Special Weather Statement by NWS

• Effective: 2024-06-15 11:55:00 PDT
• Expires: 2024-06-15 12:30:00 PDT
• Urgency: Expected
• Severity: Moderate
• Certainty: Observed
• Instruction: 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. This storm may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio stations and available television stations for additional information and possible warnings from the National Weather Service. If on or near southern Priest Lake or Lake Pend Oreille, get out of the water and move indoors or inside a vehicle. Remember, lightning can strike out to 10 miles from the parent thunderstorm. If you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning. Move to safe shelter now! Do not be caught on the water in a thunderstorm. Persons in campgrounds should consider seeking sturdy shelter until this storm passes.
• Target Area: Northern Panhandle

A strong thunderstorm was detected by Doppler radar at 11:54 AM PDT near Priest River, Idaho, advancing northeast at a speed of 50 mph. The storm poses a risk with wind gusts surpassing 40 mph and the potential for pea-sized hail. The radar has confirmed these conditions, which could lead to fallen tree limbs and the displacement of unsecured items. There is also a chance of minor hail damage to exposed objects. The affected areas include Sandpoint, Priest River, Ponderay, Kootenai, Dover, Colburn, Schweitzer Mountain, and Coolin. Motorists should be cautious on U.S. Highway 95 between mile markers 465 and 485, as well as U.S. Highway 2 between mile markers 6 and 28, as these highways are in the path of the storm.

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