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Special Weather Statement, NWS Spokane, WA
NWS Spokane, WA issued this special weather statement at Aug 23, 2026, 1:02 PM PDT. It was in force for 28 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 23, 2026, 1:02 PM PDT (20:02 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 23, 2026, 1:30 PM PDT
- In force
- 28 min
- Issued by
- NWS Spokane, WA
- Hail
- 0.50 in
- Wind
- 40
The radar
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Everything else NWS Spokane, WA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
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| Aug 22, 10:51 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Lincoln | 24 min |
| Aug 22, 11:15 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Stevens | 30 min |
| Aug 22, 11:40 PM PDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OTX | Stevens | 35 min |
| Aug 22, 11:54 PM PDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OTX | Ferry | 36 min |
| Aug 23, 12:17 AM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Stevens | 28 min |
| Aug 23, 12:42 AM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Pend Oreille | 33 min |
| Aug 23, 11:13 AM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Ferry | 32 min |
| Aug 23, 11:43 AM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Ferry | 32 min |
| Aug 23, 12:26 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | 34 min | |
| Aug 23, 12:29 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Ferry | 31 min |
| Aug 23, 12:40 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Ferry | 35 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.