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Red Flag Warning 15, NWS Spokane, WA

August 11, 20245 counties in Washington

NWS Spokane, WA issued this red flag warning at Aug 11, 2024, 3:28 AM PDT for 5 counties in Washington. It took effect at Aug 11, 2024, 1:00 PM PDT. It was in force for 31 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: Aug 11, 2024, 3:28 AM PDT (10:28 UTC)
In effect from: Aug 11, 2024, 1:00 PM PDT
Expired: Aug 12, 2024, 7:58 PM PDT
In force: 31 hr
Issued by: NWS Spokane, WA

Counties Chelan County, WA, Douglas County, WA, Ferry County, WA, Okanogan County, WA, Stevens County, WA

The radar

The Spokane radar (KOTX), 137 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:27 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 red flag 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 red flag warning went out at Aug 10, 9:57 PM PDT, 5 hours 31 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 10, 9:57 PM PDT, 5 hours 31 minutes before

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Aug 11, 12:08 AM PDT, 3 hours 20 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
Aug 10, 5:40 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	OTX	Grant	35 min
Aug 10, 6:44 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	OTX	Grant	31 min
Aug 10, 7:06 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	OTX	Grant	24 min
Aug 10, 7:32 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	OTX	Lincoln	28 min

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.