# Special Weather Statement: Upper Columbia Basin; Okanogan Highlands; Waterville Plateau — retained record

> Retained us-gov-api record from us-gov-api:noaa-weather.

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source: [us-gov-api](https://highsignal.app/data/us-gov-api) (us-gov-api:noaa-weather)  published 2026-08-12 23:13 ingested 2026-08-13 07:30

[original source ↗](http://www.weather.gov/)

## extract

Special Weather Statement — Upper Columbia Basin; Okanogan Highlands; Waterville Plateau
Severity: Moderate. Certainty: Observed.
At 1113 PM PDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 15
miles northeast of Banks Lake South, or 46 miles southeast of Omak,
moving north at 15 mph.

HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph and penny size 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...
Coulee Dam, Grand Coulee, Electric City, Elmer City, Spring Canyon
Campground, and Bagdad Junction.

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The historical document was shared with another weather alert and cannot be attributed to this record. The original extract is preserved above; the exact alert link was not retained.