Severe Thunderstorm Warning Issued for Central Washington Counties
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NOAA issued it on June 14, 2026, 2 months ago. Warnings of this kind stay in effect for hours to a few days, so this page is a historical record of what was issued, not a current warning. For conditions where you are right now, check weather.gov (US), weather.gc.ca (Canada), the Met Office (UK), or the Bureau of Meteorology (Australia).
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NWS Spokane has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for parts of Adams, Chelan, Douglas, Grant, and Lincoln counties until 10:15 PM PDT.
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- Record type
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- Affected area
- Central Washington
- Issued
- June 14, 2026
- Issuing authority
- NWS Spokane WA
Storm notices can cover different combinations of wind, hail, lightning, and rainfall. Use the original notice for the hazards and boundaries attached to this specific record.
Record status: historical. It was issued 2 months ago; use the issuing agency's live warning service for current conditions in Central Washington.
Alert Details
A Severe Thunderstorm Warning was issued by the National Weather Service in Spokane WA on May 28 at 9:00 PM PDT. The alert is effective from 9:00 PM PDT until 10:15 PM PDT.
Affected Areas
The warning covers Douglas County in north central Washington, south central Chelan County in north central Washington, north central Adams County in eastern Washington, western Lincoln County in eastern Washington, and northern Grant County in north central Washington. Locations impacted include Wenatchee, East Wenatchee, Ephrata, Quincy, Cashmere, Rock Island, Sunnyslope, East Wenatchee Bench, Orondo, Lakeview, Banks Lake South, South Wenatchee, West Wenatchee, Douglas, Soap Lake, Waterville, Entiat, Grand Coulee, Electric City, and Coulee City. This includes U.S. Highway 97 in Washington between mile markers 213 and 218.
What You Should Do
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
Expected Conditions
At 9:00 PM PDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 8 miles southwest of Quincy to 15 miles northeast of Moses Lake North, moving north at 40 mph. Hazards include 70 mph wind gusts. Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings. Hail up to 0.75 inches is possible.
Timeline
The warning is in effect from May 28 at 9:00 PM PDT until May 28 at 10:15 PM PDT.
Original source: NOAA Official Notice ↗
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