Alert archive / Idaho / Winter Storm Warnings in 2008
Winter Storm Warning 1, NWS Spokane, WA
NWS Spokane, WA issued this winter storm warning at Jan 19, 2008, 7:02 PM PST for Bonner County, Boundary County, Kootenai County, Idaho; Pend Oreille County, Spokane County, Stevens County, Washington. It was in force for 15 hr. 11 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 19, 2008, 7:02 PM PST (03:02 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 20, 2008, 10:05 AM PST
- In force
- 15 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Spokane, WA
Counties Bonner County, ID, Boundary County, ID, Kootenai County, ID, Pend Oreille County, WA, Spokane County, WA, Stevens County, WA
The radar
The Spokane radar (KOTX), 73 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:59 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 19, 8:30 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 6 | 6 Sse Priest River, ID | ELEVATION 2930 FEET. SPOTTER BONNER 36. |
| Jan 19, 8:55 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 6 | 5 Ne Evans, WA | NEW SNOW SINCE 8 AM TODAY. ELEVATION 2040 FEET. SPOTTER STEVENS 25. |
| Jan 20, 8:00 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 4 | 8 Se Porthill, ID | BOUNDAR 9 2100 FT |
| Jan 20, 8:00 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 5 | Porthill, ID | PORTHILL COOP 1775 FT |
| Jan 20, 8:00 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 6 | 3 W Naples, ID | BOUNDARY 18 2300 FT |
| Jan 20, 8:00 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 6.4 | Northport, WA | NORTHPORT COOP 1390 FT |
| Jan 20, 9:06 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 4 | Spokane, WA | HJV |
| Jan 20, 9:06 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 4.2 | 4 N Newport, WA | PO 22 2350 FT |
| Jan 20, 9:06 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 4.5 | 3 E Spirit Lake, ID | KOOT 27H 2550 FT |
| Jan 20, 9:06 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 6 | 5 S Fernan Lake Village, ID | KOOT 19 2770 FT |
| Jan 20, 9:06 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 6 | 5 S Northport, WA | STEVENS 10 3020 FT |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Spokane, WA (KOTX), launched 00:00Z, 3.0 hours before the alert went out and 75 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 601 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 51 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 64 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 65 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS46 KOTX 200302 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 702 PM PST SAT JAN 19 2008 ...A RETURN OF SNOW TONIGHT... .A VIGOROUS LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE OVER THE INLAND NORTHWEST TONIGHT AND DROP SOUTH BY SUNDAY. IN ADDITION TO BRINGING ACCUMULATING SNOW TO THE MOUNTAINS AND LOWER ELEVATIONS OF EASTERN WASHINGTON AND NORTH IDAHO...GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS WILL DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY. THIS WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. WAZ037-201115- /O.UPG.KOTX.SB.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-080121T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KOTX.WS.W.0001.080120T0302Z-080121T0000Z/ NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...COLVILLE...DEER PARK... CHEWELAH...NEWPORT...KETTLE FALLS 702 PM PST SAT JAN 19 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST SUNDAY... ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY NO LONGER IN EFFECT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST SUNDAY. THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR MUCH OF THE NIGHT. GENERALLY EXPECT 2 TO 4 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION. SNOW BANDING...LOCAL AREAS OF VERY HEAVY SNOW FALL WILL OCCUR NEAR COLVILLE...KETTLE FALLS AND CHEWELAH. EXPECT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES. THE MOUNTAINS CAN EXPECT 5 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS IN THE MOUNTAINS NEAR COLVILLE. A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH ACROSS THE AREA LATE TONIGHT. AS THE SNOW TAPERS OFF...GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS WILL DEVELOP. AREAS WITH A NORTHEAST EXPOSURE WILL LIKELY EXPERIENCE WIND GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH WITH AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...RESULTING IN POOR VISIBILITY AND HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH SUNDAY NIGHT. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. THIS WARNING INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...COLVILLE...DEER PARK...CHEWELAH...NEWPORT...KETTLE FALLS. $$ IDZ001-201115- /O.CON.KOTX.SB.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-080121T0000Z/ NORTHERN PANHANDLE- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SANDPOINT...RATHDRUM... BONNERS FERRY...PRIEST RIVER 702 PM PST SAT JAN 19 2008 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST SUNDAY... A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST SUNDAY. SNOW WILL CONTINUE FOR MUCH OF THE NIGHT. EXPECT 1 TO 3 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION. THE MOUNTAINS CAN EXPECT 5 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW. A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH ACROSS THE AREA LATE TONIGHT. AS THE SNOW TAPERS OFF...GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS WILL DEVELOP. AREAS WITH A NORTHEAST EXPOSURE WILL LIKELY EXPERIENCE WIND GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH WITH AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...RESULTING IN POOR VISIBILITY AND HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. THIS ADVISORY INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SANDPOINT... RATHDRUM...BONNERS FERRY...PRIEST RIVER. $$ IDZ002-003-WAZ033-036-201115- /O.CON.KOTX.SB.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-080121T0000Z/ COEUR DALENE AREA-IDAHO PALOUSE-WASHINGTON PALOUSE-SPOKANE AREA- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...COEUR DALENE...POST FALLS... HAYDEN...MOSCOW...PLUMMER...POTLATCH...GENESEE...PULLMAN... COLFAX...ROSALIA...LA CROSSE...SPOKANE...CHENEY...DAVENPORT... ROCKFORD 702 PM PST SAT JAN 19 2008 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST SUNDAY... A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST SUNDAY. SNOW WILL CONTINUE FOR MUCH OF THE NIGHT WITH 1 TO 3 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION GENERALLY EXPECTED. THE HIGHEST SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL LIKELY BE NEAR COEUR DALENE AND IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE IDAHO PALOUSE...WITH LOWER AMOUNTS FROM SPOKANE TO SAINT JOHN AND AREAS WESTWARD. A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH ACROSS THE AREA LATE TONIGHT. AS THE SNOW TAPERS OFF...STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS WILL QUICKLY DEVELOP. BY EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... AREAS WITH A NORTHEAST EXPOSURE WILL LIKELY EXPERIENCE WIND GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH WITH AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...RESULTING IN POOR VISIBILITY AND HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. THIS ADVISORY INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...MOSCOW... PLUMMER...POTLATCH...GENESEE...COEUR DALENE...POST FALLS... HAYDEN...PULLMAN...COLFAX...ROSALIA...LA CROSSE...SPOKANE... CHENEY...DAVENPORT...ROCKFORD. $$ IDZ004-201115- /O.CON.KOTX.SB.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-080121T0000Z/ CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...KELLOGG...ST MARIES... PINEHURST...OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN 702 PM PST SAT JAN 19 2008 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST SUNDAY... A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST SUNDAY. SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS WITH 4 TO 8 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS ARE EXPECTED BY SUNDAY MORNING. A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH ACROSS THE AREA EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. AS THE SNOW TAPERS OFF...STRONG NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL QUICKLY DEVELOP. LATE TONIGHT AND INTO SUNDAY MORNING... AREAS WITH A NORTH OR NORTHEAST EXPOSURE WILL LIKELY EXPERIENCE WIND GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH WITH AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW... RESULTING IN POOR VISIBILITY AND HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. THE WINDS WILL DECREASE SUNDAY AFTERNOON. A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. THIS ADVISORY INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...KELLOGG...ST MARIES...PINEHURST...OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN. $$ IDZ027-201115- /O.CON.KOTX.SB.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-080120T1800Z/ LEWIS AND SOUTHERN NEZ PERCE COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...KAMIAH...CRAIGMONT... NEZPERCE...WINCHESTER 702 PM PST SAT JAN 19 2008 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SUNDAY... A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SUNDAY. SNOW WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT AND INTO SUNDAY MORNING. TWO TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW ARE GENERALLY EXPECTED ACROSS THE CAMAS PRAIRIE WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS...ESPECIALLY AROUND WINCHESTER. IN ADDITION...GUSTY WINDS WILL DEVELOP SUNDAY MORNING RESULTING IN AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. THIS ADVISORY INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...KAMIAH... CRAIGMONT...NEZPERCE...WINCHESTER. $$ WAZ031-201115- /O.CON.KOTX.SB.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-080121T0000Z/ NORTHEAST BLUE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...ANATONE...PEOLA 702 PM PST SAT JAN 19 2008 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST SUNDAY... A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST SUNDAY. SNOW WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT AND SUNDAY. SEVEN TO 11 INCHES OF SNOW ARE GENERALLY EXPECTED WITH THE HIGHER AMOUNTS NEAR AND ABOVE 4000 FEET. IN ADDITION...GUSTY WINDS WILL DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY RESULTING IN AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. THIS ADVISORY INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...ANATONE...PEOLA. $$ IDZ026-WAZ032-201115- /O.CON.KOTX.SB.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-080120T1800Z/ LEWISTON AREA-LOWER GARFIELD AND ASOTIN COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...GIFFORD...POMEROY... ALPOWA SUMMIT 702 PM PST SAT JAN 19 2008 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SUNDAY ABOVE 2000 FEET... A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY ABOVE 2000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SUNDAY. SNOW WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT INTO EARLY SUNDAY MORNING...ESPECIALLY ABOVE 2000 FEET. SNOW AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN POMEROY...CULDESAC... GIFFORD...AND AT THE ALPOWA SUMMIT. IN THE LEWISTON CLARKSTON VALLEY...A RAIN SNOW MIX CAN BE EXPECTED BEFORE CHANGING TO A WET SNOW BY LATE EVENING WITH AN INCH OR LESS ANTICIPATED. IN ADDITION...GUSTY WINDS WILL DEVELOP EARLY SUNDAY MORNING RESULTING IN AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. THIS ADVISORY INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...GIFFORD... POMEROY...ALPOWA SUMMIT. $$
3 follow-up statements
000 WWUS46 KOTX 200611 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 1011 PM PST SAT JAN 19 2008 ...A RETURN OF SNOW TONIGHT... .A VIGOROUS LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE OVER THE INLAND NORTHWEST TONIGHT AND DROP SOUTH BY SUNDAY. IN ADDITION TO BRINGING ACCUMULATING SNOW TO THE MOUNTAINS AND LOWER ELEVATIONS OF EASTERN WASHINGTON AND NORTH IDAHO...GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS WILL DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY. THIS WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. IDZ001-201415- /O.UPG.KOTX.SB.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-080121T0000Z/ /O.EXA.KOTX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080121T0000Z/ NORTHERN PANHANDLE- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SANDPOINT...RATHDRUM... BONNERS FERRY...PRIEST RIVER 1011 PM PST SAT JAN 19 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST SUNDAY... ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY NO LONGER IN EFFECT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST SUNDAY. THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SNOW WILL CONTINUE FOR MUCH OF THE NIGHT. EXPECT 3 TO 6 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION. THE MOUNTAINS CAN EXPECT 6 TO 11 INCHES OF SNOW. A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT. AS THE SNOW TAPERS OFF...GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS WILL DEVELOP. AREAS WITH A NORTHEAST EXPOSURE WILL LIKELY EXPERIENCE WIND GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH WITH AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...RESULTING IN POOR VISIBILITY AND HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. THIS WARNING INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SANDPOINT... RATHDRUM...BONNERS FERRY...PRIEST RIVER. $$ WAZ037-201415- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080121T0000Z/ NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...COLVILLE...DEER PARK... CHEWELAH...NEWPORT...KETTLE FALLS 1011 PM PST SAT JAN 19 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST SUNDAY. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR MUCH OF THE NIGHT. GENERALLY EXPECT 2 TO 4 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION. SNOW BANDING...LOCAL AREAS OF VERY HEAVY SNOW FALL WILL OCCUR NEAR COLVILLE...KETTLE FALLS AND CHEWELAH. EXPECT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES. THE MOUNTAINS CAN EXPECT 5 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS IN THE MOUNTAINS NEAR COLVILLE. A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH ACROSS THE AREA LATE TONIGHT. AS THE SNOW TAPERS OFF...GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS WILL DEVELOP. AREAS WITH A NORTHEAST EXPOSURE WILL LIKELY EXPERIENCE WIND GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH WITH AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...RESULTING IN POOR VISIBILITY AND HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH SUNDAY NIGHT. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. THIS WARNING INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...COLVILLE...DEER PARK...CHEWELAH...NEWPORT...KETTLE FALLS. $$ IDZ002-003-WAZ033-036-201415- /O.CON.KOTX.SB.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-080121T0000Z/ COEUR DALENE AREA-IDAHO PALOUSE-WASHINGTON PALOUSE-SPOKANE AREA- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...COEUR DALENE...POST FALLS... HAYDEN...MOSCOW...PLUMMER...POTLATCH...GENESEE...PULLMAN... COLFAX...ROSALIA...LA CROSSE...SPOKANE...CHENEY...DAVENPORT... ROCKFORD 1011 PM PST SAT JAN 19 2008 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST SUNDAY... A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST SUNDAY. SNOW WILL CONTINUE FOR MUCH OF THE NIGHT WITH 1 TO 3 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION GENERALLY EXPECTED. THE HIGHEST SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL LIKELY BE NEAR COEUR DALENE AND IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE IDAHO PALOUSE...WITH LOWER AMOUNTS FROM SPOKANE TO SAINT JOHN AND AREAS WESTWARD. A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH ACROSS THE AREA LATE TONIGHT. AS THE SNOW TAPERS OFF...STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS WILL QUICKLY DEVELOP. BY EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... AREAS WITH A NORTHEAST EXPOSURE WILL LIKELY EXPERIENCE WIND GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH WITH AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...RESULTING IN POOR VISIBILITY AND HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. THIS ADVISORY INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...MOSCOW... PLUMMER...POTLATCH...GENESEE...COEUR DALENE...POST FALLS... HAYDEN...PULLMAN...COLFAX...ROSALIA...LA CROSSE...SPOKANE... CHENEY...DAVENPORT...ROCKFORD. $$ IDZ004-201415- /O.CON.KOTX.SB.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-080121T0000Z/ CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...KELLOGG...ST MARIES... PINEHURST...OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN 1011 PM PST SAT JAN 19 2008 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST SUNDAY... A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST SUNDAY. SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS WITH 4 TO 8 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS ARE EXPECTED BY SUNDAY MORNING. A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH ACROSS THE AREA EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. AS THE SNOW TAPERS OFF...STRONG NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL QUICKLY DEVELOP. LATE TONIGHT AND INTO SUNDAY MORNING... AREAS WITH A NORTH OR NORTHEAST EXPOSURE WILL LIKELY EXPERIENCE WIND GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH WITH AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW... RESULTING IN POOR VISIBILITY AND HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. THE WINDS WILL DECREASE SUNDAY AFTERNOON. A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. THIS ADVISORY INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...KELLOGG...ST MARIES...PINEHURST...OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN. $$ IDZ027-201415- /O.CON.KOTX.SB.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-080120T1800Z/ LEWIS AND SOUTHERN NEZ PERCE COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...KAMIAH...CRAIGMONT... NEZPERCE...WINCHESTER 1011 PM PST SAT JAN 19 2008 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SUNDAY... A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SUNDAY. SNOW WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT AND INTO SUNDAY MORNING. TWO TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW ARE GENERALLY EXPECTED ACROSS THE CAMAS PRAIRIE WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS...ESPECIALLY AROUND WINCHESTER. IN ADDITION...GUSTY WINDS WILL DEVELOP SUNDAY MORNING RESULTING IN AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. THIS ADVISORY INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...KAMIAH... CRAIGMONT...NEZPERCE...WINCHESTER. $$ WAZ031-201415- /O.CON.KOTX.SB.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-080121T0000Z/ NORTHEAST BLUE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...ANATONE...PEOLA 1011 PM PST SAT JAN 19 2008 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST SUNDAY... A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST SUNDAY. SNOW WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT AND SUNDAY. SEVEN TO 11 INCHES OF SNOW ARE GENERALLY EXPECTED WITH THE HIGHER AMOUNTS NEAR AND ABOVE 4000 FEET. IN ADDITION...GUSTY WINDS WILL DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY RESULTING IN AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. THIS ADVISORY INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...ANATONE...PEOLA. $$ IDZ026-WAZ032-201415- /O.CON.KOTX.SB.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-080120T1800Z/ LEWISTON AREA-LOWER GARFIELD AND ASOTIN COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...GIFFORD...POMEROY... ALPOWA SUMMIT 1011 PM PST SAT JAN 19 2008 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SUNDAY ABOVE 2000 FEET... A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY ABOVE 2000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SUNDAY. SNOW WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT INTO EARLY SUNDAY MORNING...ESPECIALLY ABOVE 2000 FEET. SNOW AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN POMEROY...CULDESAC... GIFFORD...AND AT THE ALPOWA SUMMIT. IN THE LEWISTON CLARKSTON VALLEY...A RAIN SNOW MIX CAN BE EXPECTED BEFORE CHANGING TO A WET SNOW BY LATE EVENING WITH AN INCH OR LESS ANTICIPATED. IN ADDITION...GUSTY WINDS WILL DEVELOP EARLY SUNDAY MORNING RESULTING IN AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. THIS ADVISORY INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...GIFFORD... POMEROY...ALPOWA SUMMIT. $$
000 WWUS46 KOTX 201337 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 537 AM PST SUN JAN 20 2008 ...AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW EXPECTED TODAY... .A STRONG ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL CAUSE NORTHEAST WINDS TO INCREASE OVER NORTHERN IDAHO AND EASTERN WASHINGTON TODAY. NEWLY FALLEN SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DRIFT...AND CAUSE LOCALLY POOR VISIBILITIES TODAY. WAZ037-201815- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080121T0000Z/ NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...COLVILLE...DEER PARK... CHEWELAH...NEWPORT...KETTLE FALLS 537 AM PST SUN JAN 20 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. LITTLE ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED TODAY...HOWEVER LOCALLY GUSTY WINDS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO CAUSE SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL DIFFICULTY DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. NORTH WINDS AROUND 20 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED FOR EXPOSED LOCATIONS AROUND KETTLE FALLS...NORTHPORT...AND DEER PARK. TWO TO THREE FOOT SNOW DRIFTS ARE EXPECTED IN EXPOSED AREA TODAY. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. THIS WARNING INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...COLVILLE...DEER PARK...CHEWELAH...NEWPORT...KETTLE FALLS. $$ IDZ001-201815- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080121T0000Z/ NORTHERN PANHANDLE- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SANDPOINT...RATHDRUM... BONNERS FERRY...PRIEST RIVER 537 AM PST SUN JAN 20 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. LITTLE ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED TODAY...HOWEVER LOCALLY GUSTY WINDS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO CAUSE SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL DIFFICULTY DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. NORTHEAST WINDS BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED FOR EXPOSED LOCATIONS AROUND BONNERS FERRY AND SANDPOINT. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL LIKELY OCCUR ALONG HIGHWAY 95 FROM SANDPOINT TO HAYDEN...WHERE GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE. TWO TO THREE FOOT SNOW DRIFTS ARE EXPECTED IN EXPOSED AREA TODAY. GUSTY WINDS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE LOCAL WHITE OUT CONDITIONS THIS MORNING. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. THIS WARNING INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SANDPOINT... RATHDRUM...BONNERS FERRY...PRIEST RIVER. $$ IDZ002-003-WAZ033-036-201815- /O.CON.KOTX.SB.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-080121T0000Z/ COEUR DALENE AREA-IDAHO PALOUSE-WASHINGTON PALOUSE-SPOKANE AREA- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...COEUR DALENE...POST FALLS... HAYDEN...MOSCOW...PLUMMER...POTLATCH...GENESEE...PULLMAN... COLFAX...ROSALIA...LA CROSSE...SPOKANE...CHENEY...DAVENPORT... ROCKFORD 537 AM PST SUN JAN 20 2008 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TODAY WILL BE RELATIVELY MINOR...BUT INCREASING WINDS WILL LIKELY CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING. SNOW WILL DECREASE THIS MORNING IN THE SPOKANE AREA...AS WELL AS OVER THE PALOUSE. AN ADDITIONAL INCH OF SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE SOUTH OF SPOKANE THIS MORNING...WITH THE SPOKANE AREA RECEIVING UP TO AN ADDITIONAL HALF INCH OF SNOW. NORTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH WILL BE COMMON TODAY IN THE SPOKANE AREA AS WELL AS OVER THE PALOUSE. GUSTS AS HIGH AS 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE HAYDEN AND COEUR DALENE AREAS. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR 1 TO 2 FOOT SNOW DRIFTS IN EXPOSED AREAS LIKE THE WEST PLAINS...AND OVER THE PALOUSE. DRIFTING WILL ALSO BE A CONCERN ALONG INTERSTATE 90 FROM THE SPOKANE VALLEY MALL EASTWARD TO COEUR DALENE. A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. THIS ADVISORY INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...MOSCOW... PLUMMER...POTLATCH...GENESEE...COEUR DALENE...POST FALLS... HAYDEN...PULLMAN...COLFAX...ROSALIA...LA CROSSE...SPOKANE... CHENEY...DAVENPORT...ROCKFORD. $$ IDZ004-201815- /O.CON.KOTX.SB.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-080121T0000Z/ CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...KELLOGG...ST MARIES... PINEHURST...OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN 537 AM PST SUN JAN 20 2008 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. UP TO AN ADDITIONAL INCH OF SNOW IS EXPECTED THIS MORNING IN THE SILVER VALLEY AND IN THE SAINT JOSEPH RIVER VALLEY OF THE CENTRAL IDAHO PANHANDLE. EVEN THOUGH ADDITIONAL SNOW AMOUNTS WILL BE RELATIVELY MINOR...LOCALLY GUSTY WINDS WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE TRAVEL DIFFICULTY TODAY. EAST WINDS WILL GUST AS HIGH AS 35 MPH IN WIND PRONE AREAS AROUND KELLOGG...WALLACE...AND ST MARIES. SNOW DRIFTS OF 1 TO 2 FEET WILL BE POSSIBLE...AS WELL AS LIMITED VISIBILITIES DUE TO BLOWING SNOW. A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. THIS ADVISORY INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...KELLOGG...ST MARIES...PINEHURST...OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN. $$ IDZ027-201800- /O.CON.KOTX.SB.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-080120T1800Z/ LEWIS AND SOUTHERN NEZ PERCE COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...KAMIAH...CRAIGMONT... NEZPERCE...WINCHESTER 537 AM PST SUN JAN 20 2008 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING... A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING. UP TO AN ADDITIONAL INCH OF SNOW IS EXPECTED THIS MORNING OVER THE CAMAS PRAIRIE. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN THE COMMUNTIES OF WINCHESTER...CRAIGMONT...AND NEZPERCE BY LATE THIS MORNING. LOCALIZED WIND GUSTS TO 30 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS MORNING WHICH WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO CONTRIBUTE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING IN EXPOSED AREAS. A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. THIS ADVISORY INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...KAMIAH... CRAIGMONT...NEZPERCE...WINCHESTER. $$ WAZ031-201815- /O.CON.KOTX.SB.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-080121T0000Z/ NORTHEAST BLUE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...ANATONE...PEOLA 537 AM PST SUN JAN 20 2008 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED IN THE NORTHEAST BLUE MOUNTAINS TODAY. TOTAL STORM ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY MID AFTERNOON. LOCALIZED WIND GUSTS TO 30 MPH ARE POSSIBLE BY THIS AFTERNOON CONTRIBUTING TO THE POTENTIAL FOR BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IN EXPOSED AREAS AROUND ANATONE AND PEOLA. A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. THIS ADVISORY INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...ANATONE...PEOLA. $$ IDZ026-WAZ032-201800- /O.CON.KOTX.SB.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-080120T1800Z/ LEWISTON AREA-LOWER GARFIELD AND ASOTIN COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...GIFFORD...POMEROY... ALPOWA SUMMIT 537 AM PST SUN JAN 20 2008 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING ABOVE 2000 FEET... A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY ABOVE 2000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING. AN ADDITIONAL INCH OF SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS MORNING FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2000 FEET IN THE POMEROY...ALPOWA SUMMIT... CULDESAC...AND GIFFORD AREAS. TOTAL STORM ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES WILL BE COMMON FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2000 FEET. AS THE SNOW DECREASES TO SNOW SHOWERS AROUND MID MORNING...EAST WINDS WILL GUST TO 30 MPH CONTRIBUTING TO THE POTENTIAL OF SOME BLOWING SNOW. A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. THIS ADVISORY INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...GIFFORD... POMEROY...ALPOWA SUMMIT. $$
000 WWUS46 KOTX 201805 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 1005 AM PST SUN JAN 20 2008 IDZ001-WAZ037-201915- /O.CAN.KOTX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080121T0000Z/ NORTHERN PANHANDLE-NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SANDPOINT...RATHDRUM... BONNERS FERRY...PRIEST RIVER...COLVILLE...DEER PARK...CHEWELAH... NEWPORT...KETTLE FALLS 1005 AM PST SUN JAN 20 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. THE THREAT FOR HEAVY SNOW HAS ENDED FOR THE DAY. NORTHEAST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL STILL CAUSE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW NEAR SANDPOINT AND POSSIBLY BONNERS FERRY...BUT IT WILL NOT BE WIDESPREAD. $$ IDZ027-210000- /O.CAN.KOTX.SB.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-080120T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KOTX.SN.Y.0007.080120T1805Z-080121T0000Z/ LEWIS AND SOUTHERN NEZ PERCE COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...KAMIAH...CRAIGMONT... NEZPERCE...WINCHESTER 1005 AM PST SUN JAN 20 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. OCCASIONAL SNOW WILL FALL THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY...WITH ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS RANGING FROM 1 TO 2 INCHES. NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH LATER THIS AFTERNOON...HOWEVER SPEEDS WILL NOT BE STRONG ENOUGH TO PRODUCE WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THIS ADVISORY INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...KAMIAH... CRAIGMONT...NEZPERCE...WINCHESTER. $$ IDZ003-WAZ033-210000- /O.CAN.KOTX.SB.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-080121T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KOTX.SN.Y.0007.080120T1805Z-080121T0000Z/ IDAHO PALOUSE-WASHINGTON PALOUSE- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...MOSCOW...PLUMMER...POTLATCH... GENESEE...PULLMAN...COLFAX...ROSALIA...LA CROSSE 1005 AM PST SUN JAN 20 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. OCCASIONAL SNOW WILL FALL THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON...WITH ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS RANGING FROM 1 TO 2 INCHES. EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH LATER TODAY RESULTING IN SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...HOWEVER VISIBILITY RESTRICTIONS WILL NOT BE WIDESPREAD. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THIS ADVISORY INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...MOSCOW... PLUMMER...POTLATCH...GENESEE...PULLMAN...COLFAX...ROSALIA...LA CROSSE. $$ IDZ004-210000- /O.CAN.KOTX.SB.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-080121T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KOTX.SN.Y.0007.080120T1805Z-080121T0000Z/ CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...KELLOGG...ST MARIES... PINEHURST...OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN 1005 AM PST SUN JAN 20 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. OCCASIONAL SNOW WILL FALL THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON OVER THE CENTRAL IDAHO PANHANDLE...WITH ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS AROUND AN INCH OR LESS. OVER EXPOSED RIDGES AND PEAKS NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WILL PRODUCE BLOWING SNOW...HOWEVER WINDS IN THE VALLEYS WILL BE MUCH WEAKER AND THUS NO BLOWING OR DRIFTING IS ANTICIPATED. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THIS ADVISORY INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...KELLOGG...ST MARIES...PINEHURST...OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN. $$ WAZ031-210000- /O.CAN.KOTX.SB.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-080121T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KOTX.SN.Y.0007.080120T1805Z-080121T0000Z/ NORTHEAST BLUE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...ANATONE...PEOLA 1005 AM PST SUN JAN 20 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED IN THE NORTHEAST BLUE MOUNTAINS TODAY. EAST WINDS WILL INCREASE LATER TODAY TO 15 TO 25 MPH...BUT WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IS NOT ANTICIPATED. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THIS ADVISORY INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...ANATONE...PEOLA. $$ IDZ026-WAZ032-210000- /O.CAN.KOTX.SB.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-080120T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KOTX.SN.Y.0007.080120T1805Z-080121T0000Z/ LEWISTON AREA-LOWER GARFIELD AND ASOTIN COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...GIFFORD...POMEROY... ALPOWA SUMMIT 1005 AM PST SUN JAN 20 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON ABOVE 2000 FEET... ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A SNOW ADVISORY ABOVE 2000 FEET...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. AN ADDITIONAL ONE TO TWO INCHES OF IS EXPECTED TODAY OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS SURROUNDING LEWISTON. THIS WILL LIKELY IMPACT THE TOWNS OF POMEROY...ALPOWA SUMMIT...CULDESAC...AND GIFFORD. EAST WINDS WILL ALSO INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH...HOWEVER WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IS NOT ANTICIPATED. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THIS ADVISORY INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...GIFFORD... POMEROY...ALPOWA SUMMIT. $$ IDZ002-WAZ036-201915- /O.CAN.KOTX.SB.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-080121T0000Z/ COEUR DALENE AREA-SPOKANE AREA- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...COEUR DALENE...POST FALLS... HAYDEN...SPOKANE...CHENEY...DAVENPORT...ROCKFORD 1005 AM PST SUN JAN 20 2008 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS CANCELLED THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY. THE THREAT OF HEAVY SNOW HAS ENDED FOR THE DAY. MEANWHILE...NORTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH...WILL ONLY PRODUCE LOCAL BLOWING AND DRIFITNG SNOW OVER EXPOSED LOCATIONS. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this winter storm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Spokane, WA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this winter storm warning went out at Jan 19, 3:39 PM PST, 3 hours 23 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 19, 3:39 PM PST, 3 hours 23 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
339 PM PST SAT JAN 19 2008
.SYNOPSIS...
A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL SLOWLY MOVE OVER THE INLAND
NORTHWEST TONIGHT...BRINGING SNOW IN MOST LOCATIONS. THIS LOW
WILL SINK SOUTH OF THE REGION BY SUNDAY MORNING WITH BLUSTERLY
WINDS. DRY CONDITIONS AND SHARPLY COLDER TEMPERATURES WILL FOLLOW
AND PERSIST THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. THE NEXT CHANCE OF SNOW WILL
BE BY THE END OF THE WEEK.
&&
.DISCUSSION...
TONIGHT...THE RADAR LOOP SHOWS RETURNS INCREASING ACROSS THE REGION
AS THE COLD UPPER LOW APPROACHES. SATELLITE SHOWS THE LOW CENTER OVER
NW WA WITH CLOUD TOPS COOLING QUICKLY OVER EASTERN WASHINGTON.
THE NAM AND GFS SHOW THIS FEATURE CLOSING OFF AND TRACKING ACROSS
THE NRN TIER ZONES THIS EVENING WITH VARIOUS MINOR WAVES ROTATING
AROUND THE CENTER. THEN THE LOW IS FORECAST TO SLOWLY DROP ACROSS
THE BASIN BY EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. DIV OF Q IS NOT THAT IMPRESSIVE
ABOVE 500MB...ALTHOUGH THE LIFT ARE THE STRONGEST IN THE
850-700MB LEVEL. BASED ON THE DYNAMICS OF THIS SYSTEM...ANTICIPATE BANDS
OF SNOW TO ROTATE AROUND THE LOW AND SPAN MUCH OF THE FORECAST
AREA. DUE TO THE MILD SW FLOW...ANTICIPATE A RAIN/SNOW MIX ACROSS
THE WESTERN PALOUSE AND LEWISTON/CLARKSTON AREA THROUGH THE EVENING. THE
CASCADES AND ADJACENT VALLEYS WILL SEE SCT SNOW SHOWERS AS THE LOW
REMAINS WEST OF THE CASCADES...BUT ONCE IT ROLLS TO THE EAST SIDE
THE WESTERLY FLOW SHOULD TAPER OFF THE SNOW IN MOST LOCATIONS
EXCEPT FOR THE CREST. THE MAIN BRUNT OF THE SNOW WILL SHIFT ACROSS
BASIN...AND INTO EXTREME ERN WASHINGTON AND INTO THE PANHANDLE...WHERE
CURRENT THE ADVISORIES ARE IN PLACE. SNOW RATIOS WILL RANGE FROM
15 TO 18:1...WHILE SNOW AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES WILL BE COMMON.
ONCE THE LOW SINKS SOUTH LATE TONIGHT...AN ARCTIC FRONT WILL
GRADUALLY SAG FROM THE CANADIAN ROCKIES AND ACROSS THE CANADIAN
BORDER. ANTICIPATE A BAND OF INTENSE SNOW ALONG THE FRONT AS IT
DROPS FROM NE WA/FAR NRN IDAHO AND INTO THE SPOKANE/COEUR DALENE
AREA LATE TONIGHT. IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT...AS THE SNOW TAPERS
OFF THE WINDS WILL SWITCH TO THE N/NE AND TURN BLUSTERY ESPECIALLY
DOWN THE PURCELL TRENCH AND INTO COEUR DALENE. 850MB TEMPS DROP
ABOUT 5 TO 10 DEGREES BY 12Z SUNDAY. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL BE
A CONCERN TOWARD EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. /RFOX.
SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...MODELS IN FAIRLY GOOD AGREEMENT OF
THE TROUGH/LOW OVER THE PAC NW CONTINUING TO MOVE SOUTH THROUGH
THE DAY ON SUNDAY. PRECIPITATION WILL DECREASE FROM NORTH TO
SOUTH. THE EXCEPTION TO THIS WILL BE ACROSS THE BLUE MOUNTAINS
WHERE EASTERLY FLOW WILL PROVIDE GOOD UPSLOPE FLOW WITH AN
ADDITIONAL 2-5 INCHES OF SNOW POSSIBLE. EVEN THOUGH THE MODELS ARE
SHOWING SNOW CONTINUING ACROSS THE CAMAS PRAIRIE HAVE LOWERED THE
AMOUNT OF SNOW EXPECTED AS EASTERLY FLOW HERE IS NOT CONDUCIVE TO
DECENT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS. WHILE THE SNOW WILL BE WINDING DOWN FOR
MOST LOCATIONS SUNDAY...THE WINDS WILL ARRIVE IN FULL FORCE. A
STRONG SURFACE HIGH WILL MOVE SOUTH OUT OF BRITISH COLUMBIA AND
BRING WITH IT DOWNRIGHT COLD TEMPERATURES AND A STRONG PRESSURE
GRADIENT TO THE AREA. NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO
DEVELOP SUNDAY MORNING AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH AT LEAST THE
EVENING PERIOD AND THEN SLACKEN A BIT OVERNIGHT. AM NOT GOING AS WINDY AS
WHAT THE NAM IS SUGGESTING...WHICH HAS 55KTS OF WIND AT 5K FEET.
DO HAVE SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 OR 40 MPH
ACROSS THE PURCELL TRENCH AND DOWN TOWARDS SPOKANE AND THE
RITZVILLE AREA. ANOTHER WINDY SPOT WILL ALSO BE THE OKANOGAN
VALLEY WHERE THE NORTHERLY WINDS WILL BE FUNNELED DOWN THE VALLEY.
THE FRESHLY FALLEN SNOW COUPLED WITH THE WINDY CONDITIONS WILL
PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. WILL
CONTINUE CURRENT ADVISORIES THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY TO ACCOUNT NOT
ONLY FOR THE SNOW BUT THE WIND/BLOWING SNOW. THE WINDS WILL MAKE
THE TEMPERATURE FORECAST FOR SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT TRICKY. WITH
ALL THE COLD AIR ADVECTION OCCURRING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...HAVE
TAKEN SUNDAY MORNINGS MINIMUM TEMPERATURE AND MADE IT SUNDAY
AFTERNOONS MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE. WITH CAA AND STRONG WINDS AND SOME
CLOUD COVER...TEMPERATURES SHOULD NOT WARM DURING THE DAY...IN
FACT THEY WILL LIKELY LOWER THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL
KEEPS THINGS WELL MIXED AND THEREFORE MIN TEMPERATURES UP SUNDAY
NIGHT...SO DID NOT GO AS LOW AS WOULD LIKE TO. IF WINDS SHOULD
HAPPEN TO DECREASE FOR EVEN THE LITTLEST AMOUNT OF TIME
TEMPERATURES WILL DROP LIKE A ROCK. MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT WINDS
WILL CONTINUE THEIR DOWNWARD TREND AND COLD AIR WILL BE COMPLETELY
ENTRENCHED OVER WA AND ID. SKIES WILL CLEAR AND IT WILL BE COLD.
MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT TEMPERATURES WILL BE COLDER THAN SUNDAY
AND SUNDAY NIGHT AS THE LACK OF WINDS AND CLOUD COVER WILL ALLOW
FOR RADIATIONAL COOLING. WOULDNT THINK TEMPERATURES WOULD
INCREASE MORE THAN 10 DEGREES FROM MORNING LOWS. /NISBET
TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...MODEL SOLUTIONS HAVE UNDERGONE A
SIGNIFICANT EVOLUTION SINCE THEIR RUNS THIS TIME YESTERDAY. IN
ESSENCE...THE MEAN TROUGHING INFLUENCE OVER THE CWA THAT PERSISTS
FROM THE SHORT TERM INTO THE VERY BEGINNING OF THE EXTENDED PERIOD
WILL LEAD TO COLD AND GENERALLY DRY NORTHERLY FLOW THROUGH ABOUT
THURSDAY. THE ECMWF AND GFS BOTH HAVE COME INTO DECENT AGREEMENT
ON A WEAK SHORT WAVE TROUGH APPROACHING FROM THE NORTH ON TUESDAY.
WITH MOISTURE GENERALLY LIMITED ABOVE 600 MB AND WEAK Q-VECTOR
SUPPORT GENERALLY AT THE SAME LEVELS...ALONG WITH NO QPF FROM ANY
MODEL SOLUTION OVER THE CWA...HAVE OPTED TO JUST CARRY FLURRIES
FOR THE MOUNTAINOUS AREAS IN IDAHO AS THE WEAK WAVE MOVES DOWN THE
CONTINENTAL DIVIDE. BEHIND THAT WAVE...NORTHERLY FLOW AGAIN TAKES
HOLD THROUGH AT LEAST WEDNESDAY NIGHT. BY THURSDAY...THE GFS AND
DGEX BRING TROUGHING BACK INTO THE AREA...WHICH IS IN GENERAL
CONCERT WITH THE 00Z ECMWF. HOWEVER...THE 12Z ECMWF HAS SHIFTED
MAJORLY AND BROUGHT A LARGE CLOSED MID-LEVEL LOW OFF THE
WASHINGTON COAST. HOWEVER...BY THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...BOTH
THE GFS AND 12Z ECMWF BRING TROUGHING OVER THE ENTIRE NORTHWESTERN
PORTION OF THE COUNTRY...NOT TO MENTION THEY BOTH ALLOW LAYER
MOISTURE TO SURGE SUBSTANTIALLY THROUGH THE PERIOD. WITH COPIOUS
QPF IN INTERLUDES TOWARD NEXT WEEKEND WITH A DEEP WESTERLY PACIFIC
MOISTURE FEED INTERCEPTING THE AREA AND DECENT AGREEMENT IN TERMS
OF MEAN TROUGHING BECOMING THE DOMINANT INFLUENCE THROUGH THE
LATTER HALF OF THE EXTENDED...HAVE ADJUSTED POPS UPWARD
TREMENDOUSLY. ADDITIONALLY...HAVE MADE SUBSTANTIAL ADJUSTMENTS TO
OVERNIGHT TEMPERATURES DUE TO CLOUD COVER WITH THE FLOW AFTER
UNDERCUTTING GUIDANCE BY AT LEAST A DOZEN DEGREES THROUGH MID-WEEK
UNDER THE DRY NORTHERLY FLOW. WHILE NO REAL WARM-UP TO EVEN
CLIMATOLOGICAL LEVELS IS IN THE FORECAST...TEMPERATURES SHOULD
MODERATE BY NEXT WEEKEND...HOWEVER EARLY INDICATIONS ARE THAT THE
SOUTHWARD ADVANCEMENT OF A LARGE POLAR VORTEX OVER WESTERN NORTH
AMERICA OR THE EASTERN NORTH PACIFIC WILL ONCE AGAIN FORCE MUCH
COLDER AIR INTO THE REGION SHORTLY THEREAFTER. /FRIES
&&
.AVIATION...
OUTSIDE OF KEAT AND KMWH...CONDITIONS HAVE OR WILL CONTINUE TO
DETERIORATE AT THE REST OF THE TAF SITES. SNOW HAS DEVELOPED AND
WILL INTENSIFY OVERNIGHT RESTRICTING VISIBILITIES TO BELOW 1/2SM AT
TIMES OVERNIGHT. BY ABOUT 10Z...A COLD FRONT WILL BEGIN TO PUSH FROM
NORTHEAST TO SOUTHWEST ACROSS THE AREA...AND WINDS WILL ABRUPTLY
SHIFT TO THE NORTHEAST AND BECOME GUSTY. AS SNOW ENDS WITH THE
FRONTAL PASSAGE...BLOWING SNOW WILL BECOME AN ISSUE BY TOMORROW
MORNING...ESPECIALLY AT KCOE AND KGEG. /FRIES
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
SPOKANE 21 21 7 17 -1 18 / 80 20 10 0 0 0
COEUR DALENE 20 20 7 16 1 19 / 80 20 10 0 0 0
PULLMAN 23 23 9 16 4 20 / 80 50 10 0 0 0
LEWISTON 30 30 17 22 14 23 / 80 30 0 0 0 0
COLVILLE 19 19 10 17 4 18 / 80 10 10 0 0 10
SANDPOINT 20 20 5 15 -2 17 / 80 10 10 0 0 10
KELLOGG 19 19 4 13 1 17 / 90 30 10 0 0 10
MOSES LAKE 20 20 10 20 -1 21 / 20 20 0 0 0 0
WENATCHEE 20 20 12 20 4 25 / 20 30 0 0 0 0
OMAK 15 15 7 15 -4 23 / 20 20 0 0 0 0
&&
.OTX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
ID...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY UNTIL 4 PM PST SUNDAY FOR CENTRAL
PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS.
SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY UNTIL 10 AM PST SUNDAY FOR LEWIS
AND SOUTHERN NEZ PERCE COUNTIES.
SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY UNTIL 10 AM PST SUNDAY ABOVE 2000
FEET FOR LEWISTON AREA.
SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY UNTIL 4 PM PST SUNDAY FOR COEUR
DALENE AREA...IDAHO PALOUSE.
SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY UNTIL 4 PM PST SUNDAY FOR
NORTHERN PANHANDLE.
WA...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY UNTIL 10 AM PST SUNDAY ABOVE 2000
FEET FOR LOWER GARFIELD AND ASOTIN COUNTIES.
SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY UNTIL 4 PM PST SUNDAY FOR SPOKANE
AREA...WASHINGTON PALOUSE.
SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY UNTIL 4 PM PST SUNDAY FOR
NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS.
SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY UNTIL 4 PM PST SUNDAY FOR
NORTHEAST BLUE MOUNTAINS.
&&Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 19, 6:01 AM PST, 13 hours 1 minute before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 601 AM PST SAT JAN 19 2008 IDZ001>003-WAZ033-036-037-201415- NORTHERN PANHANDLE-COEUR DALENE AREA-IDAHO PALOUSE- WASHINGTON PALOUSE-SPOKANE AREA-NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS- 601 AM PST SAT JAN 19 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH IDAHO... NORTHEAST WASHINGTON AND SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT ACCUMULATING SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH OF EASTERN WASHINGTON AND THE NORTHERN IDAHO PANHANDLE LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH EVENING...BEFORE THE SNOW TAPERS OFF LATE. MODERATE ACCUMULATIONS WILL FAVOR THE MOUNTAINS AND LOWER ELEVATIONS ACROSS IDAHO TO INCLUDE THE COEUR DALENE AREA EXTENDING SOUTH TO THE IDAHO PALOUSE...WITH LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS IN THE SPOKANE AREA. GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS WILL THEN DEVELOP BEHIND THE COLD FRONT LATE TONIGHT CREATING LOCALIZED AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. HOWEVER...SHARPLY COLDER TEMPERATURES WILL ARRIVE FOR EARLY NEXT WEEK. NIGHTTIME LOWS OF 2 BELOW TO 12 BELOW ZERO WILL BE COMMON. RESIDENTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR WHAT WILL BE THE COLDEST AIR SO FAR THIS SEASON. IDZ004-027-WAZ031-201415- CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS-LEWIS AND SOUTHERN NEZ PERCE COUNTIES- NORTHEAST BLUE MOUNTAINS- 601 AM PST SAT JAN 19 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH IDAHO... NORTH CENTRAL IDAHO AND SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT ACCUMULATING SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS THE CENTRAL IDAHO PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS AND CAMAS PRAIRIE EXTENDING SOUTHWEST TO THE NORTHEAST BLUE MOUNTAINS THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT. MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE LIKELY BY TONIGHT...ESPECIALLY FOR THE WINCHESTER...CRAIGMONT...AND NEZ PERCE AREAS AS WELL AS THE BLUE MOUNTAINS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY A COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE THROUGH THE AREA EARLY SUNDAY MORNING...WITH GUSTY WINDS AND ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ANTICIPATED BEHIND THE FRONT. AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW COMBINED WITH RECENT SNOWFALL WILL RESULT IN DIFFICULT WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. SHARPLY COLDER TEMPERATURES WILL THEN ARRIVE FOR EARLY NEXT WEEK. NIGHTTIME LOWS OF 2 BELOW TO 10 BELOW ZERO WILL BE COMMON. RESIDENTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR WHAT WILL BE THE COLDEST AIR SO FAR THIS SEASON. IDZ026-WAZ032-034-035-038-041>044-201415- LEWISTON AREA-LOWER GARFIELD AND ASOTIN COUNTIES-MOSES LAKE AREA- UPPER COLUMBIA BASIN-OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS-WENATCHEE AREA- EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES-OKANOGAN VALLEY-WATERVILLE PLATEAU- 601 AM PST SAT JAN 19 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL IDAHO...CENTRAL WASHINGTON...EAST CENTRAL WASHINGTON...NORTH CENTRAL WASHINGTON AND SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT PATCHES OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN MAY BE ENCOUNTERED ACROSS THE UPPER COLUMBIA BASIN THIS MORNING...WHILE SNOW INCREASES ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE CASCADES. SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. HOWEVER...SHARPLY COLDER TEMPERATURES WILL ARRIVE FOR EARLY NEXT WEEK. NIGHTTIME LOWS OF ZERO TO 10 BELOW ZERO WILL BE COMMON.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Spokane, WA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 20, 10:05 AM PST | Snow Advisory | OTX | Benewah, Kootenai, Latah, Lewis, Nez Perce, Shoshone | 8 hr |
| Jan 20, 12:59 PM PST | Snow and Blowing Snow Advisory | OTX | Adams, Douglas, Grant, Lincoln, Okanogan | 5 hr |
Nearby
Winter Storm Warnings in Idaho, 2008Winter Storm Warnings in Washington, 2008Every winter storm warning in 2008
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.