...WIDESPREAD DAMAGING WINDS ON TUESDAY...
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1143 AM PST MON NOV 16 2015
...WIDESPREAD DAMAGING WINDS ON TUESDAY...
...COLUMBIA BASIN BLOWING DUST POSSIBLE TUESDAY...
A STRONG PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL PROMOTE AN EXTREME WIND PATTERN
ON TUESDAY. THIS WILL LEAD TO DOWNED TREES AND WIDESPREAD POWER
OUTAGES. IN ADDITION SOIL CONDITIONS IN THE DEEP COLUMBIA BASIN
MAY BE DRY ENOUGH TO ALLOW THE WINDS TO PROMOTE AREAS OF BLOWING
DUST REDUCING VISIBILITY ALONG THE INTERSTATE 90 CORRIDOR IN THE
MOSES LAKE AREA.
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EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LEAVENWORTH...MAZAMA...TWISP...
WINTHROP...STEHEKIN...CONCONULLY
1143 AM PST MON NOV 16 2015
...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TUESDAY TO MIDNIGHT PST
TUESDAY NIGHT...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TUESDAY TO MIDNIGHT PST
TUESDAY NIGHT. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
* WINDS...WEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 80 MPH IN THE
MOUNTAINS. IN THE VALLEYS WEST WIND INCREASING BY TUESDAY
EVENING TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.
* TIMING...MOUNTAIN WINDS WILL INCREASE TUESDAY MORNING AND
CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY EVENING WITH THE STRONGEST GUSTS ON
EXPOSED RIDGE TOPS. IN THE VALLEYS...LOCALLY WINDY CONDITIONS
ARE POSSIBLE TUESDAY MORNING AND AFTERNOON BEFORE BECOMING
MORE WIDESPREAD TUESDAY EVENING.
* IMPACTS...NUMEROUS DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES WILL RESULT IN
POWER OUTAGES. LOOSE OBJECTIONS MAY BECOME AIRBORNE. DRIVING
WILL BE DIFFICULT ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.
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Instructions:
A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.
Address/Location
Grant County Sheriff's Office
35 C St NW
Ephrata, WA 98823
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 509-754-2011
Alert Details
- Severity:
- Moderate - Possible threat to life or property
- Urgency:
- Future - Responsive action SHOULD be taken in the near future
- Certainty:
- Likely (p > ~50%)
- Category:
- Meteorological (inc. flood)
- Event:
- Winter Storm Warning