Severe thunderstorm warning…

Good morning, Netizens…

The U.S. Weather Bureau has recently, as of 3:30 AM this morning, put a severe thunderstorm warning around Spokane. Here is the official weather warning:

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
WAC019-043-063-065-075-311130-
/O.NEW.KOTX.SV.W.0007.100731T1035Z-100731T1130Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
335 AM PDT SAT JUL 31 2010

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL WASHINGTON...
  SPOKANE COUNTY IN EASTERN WASHINGTON...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...SPOKANE...CHENEY...
  NORTHERN WHITMAN COUNTY IN EASTERN WASHINGTON...
  EXTREME SOUTH CENTRAL FERRY COUNTY IN NORTHEAST WASHINGTON...
  SOUTHERN STEVENS COUNTY IN NORTHEAST WASHINGTON...

* UNTIL 430 AM PDT

* AT 332 AM PDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN
  EXCESS OF 60 MPH.  THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING
  FROM CRESTON TO 7 MILES SOUTH OF DAVENPORT TO 7 MILES NORTH OF
  SPRAGUE TO EWEN...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 48 MILES NORTH OF
  RITZVILLE TO 25 MILES WEST OF CHENEY TO 18 MILES WEST OF CHENEY TO
  27 MILES EAST OF RITZVILLE...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
  DAVENPORT...EWEN...LINCOLN...EDWALL...TYLER...ST. JOHN...MILES...
  REARDAN...PINE CITY...MEDICAL LAKE...MALDEN...CHENEY...DEEP
  CREEK...FOUR LAKES...FAIRCHILD AFB...WELLPINIT...ROSALIA...PLAZA...
  AIRWAY HEIGHTS...MARSHALL...SPANGLE...FORD...WAVERLY...SPOKANE...
  LATAH...TUM TUM...FAIRFIELD...TEKOA...VALLEYFORD...MICA...
  DISHMAN...MEAD...MILLWOOD...ROCKFORD...OPPORTUNITY...VERADALE...
  TRENTWOOD...SPRINGDALE...OTIS ORCHARDS...NEWMAN LAKE...MILAN...LOON
  LAKE...LIBERTY LAKE...GREEN ACRES...DEER PARK...COLBERT...CLAYTON
  AND CHATTAROY

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

WIND DAMAGE WITH THIS STORM WILL OCCUR WELL AHEAD OF ANY RAIN OR
LIGHTNING. DO NOT WAIT FOR THE SOUND OF THUNDER BEFORE TAKING COVER.
SEEK SHELTER IMMEDIATELY INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY FROM
WINDOWS.

Dave