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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
226 PM PDT MON APR 13 2026
WAZ037-132200-
NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS WA-
226 PM PDT MON APR 13 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF SOUTHEASTERN STEVENS
AND NORTHERN SPOKANE COUNTIES THROUGH 300 PM PDT...
AT 225 PM PDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 13
MILES SOUTH OF CHEWELAH, OR 33 MILES NORTHWEST OF SPOKANE, MOVING
EAST AT 15 MPH.
HAZARD...WINDS IN EXCESS OF 30 MPH AND PEA SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...GUSTY WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOW AROUND
UNSECURED OBJECTS. MINOR HAIL DAMAGE TO OUTDOOR OBJECTS IS
POSSIBLE.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
SPRINGDALE, VALLEY, AND LOON LAKE.
THIS INCLUDES U.S. HIGHWAY 395 IN WASHINGTON BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 186
AND 200.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 10 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.
LAT...LON 4801 11785 4816 11791 4821 11757 4800 11753
TIME...MOT...LOC 2125Z 271DEG 14KT 4810 11777
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...30 MPH
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