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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
549 PM PDT SAT MAY 16 2026
WAZ033-170115-
WASHINGTON PALOUSE WA-
549 PM PDT SAT MAY 16 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF CENTRAL WHITMAN
COUNTY THROUGH 615 PM PDT...
AT 548 PM PDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 14
MILES SOUTHWEST OF COLFAX, OR 23 MILES WEST OF PULLMAN, MOVING EAST
AT 15 MPH.
HAZARD...WINDS IN EXCESS OF 30 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...
DUSTY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.
CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF WEAK, BRIEF FUNNEL
CLOUDS. THIS TYPE OF FUNNEL CLOUD IS HARMLESS, BUT ON RARE OCCASIONS
THEY CAN BRIEFLY TOUCH DOWN, PRODUCING WIND GUSTS OVER 50 MPH. IF A
FUNNEL CLOUD IS SPOTTED MOVE INDOORS AND REPORT YOUR SIGHTING TO THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
LAT...LON 4676 11773 4686 11770 4687 11746 4670 11751
TIME...MOT...LOC 0048Z 280DEG 14KT 4680 11764
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...30 MPH
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