Expires:202108041115;Remove:202108041115;952466 FPUS76 KOTX 040909 NOWOTX Short Term Forecast National Weather Service Spokane WA 209 AM PDT Wed Aug 4 2021 IDZ001-WAZ037-038-042-043-041115- Northern Panhandle-Northeast Mountains-Okanogan Highlands- East Slopes Northern Cascades-Okanogan Valley- Including the cities of Sandpoint, Rathdrum, Bonners Ferry, Priest River, Eastport, Colville, Deer Park, Chewelah, Newport, Kettle Falls, Republic, Inchelium, Wauconda, Leavenworth, Mazama, Twisp, Winthrop, Stehekin, Conconully, Omak, Okanogan, Brewster, Bridgeport, Oroville, and Nespelem 209 AM PDT Wed Aug 4 2021 .Now... At 2 AM PDT, scattered showers with embedded thunderstorms stretched from the northern Cascades of Okanogan county, through Republic, Colville to near Priest Lake in Bonner county. The storms were tracking northeast at 30 mph and have been producing brief downpours, occasional lightning and wind gusts to 30 mph. This activity will gradually weaken and shift north of the Canadian border toward 4 AM. $$