46 hr
Dec 8, 2:46 PM PST	Winter Storm Watch	OTX	Benewah, Kootenai, Latah, Shoshone	14 hr

Nearby

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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.