A downed power line was thought to be responsible for a twenty acre brush fire north of Deer Park near Eloika Lake. It was not clear what caused the power line to go down.
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A downed power line was thought to be responsible for a twenty acre brush fire north of Deer Park near Eloika Lake. It was not clear what caused the power line to go down. Multiple outbuildings and vehicles were burned in the blaze.
The local office's own words before the first event, 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 the first event at Aug 27, 1:55 PM PST, 5 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Spokane WA 255 PM PDT WED AUG 27 2014 .SYNOPSIS... Dry and warm conditions are expected through the workweek. The next storm system will arrive during the upcoming holiday weekend. This will result in breezy to windy conditions along with an increased chance for showers along with temperatures dropping below normal. && .DISCUSSION... Tonight through Tomorrow..Ridge of high pressure continues to flatten out through this interval and allows a cooling trend most apparent in maximum temperatures for tomorrow to start. Small and generally weak disturbances coupled with very limited sources of moisture to utilize results in a mosty continue dry forecast with a bit more cloud cover and increased winds this evening in the gaps of the Cascades and again tomorrow, with minor mention of showers noted in close proximity of the British Columbia Border. /Pelatti Thursday night through Sunday...Upper level ridge is expected to depart during this period care of two distinct upper level disturbances. The first will be a rapid mover on Thursday and Thursday evening. This system is looking a little more robust than previous model runs...in that its a little stronger and deeper. Now most models have it slicing through the southern half of Washington and onto the Camas Prairie by Thursday evening. Despite its stronger and deeper trends...it still is not expected to contain much moisture. In fact...the only area with sufficient moisture for precipitation will be over extreme NE Washington and the northern tip of the Idaho Panhandle. Instability per MUCAPES ranges from 200-500 j/kg in this area...however there is some weak inhibition to overcome so precipitation is not a sure bet...especially with the disturbance moving well southeast of this location. Model soundings could support showers...but the chances of thunderstorms look quite small. Any threat of precipitation should taper off rapidly overnight and into early Friday. By Friday...the longwave pattern begins to buckle with the ridge shifting into Alberta and a deep trough setting up off the coast. This will begin to deepen the moisture over the region ahead of a well-defined cold front. The front is expected to move into the Cascades by late afternoon and across the remainder of the Inland NW overnight. The moisture associated with the front does not appear impressive, in fact it begins to shear apart as it movers into Idaho by early Saturday morning. The moisture is expected to remain most coherent near the Canadian border and this is where we will leave the best chances of precipitation. Much drier and cooler air will move into the area on Saturday. Temperatures should cool anywhere from 8-13 degrees on Saturday...while winds will pick up into the 10 to 20 mph range with gusts to 25 mph. The intrusion of drier air will generally preclude any chance of post-frontal precipitation with the exception of along the Cascade Crest and near the Canadian border. Model soundings are backing off on the potential instability and suggest we might not see enough for thunder. The best is expected to remain north of the international border...however we will leave in the forecast for now for consistency sake. On Sunday the core of the upper level trough begins to shift into Montana with cool northwest flow overtaking most of the region. The atmosphere will generally remain quite dry. Precipitatable water values will drop under half an inch...while the chances for precipitation will remain small. Atmospheric stability will increase as upper level temperatures (500 mb) climb anywhere from 3-5c outpacing the subtle warming below. If showers were to form, they would be quite shallow and once again confined to locations near the Canadian border. Surface temperatures on Saturday and Sunday will remain cool for this time of year with highs in the mid 60s and 70s...or roughly whats expected for the third week of September. fx Sunday night through Wednesday: The models are in good agreement for the this period through Tuesday night. A weak ridge pattern will develop in the region and keep the Columbia Basin free of precipitation. Some weak instability along the Canadian Border could produce an isolated rain shower in the mountain areas of northern Washington and the Idaho Panhandle. An occasional lighting strike with these showers is possible in the Idaho Panhandle. Tuesday is expected quieter than Monday as the chance for precipitation continues to diminish across the region. The models begin to differ on the timing of the a trough expected to impact the region on Wednesday. The ECMWF is bringing it in late Wednesday morning and keeping it in the northern mountains of Washington. The GFS is bringing it through late Wednesday and with less moisture than the ECMWF. temperatures for this period are expected to be around 4 to 5 degrees above the season normals. /JDC && .AVIATION... 18Z TAFS: Weak high pressure will keep VFR conditions over the aviation area through 18Z Thursday. Winds will increase this afternoon with a weak disturbance passage..resulting in locally gusty wind. /Pelatti && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Spokane 60 82 58 81 55 72 / 0 0 0 0 0 10 Coeur d'Alene 56 82 55 81 54 71 / 0 0 0 0 0 10 Pullman 54 82 51 82 50 71 / 0 0 0 0 0 10 Lewiston 64 89 61 89 60 77 / 0 0 0 0 0 10 Colville 57 87 53 82 50 73 / 0 0 10 0 10 30 Sandpoint 52 82 52 79 51 70 / 0 0 10 10 10 30 Kellogg 57 80 55 78 52 67 / 0 0 0 0 0 20 Moses Lake 59 89 56 85 52 76 / 0 0 0 0 0 0 Wenatchee 64 87 62 83 58 74 / 0 0 0 0 0 10 Omak 57 86 60 83 56 75 / 0 0 0 0 0 10 && .OTX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... ID...None. WA...None. &&
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 527 AM PDT WED AUG 27 2014 IDZ001>004-026-027-WAZ031>038-041>044-281230- NORTHERN PANHANDLE-COEUR D'ALENE AREA-IDAHO PALOUSE- CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS-LEWISTON AREA- LEWIS AND SOUTHERN NEZ PERCE COUNTIES-NORTHEAST BLUE MOUNTAINS- LOWER GARFIELD AND ASOTIN COUNTIES-WASHINGTON PALOUSE- MOSES LAKE AREA-UPPER COLUMBIA BASIN-SPOKANE AREA- NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS-OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS-WENATCHEE AREA- EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES-OKANOGAN VALLEY-WATERVILLE PLATEAU- 527 AM PDT WED AUG 27 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH IDAHO... NORTH CENTRAL IDAHO...CENTRAL WASHINGTON...EAST CENTRAL WASHINGTON...NORTH CENTRAL WASHINGTON...NORTHEAST WASHINGTON AND SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 wildfire. Local standard time, as filed.
A 20 acre brush fire burned five outbuildings, a camper trailer, a horse trailer, an RV, and a car.
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