518  
WWUS86 KOTX 070033  
SPSOTX  
 
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA  
533 PM PDT WED MAY 6 2026  
 
IDZ001-070130-  
NORTHERN PANHANDLE ID-  
533 PM PDT WED MAY 6 2026  
 
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF NORTHWESTERN  
BOUNDARY COUNTY THROUGH 630 PM PDT...  
 
AT 533 PM PDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 28  
MILES NORTHWEST OF COPELAND, OR 39 MILES NORTHWEST OF BONNERS FERRY,  
MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH AND HALF INCH 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...  
PORTHILL.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 4882 11662 4899 11695 4900 11694 4900 11629  
TIME...MOT...LOC 0033Z 294DEG 23KT 4911 11693  
 
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN  
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH  
 

 
 
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