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Red Flag Warning 3, NWS Seattle, WA

August 12, 202312 counties in Washington

NWS Seattle, WA issued this red flag warning at Aug 12, 2023, 1:51 PM PDT for 12 counties in Washington. It took effect at Aug 13, 2023, 11:00 AM PDT. It was in force for 3 days. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Aug 12, 2023, 1:51 PM PDT (20:51 UTC)
In effect from
Aug 13, 2023, 11:00 AM PDT
Expired
Aug 16, 2023, 10:00 PM PDT
In force
3 days
Issued by
NWS Seattle, WA

Counties Clallam County, WA, Grays Harbor County, WA, Jefferson County, WA, King County, WA, Lewis County, WA, Mason County, WA, Pierce County, WA, Skagit County, WA, Skamania County, WA, Snohomish County, WA, Thurston County, WA, Whatcom County, WA

The radar

The Seattle radar (KATX), 79 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:53 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.

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 12, 2:52 AM PDTSmall Craft AdvisorySEW24 hr
Aug 12, 3:12 AM PDTExcessive Heat WatchSEW36 hr
Aug 12, 3:12 AM PDTFire Weather WatchSEWKing, Lewis, Pierce, Skagit, Skamania, Snohomish and 1 more11 hr
Aug 12, 3:04 PM PDTHeat AdvisorySEWSan Juan5 days

Nearby

Red Flag Warnings in Washington, 2023Every red flag warning 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.