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Winter Storm Warning 5, NWS Spokane, WA
NWS Spokane, WA issued this winter storm warning at Mar 26, 2008, 9:45 PM PDT for Spokane County, Whitman County, Washington; 4 counties in Idaho. It was in force for 18 hr. 3 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
- Mar 26, 2008, 9:45 PM PDT (04:45 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 27, 2008, 3:37 PM PDT
- In force
- 18 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Spokane, WA
Counties Benewah County, ID, Kootenai County, ID, Latah County, ID, Shoshone County, ID, Spokane County, WA, Whitman County, WA
The radar
The Spokane radar (KOTX), 77 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:49 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 27, 5:39 AM PDT | HEAVY SNOW 4 | 6 Ne Moscow, ID | SPOTTER LATAH 5. MODERATE SNOW STILL FALLING. |
| Mar 27, 9:55 AM PDT | HEAVY SLEET 5 | 7 N Harrison, ID | KOOTENAI 81 - ELEV 2700 FT |
| Mar 27, 9:55 AM PDT | HEAVY SNOW 5 | 8 Ne Rockford, ID | SPOKANE 133 - ELEV 3000 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, 4.8 hours before the alert went out and 58 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
- 1 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -5 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2160 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 40 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 33 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 25 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 270445 AAB WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 945 PM PDT WED MAR 26 2008 IDZ027-271245- /O.UPG.KOTX.SN.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-080327T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KOTX.HS.W.0008.080327T0445Z-080327T1800Z/ LEWIS AND SOUTHERN NEZ PERCE COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...KAMIAH...CRAIGMONT... NEZPERCE...WINCHESTER 945 PM PDT WED MAR 26 2008 ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THURSDAY... ...SNOW ADVISORY NO LONGER IN EFFECT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A HEAVY SNOW WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THURSDAY. THE SNOW ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. MAINLY ABOVE 1500 FEET...3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOWFALL ON AVERAGE WILL OCCUR OVERNIGHT AND TOMORROW MORNING. DUE TO THE CONVECTIVE NATURE OF THIS SNOW...LOCAL ACCUMULATIONS AS HIGH 7 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE ON THE CAMAS PRAIRIE. A HEAVY SNOW WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THIS WARNING INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...KAMIAH... CRAIGMONT...NEZPERCE...WINCHESTER. $$ IDZ004-271245- /O.UPG.KOTX.SN.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-080327T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KOTX.WS.W.0005.080327T0445Z-080328T0000Z/ CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...KELLOGG...ST MARIES... PINEHURST...OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN 945 PM PDT WED MAR 26 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THURSDAY... ...SNOW ADVISORY NO LONGER IN EFFECT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THURSDAY. THE SNOW ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 9 INCHES ON AVERAGE IS EXPECTED TO FALL IN THE MOUNTAINS ABOVE 3000 FEET THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. IN THE VALLEYS EXPECT 3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION. DUE TO THE CONVECTIVE NATURE OF THIS SNOW...LOCAL ACCUMULATIONS AS HIGH 7 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE VALLEYS. GUSTY WINDS WILL PRODUCE BLOWING SNOW AND LOW VISIBILITIES ESPECIALLY IN THE MOUNTAINS. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. THIS WARNING INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...KELLOGG...ST MARIES...PINEHURST...OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN. $$ IDZ003-WAZ033-271245- /O.UPG.KOTX.SN.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-080327T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KOTX.WS.W.0005.080327T0445Z-080327T1800Z/ IDAHO PALOUSE-WASHINGTON PALOUSE- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...MOSCOW...PLUMMER...POTLATCH... GENESEE...PULLMAN...COLFAX...ROSALIA...LA CROSSE 945 PM PDT WED MAR 26 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THURSDAY... ...SNOW ADVISORY NO LONGER IN EFFECT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THURSDAY. THE SNOW ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. MAINLY ABOVE 2000 FEET...3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOWFALL ON AVERAGE WILL OCCUR OVERNIGHT AND TOMORROW MORNING. DUE TO THE CONVECTIVE NATURE OF THIS SNOW...LOCAL ACCUMULATIONS AROUND 7 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE. GUSTY WINDS WILL PRODUCE LOCAL BLOWING SNOW AND LOW VISIBILITIES. 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...MOSCOW... PLUMMER...POTLATCH...GENESEE...PULLMAN...COLFAX...ROSALIA...LA CROSSE. $$ WAZ031-271245- /O.CON.KOTX.SN.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-080327T1800Z/ NORTHEAST BLUE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...ANATONE...PEOLA 945 PM PDT WED MAR 26 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THURSDAY... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THURSDAY. EXPECT 4 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOWFALL ON AVERAGE TO ACCUMULATE OVERNIGHT AND TOMORROW MORNING ABOVE 3000 FEET. DUE TO THE CONVECTIVE NATURE OF THIS SNOW...LOCAL ACCUMULATIONS AS HIGH 8 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE. GUSTY WINDS WILL PRODUCE LOCAL BLOWING SNOW AND LOW VISIBILITIES. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THIS ADVISORY INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...ANATONE...PEOLA. $$ IDZ026-WAZ032-271245- /O.CON.KOTX.SN.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-080327T1800Z/ LEWISTON AREA-LOWER GARFIELD AND ASOTIN COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...LEWISTON...LAPWAI...PECK... CULDESAC...CLARKSTON...POMEROY 945 PM PDT WED MAR 26 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THURSDAY... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THURSDAY. MAINLY ABOVE 1500 FEET...1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOWFALL ON AVERAGE WILL OCCUR OVERNIGHT AND TOMORROW MORNING. DUE TO THE CONVECTIVE NATURE OF THIS SNOW...LOCAL ACCUMULATIONS AROUND 5 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE ABOVE 2000 FEET. 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...LEWISTON... LAPWAI...PECK...CULDESAC...CLARKSTON...POMEROY. $$
8 follow-up statements
000 WWUS46 KOTX 270516 AAC WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 1016 PM PDT WED MAR 26 2008 IDZ027-271330- /O.CON.KOTX.HS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-080327T1800Z/ LEWIS AND SOUTHERN NEZ PERCE COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...KAMIAH...CRAIGMONT... NEZPERCE...WINCHESTER 1016 PM PDT WED MAR 26 2008 ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THURSDAY... A HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THURSDAY. MAINLY ABOVE 1500 FEET...3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOWFALL ON AVERAGE WILL OCCUR OVERNIGHT AND TOMORROW MORNING. DUE TO THE CONVECTIVE NATURE OF THIS SNOW...LOCAL ACCUMULATIONS AS HIGH 7 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE ON THE CAMAS PRAIRIE. A HEAVY SNOW WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THIS WARNING INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...KAMIAH... CRAIGMONT...NEZPERCE...WINCHESTER. $$ IDZ004-271330- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-080328T0000Z/ CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...KELLOGG...ST MARIES... PINEHURST...OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN 1016 PM PDT WED MAR 26 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THURSDAY. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 9 INCHES ON AVERAGE IS EXPECTED TO FALL IN THE MOUNTAINS ABOVE 3000 FEET THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. IN THE VALLEYS EXPECT 3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION. DUE TO THE CONVECTIVE NATURE OF THIS SNOW...LOCAL ACCUMULATIONS AS HIGH 7 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE VALLEYS. GUSTY WINDS WILL PRODUCE BLOWING SNOW AND LOW VISIBILITIES ESPECIALLY IN THE MOUNTAINS. 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...KELLOGG...ST MARIES...PINEHURST...OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN. $$ IDZ003-WAZ033-271330- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-080327T1800Z/ IDAHO PALOUSE-WASHINGTON PALOUSE- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...MOSCOW...PLUMMER...POTLATCH... GENESEE...PULLMAN...COLFAX...ROSALIA...LA CROSSE 1016 PM PDT WED MAR 26 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THURSDAY. MAINLY ABOVE 2000 FEET...3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOWFALL ON AVERAGE WILL OCCUR OVERNIGHT AND TOMORROW MORNING. DUE TO THE CONVECTIVE NATURE OF THIS SNOW...LOCAL ACCUMULATIONS AROUND 7 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE. GUSTY WINDS WILL PRODUCE LOCAL BLOWING SNOW AND LOW VISIBILITIES. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. THIS WARNING INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...MOSCOW... PLUMMER...POTLATCH...GENESEE...PULLMAN...COLFAX...ROSALIA...LA CROSSE. $$ IDZ001-002-WAZ036-037-271330- /O.EXA.KOTX.SN.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-080327T1800Z/ NORTHERN PANHANDLE-COEUR DALENE AREA-SPOKANE AREA- NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SANDPOINT...RATHDRUM... BONNERS FERRY...PRIEST RIVER...COEUR DALENE...POST FALLS... HAYDEN...SPOKANE...CHENEY...DAVENPORT...ROCKFORD...COLVILLE... DEER PARK...CHEWELAH...NEWPORT...KETTLE FALLS 1016 PM PDT WED MAR 26 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THURSDAY. EXPECT 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOWFALL AVERAGE TO FALL THROUGH TOMORROW MORNING. DUE TO THE CONVECTIVE NATURE OF THIS SNOW...LOCAL ACCUMULATIONS AROUND 5 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE. THIS HIGHEST THREAT AREA FOR THESE HEAVIER ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE AROUND THE COEUR DALENE REGION. IN THE MOUNTAINS EXPECT 3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW ON AVERAGE. 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...COEUR DALENE... POST FALLS...HAYDEN...SANDPOINT...RATHDRUM...BONNERS FERRY... PRIEST RIVER...COLVILLE...DEER PARK...CHEWELAH...NEWPORT...KETTLE FALLS...SPOKANE...CHENEY...DAVENPORT...ROCKFORD. $$ WAZ031-271330- /O.CON.KOTX.SN.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-080327T1800Z/ NORTHEAST BLUE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...ANATONE...PEOLA 1016 PM PDT WED MAR 26 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THURSDAY... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THURSDAY. EXPECT 4 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOWFALL ON AVERAGE TO ACCUMULATE OVERNIGHT AND TOMORROW MORNING ABOVE 3000 FEET. DUE TO THE CONVECTIVE NATURE OF THIS SNOW...LOCAL ACCUMULATIONS AS HIGH 8 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE. GUSTY WINDS WILL PRODUCE LOCAL BLOWING SNOW AND LOW VISIBILITIES. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THIS ADVISORY INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...ANATONE...PEOLA. $$ IDZ026-WAZ032-271330- /O.CON.KOTX.SN.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-080327T1800Z/ LEWISTON AREA-LOWER GARFIELD AND ASOTIN COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...LEWISTON...LAPWAI...PECK... CULDESAC...CLARKSTON...POMEROY 1016 PM PDT WED MAR 26 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THURSDAY... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THURSDAY. MAINLY ABOVE 1500 FEET...1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOWFALL ON AVERAGE WILL OCCUR OVERNIGHT AND TOMORROW MORNING. DUE TO THE CONVECTIVE NATURE OF THIS SNOW...LOCAL ACCUMULATIONS AROUND 5 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE ABOVE 2000 FEET. 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...LEWISTON... LAPWAI...PECK...CULDESAC...CLARKSTON...POMEROY. $$
000 WWUS46 KOTX 270812 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 112 AM PDT THU MAR 27 2008 IDZ027-271615- /O.CON.KOTX.HS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-080327T1800Z/ LEWIS AND SOUTHERN NEZ PERCE COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...KAMIAH...CRAIGMONT... NEZPERCE...WINCHESTER 112 AM PDT THU MAR 27 2008 ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING... A HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING. MAINLY ABOVE 1500 FEET...3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOWFALL ON AVERAGE WILL OCCUR OVERNIGHT AND TOMORROW MORNING. DUE TO THE CONVECTIVE NATURE OF THIS SNOW...LOCAL ACCUMULATIONS AS HIGH 7 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE ON THE CAMAS PRAIRIE. A HEAVY SNOW WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THIS WARNING INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...KAMIAH... CRAIGMONT...NEZPERCE...WINCHESTER. $$ IDZ004-271615- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-080328T0000Z/ CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...KELLOGG...ST MARIES... PINEHURST...OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN 112 AM PDT THU MAR 27 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 9 INCHES ON AVERAGE ARE EXPECTED TO FALL IN THE MOUNTAINS ABOVE 3000 FEET THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. IN THE VALLEYS EXPECT 3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION. DUE TO THE CONVECTIVE NATURE OF THIS SNOW...LOCAL ACCUMULATIONS AS HIGH 7 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE VALLEYS. GUSTY WINDS WILL PRODUCE BLOWING SNOW AND LOW VISIBILITIES ESPECIALLY IN THE MOUNTAINS. 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...KELLOGG...ST MARIES...PINEHURST...OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN. $$ IDZ003-WAZ033-271615- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-080327T1800Z/ IDAHO PALOUSE-WASHINGTON PALOUSE- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...MOSCOW...PLUMMER...POTLATCH... GENESEE...PULLMAN...COLFAX...ROSALIA...LA CROSSE 112 AM PDT THU MAR 27 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING. SNOW WILL REDEVELOP OVER THE WASHINGTON AND IDAHO PALOUSE BETWEEN 2 AM AND 4 AM...AND CONTINUE THROUGH MID MORNING. EXPECT RAPID ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES IN THE PULLMAN AND MOSCOW AREAS. LOCALIZED ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 7 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER NORTHERN PORTIONS OF WHITMAN AND LATAH COUNTIES ABOVE 2000 FEET IN THE COLFAX...GARFIELD...AND POTLATCH AREAS. IN ADDITION TO THE RAPID SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. MOTORISTS SHOULD PREPARE FOR LOCALLY DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS OVER THE PALOUSE THIS MORNING. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. THIS WARNING INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...MOSCOW... PLUMMER...POTLATCH...GENESEE...PULLMAN...COLFAX...ROSALIA...LA CROSSE. $$ IDZ001-002-WAZ036-037-271615- /O.CON.KOTX.SN.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-080327T1800Z/ NORTHERN PANHANDLE-COEUR DALENE AREA-SPOKANE AREA- NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SANDPOINT...RATHDRUM... BONNERS FERRY...PRIEST RIVER...COEUR DALENE...POST FALLS... HAYDEN...SPOKANE...CHENEY...DAVENPORT...ROCKFORD...COLVILLE... DEER PARK...CHEWELAH...NEWPORT...KETTLE FALLS 112 AM PDT THU MAR 27 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES WILL BE COMMON IN THE SPOKANE AND COEUR DALENE AREAS...AS WELL AS IN THE MOUNTAINS NORTH OF THE METRO THIS MORNING. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO REDEVELOP BETWEEN 3 AM AND 5 AM AND PERSIST THROUGH MID MORNING. LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN SPOKANE COUNTY...WHERE SNOW AMOUNTS OF 4 INCHES OR MORE WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE ROCKFORD AND FAIRFIELD AREAS. PORTIONS OF KOOTENAI COUNTY WILL ALSO HAVE THE POTENTIAL FOR LOCALIZED AMOUNTS UP TO 4 INCHES. ANOTHER BAND OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL PRODUCE ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES WELL NORTH OF THE SPOKANE METRO AREA. THE COMMUNITIES OF CHEWELAH...USK...PRIEST RIVER...AND SANDPOINT WILL LIKELY BE AFFECTED BY THIS BAND OF SNOW THIS MORNING. THE HEAVIEST ACCUMULATIONS WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 1 AM AND 6 AM WITH THIS BAND OF 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...COEUR DALENE... POST FALLS...HAYDEN...SANDPOINT...RATHDRUM...BONNERS FERRY... PRIEST RIVER...COLVILLE...DEER PARK...CHEWELAH...NEWPORT...KETTLE FALLS...SPOKANE...CHENEY...DAVENPORT...ROCKFORD. $$ WAZ031-271615- /O.CON.KOTX.SN.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-080327T1800Z/ NORTHEAST BLUE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...ANATONE...PEOLA 112 AM PDT THU MAR 27 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING. EXPECT 4 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOWFALL ON AVERAGE TO ACCUMULATE OVERNIGHT AND TOMORROW MORNING ABOVE 3000 FEET. DUE TO THE CONVECTIVE NATURE OF THIS SNOW...LOCAL ACCUMULATIONS AS HIGH 8 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE. GUSTY WINDS WILL PRODUCE LOCAL BLOWING SNOW AND LOW VISIBILITIES. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THIS ADVISORY INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...ANATONE...PEOLA. $$ IDZ026-WAZ032-271615- /O.CON.KOTX.SN.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-080327T1800Z/ LEWISTON AREA-LOWER GARFIELD AND ASOTIN COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...LEWISTON...LAPWAI...PECK... CULDESAC...CLARKSTON...POMEROY 112 AM PDT THU MAR 27 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING. MAINLY ABOVE 1500 FEET...1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOWFALL ON AVERAGE WILL OCCUR OVERNIGHT AND TOMORROW MORNING. DUE TO THE CONVECTIVE NATURE OF THIS SNOW...LOCAL ACCUMULATIONS AROUND 5 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE ABOVE 2000 FEET. 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...LEWISTON... LAPWAI...PECK...CULDESAC...CLARKSTON...POMEROY. $$
000 WWUS46 KOTX 271159 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 459 AM PDT THU MAR 27 2008 IDZ027-271800- /O.CON.KOTX.HS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-080327T1800Z/ LEWIS AND SOUTHERN NEZ PERCE COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...KAMIAH...CRAIGMONT... NEZPERCE...WINCHESTER 459 AM PDT THU MAR 27 2008 ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING... A HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING. AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW IS LIKELY THIS MORNING OVER THE CAMAS PRAIRIE. INCLUDING ACCUMULATIONS THAT OCCURRED OVERNIGHT...TOTAL SNOW AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE LIKELY FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2000 FEET IN THE WINCHESTER...NEZ PERCE...AND CRAIGMONT AREAS. IN ADDITION TO THE HEAVY SNOW...LOCALIZED BLOWING AND DRIFTING WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS MORNING. GUSTY WEST WINDS UP TO 25 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE IDAHO PANHANDLE. A HEAVY SNOW WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THIS WARNING INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...KAMIAH... CRAIGMONT...NEZPERCE...WINCHESTER. $$ IDZ004-271800- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-080328T0000Z/ CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...KELLOGG...ST MARIES... PINEHURST...OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN 459 AM PDT THU MAR 27 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON. AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW WILL BE COMMON IN THE LOW ELEVATIONS OF THE CENTRAL IDAHO PANHANDLE THIS MORNING...INCLUDING THE COMMUNITIES OF KELLOGG AND WALLACE. LOCAL AMOUNTS UP TO 7 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE AROUND ST. MARIES AND ACROSS SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF SHOSHONE COUNTY...INCLUDING CALDER AND AVERY. THE SNOW WILL BE THE HEAVIEST BETWEEN 6 AM AND 10 AM. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 4000 FEET. 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...KELLOGG...ST MARIES...PINEHURST...OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN. $$ IDZ003-WAZ033-271800- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-080327T1800Z/ IDAHO PALOUSE-WASHINGTON PALOUSE- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...MOSCOW...PLUMMER...POTLATCH... GENESEE...PULLMAN...COLFAX...ROSALIA...LA CROSSE 459 AM PDT THU MAR 27 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING. SNOW WILL FALL HEAVILY OVER THE WASHINGTON AND IDAHO PALOUSE THROUGH 8 AM. AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW WILL BE COMMON ABOVE 2000 FEET. LOCALIZED AMOUNTS UP TO 7 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE AROUND PULLMAN...MOSCOW...AND COLFAX. SNOWFALL RATES IN EXCESS OF AN INCH PER HOUR COMBINED WITH GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS WILL CAUSE NEAR WHITE OUT CONDITIONS THIS MORNING. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL BETWEEN 5 AM AND 8 AM. SNOW DRIFTS 2 TO 3 FEET HIGH WILL BE POSSIBLE IN WIND PRONE AREAS OF THE PALOUSE. MOTORISTS SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION. CHECK THE ROAD CONDITIONS BEFORE ATTEMPTING TO TRAVEL THIS MORNING. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. THIS WARNING INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...MOSCOW... PLUMMER...POTLATCH...GENESEE...PULLMAN...COLFAX...ROSALIA...LA CROSSE. $$ IDZ001-002-WAZ036-037-271800- /O.CON.KOTX.SN.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-080327T1800Z/ NORTHERN PANHANDLE-COEUR DALENE AREA-SPOKANE AREA- NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SANDPOINT...RATHDRUM... BONNERS FERRY...PRIEST RIVER...COEUR DALENE...POST FALLS... HAYDEN...SPOKANE...CHENEY...DAVENPORT...ROCKFORD...COLVILLE... DEER PARK...CHEWELAH...NEWPORT...KETTLE FALLS 459 AM PDT THU MAR 27 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING. FOR THE SPOKANE AND COEUR DALENE AREAS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES WILL BE COMMON THIS MORNING AS A BAND OF SNOW MOVES THROUGH THE REGION BETWEEN 5 AM AND 8 AM. SNOW AMOUNTS JUST SOUTH OF THE METRO AREA COULD REACH AS HIGH AS 4 INCHES AROUND ROCKFORD...WORLEY...AND HARRISON. NORTH OF SPOKANE...A NARROW BAND OF SNOW PRODUCED ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 7 INCHES FROM CHEWELAH TO SANDPOINT OVERNIGHT. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE BEFORE 7 AM IN THE SPRINGDALE...DEER PARK...AND SANDPOINT AREAS. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS AROUND SANDPOINT COULD REACH 8 INCHES BY THE TIME THE SNOW COMES TO AN END AFTER SUNRISE. COMMUNITIES CLOSE TO THE CANADIAN BORDER LIKE METALINE FALLS...COLVILLE...AND NORTHPORT MAY NOT RECEIVE ANY SNOW AT ALL FROM THIS SYSTEM. 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...COEUR DALENE... POST FALLS...HAYDEN...SANDPOINT...RATHDRUM...BONNERS FERRY... PRIEST RIVER...COLVILLE...DEER PARK...CHEWELAH...NEWPORT...KETTLE FALLS...SPOKANE...CHENEY...DAVENPORT...ROCKFORD. $$ WAZ031-271800- /O.CON.KOTX.SN.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-080327T1800Z/ NORTHEAST BLUE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...ANATONE...PEOLA 459 AM PDT THU MAR 27 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING. AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW IS LIKELY THIS MORNING OVER THE NORTHEAST BLUE MOUNTAINS. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES ARE LIKELY...WITH LOCALIZED AMOUNTS UP TO 8 INCHES. GUSTY WEST WINDS ON RIDGE TOPS AND OTHER EXPOSED AREAS WILL PRODUCE LOCAL BLOWING SNOW AND LOW VISIBILITIES. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THIS ADVISORY INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...ANATONE...PEOLA. $$ IDZ026-WAZ032-271800- /O.CON.KOTX.SN.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-080327T1800Z/ LEWISTON AREA-LOWER GARFIELD AND ASOTIN COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...LEWISTON...LAPWAI...PECK... CULDESAC...CLARKSTON...POMEROY 459 AM PDT THU MAR 27 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING. ELEVATIONS ABOVE 1500 FEET CAN EXPECT 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW THIS MORNING IN PORTIONS OF LOWER GARFIELD AND ASOTIN COUNTIES. THE COMMUNITIES OF CULDESAC...GIFFORD...AND LENORE WILL BE THE MOST LIKELY SPOTS TO RECEIVE ACCUMULATING SNOW BETWEEN 6 AM AND 10 AM. 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...LEWISTON... LAPWAI...PECK...CULDESAC...CLARKSTON...POMEROY. $$
000 WWUS46 KOTX 271346 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 646 AM PDT THU MAR 27 2008 WAZ037-271500- /O.CAN.KOTX.SN.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-080327T1800Z/ NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...COLVILLE...DEER PARK... CHEWELAH...NEWPORT...KETTLE FALLS 646 AM PDT THU MAR 27 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS CANCELLED THE SNOW ADVISORY FOR THE NORTHEAST WASHINGTON MOUNTAINS INCLUDING THE COMMUNITIES OF CHEWELAH...COLVILLE...AND DEER PARK. A BAND OF SNOW WILL BRING SOME LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS TO THE DEER PARK...SPRINGDALE...AND FRUITLAND AREAS BETWEEN 7 AM AND 8 AM...BUT ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE A HALF INCH OR LESS. MOTORISTS IN THE CHEWELAH...VALLEY AND SPRINGDALE AREA SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS THIS MORNING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES WERE COMMON IN A 20 MILE BAND FROM FRUITLAND TO VALLEY TO USK EARLY THIS MORNING. $$ IDZ027-271630- /O.CON.KOTX.HS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-080327T1800Z/ LEWIS AND SOUTHERN NEZ PERCE COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...KAMIAH...CRAIGMONT... NEZPERCE...WINCHESTER 646 AM PDT THU MAR 27 2008 ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING... A HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING. AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW IS LIKELY THIS MORNING OVER THE CAMAS PRAIRIE. INCLUDING ACCUMULATIONS THAT OCCURRED OVERNIGHT...TOTAL SNOW AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE LIKELY FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2000 FEET IN THE WINCHESTER...NEZ PERCE...AND CRAIGMONT AREAS. IN ADDITION TO THE HEAVY SNOW...LOCALIZED BLOWING AND DRIFTING WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS MORNING. GUSTY WEST WINDS UP TO 25 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE IDAHO PANHANDLE. A HEAVY SNOW WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THIS WARNING INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...KAMIAH... CRAIGMONT...NEZPERCE...WINCHESTER. $$ IDZ004-271630- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-080328T0000Z/ CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...KELLOGG...ST MARIES... PINEHURST...OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN 646 AM PDT THU MAR 27 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON. AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW WILL BE COMMON IN THE LOW ELEVATIONS OF THE CENTRAL IDAHO PANHANDLE THIS MORNING... INCLUDING THE COMMUNITIES OF KELLOGG AND WALLACE. LOCAL AMOUNTS UP TO 7 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE AROUND ST. MARIES AND ACROSS SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF SHOSHONE COUNTY...INCLUDING CALDER AND AVERY. THE SNOW WILL BE THE HEAVIEST THROUGH 10 AM FOR THE VALLEYS. ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL LINGER IN THE MOUNTAINS THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES ARE LIKELY FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 4000 FEET...WITH THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS OVER SOUTHERN SHOSHONE COUNTY. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. THIS WARNING INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...KELLOGG...ST MARIES...PINEHURST...OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN. $$ IDZ003-WAZ033-271630- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-080327T1800Z/ IDAHO PALOUSE-WASHINGTON PALOUSE- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...MOSCOW...PLUMMER...POTLATCH... GENESEE...PULLMAN...COLFAX...ROSALIA...LA CROSSE 646 AM PDT THU MAR 27 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING. SNOW WILL FALL HEAVILY OVER THE WASHINGTON AND IDAHO PALOUSE THROUGH 9 AM. AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW IS LIKELY IN THE PULLMAN...MOSCOW...POTLATCH...AND OAKESDALE AREAS. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES WILL BE COMMON OVER THE PALOUSE. LOCALIZED AMOUNTS UP TO 7 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3000 FEET NORTH OF MOSCOW. CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO IMPROVE AFTER 9 AM...BUT THE HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL CAUSE NEAR WHITE OUT CONDITIONS EARLY THIS MORNING. SNOW DRIFTS 2 TO 3 FEET HIGH WILL BE POSSIBLE IN WIND PRONE AREAS OF THE PALOUSE. MOTORISTS SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION. CHECK THE ROAD CONDITIONS BEFORE ATTEMPTING TO TRAVEL 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...MOSCOW... PLUMMER...POTLATCH...GENESEE...PULLMAN...COLFAX...ROSALIA...LA CROSSE. $$ IDZ001-002-WAZ036-271600- /O.EXT.KOTX.SN.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-080327T1600Z/ NORTHERN PANHANDLE-COEUR DALENE AREA-SPOKANE AREA- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SANDPOINT...RATHDRUM... BONNERS FERRY...PRIEST RIVER...COEUR DALENE...POST FALLS... HAYDEN...SPOKANE...CHENEY...DAVENPORT...ROCKFORD 646 AM PDT THU MAR 27 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PDT THIS MORNING... THE SNOW ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PDT THIS MORNING. SNOW WILL COME TO AN END FROM WEST TO EAST THIS MORNING OVER NORTHEAST WASHINGTON. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN THE SPOKANE AND COEUR DALENE AREA BEFORE SNOW COMES TO AN END BY MID MORNING. LOCAL ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 4 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER FAR SOUTHERN SPOKANE AND KOOTENIA COUNTIES... INCLUDING THE ROCKFORD...WORLEY...AND HARRISON AREAS. NORTH OF SPOKANE...AN ADDITIONAL INCH OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE IN THE SANDPOINT...BONNERS FERRY...AND PRIEST RIVER AREAS. AS OF 630 AM... SANDPOINT HAD RECEIVED 6 INCHES OF SNOW. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE THE HIGHEST IN THE SANDPOINT AND PRIEST RIVERS AREAS...WITH COMMUNITIES NORTH OF SANDPOINT RECEIVING TOTALS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THIS ADVISORY INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...COEUR DALENE... POST FALLS...HAYDEN...SANDPOINT...RATHDRUM...BONNERS FERRY... PRIEST RIVER...SPOKANE...CHENEY...DAVENPORT...ROCKFORD. $$ WAZ031-271630- /O.CON.KOTX.SN.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-080327T1800Z/ NORTHEAST BLUE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...ANATONE...PEOLA 646 AM PDT THU MAR 27 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING. AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW IS LIKELY THIS MORNING OVER THE NORTHEAST BLUE MOUNTAINS. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES ARE LIKELY...WITH LOCALIZED AMOUNTS UP TO 8 INCHES. GUSTY WEST WINDS ON RIDGE TOPS AND OTHER EXPOSED AREAS WILL PRODUCE LOCAL BLOWING SNOW AND LOW VISIBILITIES. 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. $$ IDZ026-WAZ032-271630- /O.CON.KOTX.SN.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-080327T1800Z/ LEWISTON AREA-LOWER GARFIELD AND ASOTIN COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...LEWISTON...LAPWAI...PECK... CULDESAC...CLARKSTON...POMEROY 646 AM PDT THU MAR 27 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING. ELEVATIONS ABOVE 1500 FEET CAN EXPECT 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW THIS MORNING IN PORTIONS OF LOWER GARFIELD AND ASOTIN COUNTIES. THE COMMUNITIES OF CULDESAC...GIFFORD...AND LENORE WILL BE THE MOST LIKELY SPOTS TO RECEIVE ACCUMULATING SNOW BETWEEN 6 AM AND 10 AM. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THIS ADVISORY INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...LEWISTON... LAPWAI...PECK...CULDESAC...CLARKSTON...POMEROY. $$
000 WWUS46 KOTX 271450 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 750 AM PDT THU MAR 27 2008 WAZ031-032-271600- /O.CAN.KOTX.SN.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-080327T1800Z/ NORTHEAST BLUE MOUNTAINS-LOWER GARFIELD AND ASOTIN COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...ANATONE...PEOLA...CLARKSTON... POMEROY 750 AM PDT THU MAR 27 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS CANCELLED THE SNOW ADVISORY. THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM THAT BROUGHT SNOW TO PARTS OF THE AREA HAS MOVED NORTHEAST INTO NE WASHINGTON AND NORTH IDAHO. THUS THE THREAT FOR ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATING SNOW HAS ENDED. $$ IDZ027-271800- /O.CON.KOTX.HS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-080327T1800Z/ LEWIS AND SOUTHERN NEZ PERCE COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...KAMIAH...CRAIGMONT... NEZPERCE...WINCHESTER 750 AM PDT THU MAR 27 2008 ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING... A HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING. AN ADDITIONAL INCH OF SNOW IS LIKELY THIS MORNING OVER THE CAMAS PRAIRIE. INCLUDING ACCUMULATIONS THAT OCCURRED OVERNIGHT...TOTAL SNOW AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE LIKELY FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2000 FEET IN THE WINCHESTER...NEZ PERCE...AND CRAIGMONT AREAS. IN ADDITION TO THE HEAVY SNOW...LOCALIZED BLOWING AND DRIFTING WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS MORNING. GUSTY WEST WINDS UP TO 25 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE IDAHO PANHANDLE. A HEAVY SNOW WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THIS WARNING INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...KAMIAH... CRAIGMONT...NEZPERCE...WINCHESTER. $$ IDZ004-272300- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-080328T0000Z/ CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...KELLOGG...ST MARIES... PINEHURST...OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN 750 AM PDT THU MAR 27 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON. AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW WILL BE COMMON IN THE LOW ELEVATIONS OF THE CENTRAL IDAHO PANHANDLE THIS MORNING... INCLUDING THE COMMUNITIES OF KELLOGG AND WALLACE. LOCAL AMOUNTS UP TO 7 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE AROUND ST. MARIES AND ACROSS SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF SHOSHONE COUNTY...INCLUDING CALDER AND AVERY. THE SNOW WILL BE THE HEAVIEST THROUGH 10 AM FOR THE VALLEYS. ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL LINGER IN THE MOUNTAINS THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES ARE LIKELY FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 4000 FEET...WITH THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS OVER SOUTHERN SHOSHONE COUNTY. 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...KELLOGG...ST MARIES...PINEHURST...OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN. $$ IDZ003-WAZ033-271800- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-080327T1800Z/ IDAHO PALOUSE-WASHINGTON PALOUSE- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...MOSCOW...PLUMMER...POTLATCH... GENESEE...PULLMAN...COLFAX...ROSALIA...LA CROSSE 750 AM PDT THU MAR 27 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING. SNOW WILL FALL HEAVILY OVER THE WASHINGTON AND IDAHO PALOUSE THROUGH 9 AM. AN ADDITIONAL INCH OF SNOW IS LIKELY IN THE PULLMAN...MOSCOW...POTLATCH...AND OAKESDALE AREAS. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES WILL BE COMMON OVER THE PALOUSE. LOCALIZED AMOUNTS UP TO 7 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3000 FEET NORTH OF MOSCOW. CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO IMPROVE AFTER 9 AM...BUT THE HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL CAUSE NEAR WHITE OUT CONDITIONS EARLY THIS MORNING. SNOW DRIFTS 2 TO 3 FEET HIGH WILL BE POSSIBLE IN WIND PRONE AREAS OF THE PALOUSE. MOTORISTS SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION. CHECK THE ROAD CONDITIONS BEFORE ATTEMPTING TO TRAVEL THIS MORNING. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. THIS WARNING INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...MOSCOW... PLUMMER...POTLATCH...GENESEE...PULLMAN...COLFAX...ROSALIA...LA CROSSE. $$ IDZ001-002-WAZ036-271600- /O.CON.KOTX.SN.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-080327T1600Z/ NORTHERN PANHANDLE-COEUR DALENE AREA-SPOKANE AREA- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SANDPOINT...RATHDRUM... BONNERS FERRY...PRIEST RIVER...COEUR DALENE...POST FALLS... HAYDEN...SPOKANE...CHENEY...DAVENPORT...ROCKFORD 750 AM PDT THU MAR 27 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PDT THIS MORNING... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PDT THIS MORNING. SNOW WILL COME TO AN END FROM WEST TO EAST THIS MORNING OVER NORTHEAST WASHINGTON. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN THE SPOKANE AND COEUR DALENE AREA BEFORE SNOW COMES TO AN END BY MID MORNING. LOCAL ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 4 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER FAR SOUTHERN SPOKANE AND KOOTENIA COUNTIES... INCLUDING THE ROCKFORD...WORLEY...AND HARRISON AREAS. NORTH OF SPOKANE...AN ADDITIONAL INCH OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE IN THE SANDPOINT...BONNERS FERRY...AND PRIEST RIVER AREAS. AS OF 630 AM...SANDPOINT HAD RECEIVED 6 INCHES OF SNOW. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE THE HIGHEST IN THE SANDPOINT AND PRIEST RIVERS AREAS...WITH COMMUNITIES NORTH OF SANDPOINT RECEIVING TOTALS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES. 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...COEUR DALENE... POST FALLS...HAYDEN...SANDPOINT...RATHDRUM...BONNERS FERRY... PRIEST RIVER...SPOKANE...CHENEY...DAVENPORT...ROCKFORD. $$ IDZ026-271800- /O.CON.KOTX.SN.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-080327T1800Z/ LEWISTON AREA- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...LEWISTON...LAPWAI...PECK... CULDESAC 750 AM PDT THU MAR 27 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING. ELEVATIONS ABOVE 1500 FEET IN EASTERN NEZ PERCE COUNTY CAN EXPECT UP TO AN INCH OF ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION THIS MORNING. THE COMMUNITIES OF CULDESAC...GIFFORD...AND LENORE WILL BE THE MOST LIKELY SPOTS TO RECEIVE ACCUMULATING SNOW BETWEEN 8 AM AND 10 AM. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THIS ADVISORY INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...LEWISTON... LAPWAI...PECK...CULDESAC. $$
000 WWUS46 KOTX 271556 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 856 AM PDT THU MAR 27 2008 IDZ027-271700- /O.CAN.KOTX.HS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-080327T1800Z/ LEWIS AND SOUTHERN NEZ PERCE COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...KAMIAH...CRAIGMONT... NEZPERCE...WINCHESTER 856 AM PDT THU MAR 27 2008 ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS CANCELLED THE HEAVY SNOW WARNING. THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM THAT BROUGHT SNOW TO THE AREA HAS MOVED NORTHEAST INTO THE CENTRAL IDAHO PANHANDLE. THUS THE THREAT FOR ADDITIONAL SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS HAS ENDED. $$ IDZ026-271700- /O.CAN.KOTX.SN.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-080327T1800Z/ LEWISTON AREA- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...LEWISTON...LAPWAI...PECK... CULDESAC 856 AM PDT THU MAR 27 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS CANCELLED THE SNOW ADVISORY. THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM THAT BROUGHT SNOW TO THE AREA HAS MOVED NORTHEAST INTO THE CENTRAL IDAHO PANHANDLE. THUS THE THREAT FOR ADDITIONAL SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS HAS ENDED. $$ IDZ001-002-WAZ036-271700- /O.EXP.KOTX.SN.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-080327T1600Z/ NORTHERN PANHANDLE-COEUR DALENE AREA-SPOKANE AREA- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SANDPOINT...RATHDRUM... BONNERS FERRY...PRIEST RIVER...COEUR DALENE...POST FALLS... HAYDEN...SPOKANE...CHENEY...DAVENPORT...ROCKFORD 856 AM PDT THU MAR 27 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 AM PDT THIS MORNING... THE SNOW ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 AM PDT THIS MORNING. SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE THIS MORNING FROM NORTH TO SOUTH AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM EXITS INTO THE CENTRAL IDAHO PANHANDLE. THUS THE THREAT FOR ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS HAS ENDED. $$ IDZ004-280000- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-080328T0000Z/ CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...KELLOGG...ST MARIES... PINEHURST...OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN 856 AM PDT THU MAR 27 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON. AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW WILL BE COMMON IN THE LOW ELEVATIONS OF THE CENTRAL IDAHO PANHANDLE THIS MORNING... INCLUDING THE COMMUNITIES OF KELLOGG AND WALLACE. LOCAL AMOUNTS UP TO 7 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE AROUND ST. MARIES AND ACROSS SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF SHOSHONE COUNTY...INCLUDING CALDER AND AVERY. THE SNOW WILL BE THE HEAVIEST THROUGH 10 AM FOR THE VALLEYS. ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL LINGER IN THE MOUNTAINS THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES ARE LIKELY FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 4000 FEET...WITH THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS OVER SOUTHERN SHOSHONE COUNTY. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. THIS WARNING INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...KELLOGG...ST MARIES...PINEHURST...OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN. $$ IDZ003-WAZ033-271800- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-080327T1800Z/ IDAHO PALOUSE-WASHINGTON PALOUSE- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...MOSCOW...PLUMMER...POTLATCH... GENESEE...PULLMAN...COLFAX...ROSALIA...LA CROSSE 856 AM PDT THU MAR 27 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING. SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE WASHINGTON AND IDAHO PALOUSE THROUGH THIS MORNING ESPECIALLY NORTH OF THE PULLMAN AND MOSCOW AREAS...WHERE AN ADDITIONAL INCH OF SNOW IS LIKELY. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES WILL BE COMMON OVER THE PALOUSE. LOCALIZED AMOUNTS UP TO 7 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3000 FEET NORTH OF MOSCOW. GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW THIS MORNING. SNOW DRIFTS 2 TO 3 FEET HIGH WILL BE POSSIBLE IN WIND PRONE AREAS OF THE PALOUSE. MOTORISTS SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION. CHECK THE ROAD CONDITIONS BEFORE ATTEMPTING TO TRAVEL 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...MOSCOW... PLUMMER...POTLATCH...GENESEE...PULLMAN...COLFAX...ROSALIA...LA CROSSE. $$
000 WWUS46 KOTX 271748 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 1048 AM PDT THU MAR 27 2008 IDZ003-WAZ033-271900- /O.EXP.KOTX.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-080327T1800Z/ IDAHO PALOUSE-WASHINGTON PALOUSE- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...MOSCOW...PLUMMER...POTLATCH... GENESEE...PULLMAN...COLFAX...ROSALIA...LA CROSSE 1048 AM PDT THU MAR 27 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING... THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING. THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM THAT BROUGHT SNOW TO THE AREA HAS MOVED EAST OF THE AREA. THUS THE THREAT FOR ADDITIONAL SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS HAS ENDED. $$ IDZ004-280000- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-080328T0000Z/ CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...KELLOGG...ST MARIES... PINEHURST...OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN 1048 AM PDT THU MAR 27 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS WILL DECREASE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON ACROSS THE VALLEYS AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES EAST OF THE AREA. IN ADDITION...TEMPERATURES WILL WARM INTO THE MID TO UPPER 30S IN THE AFTERNOON RESULTING IN LITTLE OR NO ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS. IN THE MOUNTAINS...SNOW SHOWERS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE AFTERNOON WITH ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATING SNOW. VALLEY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL LIKELY RANGE FROM 3 TO 6 INCHES WITH THE HIGHEST TOTALS IN THE SAINT MARIES...CALDER...AND AVERY AREAS. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES ARE LIKELY FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 4000 FEET...WITH THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS OVER SOUTHERN SHOSHONE COUNTY. 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...KELLOGG...ST MARIES...PINEHURST...OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN. $$
000 WWUS46 KOTX 272237 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 337 PM PDT THU MAR 27 2008 ...ANOTHER EARLY SPRING STORM SYSTEM ON THE WAY... .A STRONG UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BRING ACCUMULATING SNOW TO THE AREA FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR BANDS OF HEAVY SNOW TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA FRIDAY NIGHT. IDZ004-280645- /O.CAN.KOTX.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-080328T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KOTX.WS.A.0007.080328T1800Z-080329T1800Z/ CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...KELLOGG...ST MARIES... PINEHURST...OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN 337 PM PDT THU MAR 27 2008 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING FOR THE CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS THIS AFTERNOON. WHILE SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON...LITTLE ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. A SECOND STORM SYSTEM WILL AFFECT THE AREA ON FRIDAY. A WINTER STORM WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. AREAS OF SNOW WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA ON FRIDAY...BECOMING HEAVY AT TIMES OVERNIGHT. TOTAL STORM ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR HIGHER AMOUNTS IN LOCAL SNOW BANDS. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. THIS WATCH INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...KELLOGG...ST MARIES...PINEHURST...OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN. $$ IDZ001-002-WAZ036>038-280645- /O.NEW.KOTX.WS.A.0007.080328T1800Z-080329T1800Z/ NORTHERN PANHANDLE-COEUR DALENE AREA-SPOKANE AREA- NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS-OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SANDPOINT...RATHDRUM... BONNERS FERRY...PRIEST RIVER...COEUR DALENE...POST FALLS... HAYDEN...SPOKANE...CHENEY...DAVENPORT...ROCKFORD...COLVILLE... DEER PARK...CHEWELAH...NEWPORT...KETTLE FALLS...REPUBLIC... INCHELIUM 337 PM PDT THU MAR 27 2008 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA FRIDAY MORNING AND SPREAD EAST BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. SNOWFALL MAY BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES OVERNIGHT. TOTAL STORM ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS AND 6 TO 12 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS ARE POSSIBLE WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR HIGHER AMOUNTS IN LOCAL SNOW BANDS. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. THIS WATCH INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...COEUR DALENE... POST FALLS...HAYDEN...SANDPOINT...RATHDRUM...BONNERS FERRY... PRIEST RIVER...REPUBLIC...INCHELIUM...COLVILLE...DEER PARK... CHEWELAH...NEWPORT...KETTLE FALLS...SPOKANE...CHENEY... DAVENPORT...ROCKFORD. $$
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 Mar 26, 9:25 PM PDT, 20 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 26, 9:25 PM PDT, 20 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
925 PM PDT WED MAR 26 2008
.SYNOPSIS...AN UNSETTLED AND COOLER THAN NORMAL WEATHER PATTERN
WILL BE OVER THE INLAND NORTHWEST THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE
WORK WEEK. PERIODS OF SNOW SHOWERS CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH THE
UPCOMING WEEKEND.
&&
.DISCUSSION...
REST OF TONIGHT...WEVE ALREADY MADE A NUMBER OF UPDATES TO THE
FCST...MAINLY TO ADJUST TIMING OF THE CURRENT BAND OF SNOW SHOWERS
MOVING E ACROSS SE WA AND N ID. THE SNOW ADVISORIES FOR THE
PALOUSE...SHOSHONE COUNTY ID AND THE CAMAS PRAIRIE OF ID HAVE
BEEN UPGRADED TO WARNINGS. THE ADVISORIES FOR THE LEWISTON AREA
REMAIN AS IS. THOUGH THE FIRST BAND OF PCPN OVER SE WA THIS
EVENING WILL MOVE PAST FAIRLY QUICKLY...ITS THE MAIN VORT MAX
CROSSING THE CASCADES ATTM THAT IS THE MAIN ISSUE. THIS WAVE WONT
BE CLEAR OF THE AREA UNTIL WELL INTO TOMORROW. ALSO...THE FLOW
WILL VEER TO W/NW ON THE BACKSIDE OF THE WAVE AROUND 12Z...WHICH
WILL CERTAINLY HELP TO INCREASE PCPN RATES FOR SHOSHONE
COUNTY...THE PALOUSE AND ID ZONE 4. THOUGH TEMPS CURRENTLY ARENT
ALARMINGLY COLD...SFC DEW POINT TEMPS IN THE MID 20S WILL ALLOW
FOR QUITE A BIT OF DIABATIC COOLING ONCE THE SNOW INCREASES AS
THE VORT MAX TRACKS ACROSS ERN WA. ITS THIS COOLING AND VERY
STEEP LAPSE RATES THAT WILL ALLOW FOR IMPRESSIVE LOCAL SNOWFALL
RATES. WEVE ALSO INCREASED WIND GUSTS LATER TONIGHT AND INTO
THURS MORNING. A BIG CONCERN WILL BE WHAT TO DO WITH THE SPOKANE
AREA. TRACKING THE UPPER WAVE ON RADAR AND SATELLITE WILL PUT THE
SPOKANE REGION ON THE EDGE OF THE BEST PCPN RATES. FOR NOW WEVE
INCREASED ZONE AVERAGE SNOW AMNTS UP TO A COUPLE INCHES GENERALLY
S OF A LINE FROM KCQV TO KSZT. A SNOW ADVSY IS STILL NOT OUT OF
THE QUESTION FOR SPOKANE. STAY TUNED. BZ
&&
.AVIATION...
ANOTHER FEATURE WILL TRACK THROUGH SOUTHERN WA ARND 06Z TONIGHT
BRINGING ANOTHER ROUND OF SNOW...MOST OF WHICH WILL BE FOCUSED OVER
KPUW AND POINTS SOUTH PRODUCING IFR CONDITIONS. THIS FEATURE COULD
SPREAD SNOWS AS FAR N AS KGEG-KCOE...BUT NOT A GOOD ENOUGH CHANCE AT
THIS POINT TO INCLUDE IN THE TAFS. THE FEATURE SHOULD WEAKEN
SIGNIFICANTLY BY 18Z WITH VFR CONDITIONS THROUGH THE AFTN.
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
SPOKANE 27 40 26 38 27 39 / 70 50 20 60 50 40
COEUR DALENE 27 39 22 36 25 38 / 80 60 20 60 60 50
PULLMAN 27 38 29 41 29 40 / 100 90 20 60 60 40
LEWISTON 31 44 30 50 30 46 / 100 90 10 50 50 30
COLVILLE 22 45 23 44 23 41 / 60 50 30 70 70 50
SANDPOINT 25 39 24 37 26 39 / 70 50 20 70 70 50
KELLOGG 26 36 25 36 24 34 / 100 90 30 70 70 50
MOSES LAKE 27 51 27 47 25 47 / 50 30 10 60 20 20
WENATCHEE 28 49 31 44 32 47 / 50 20 10 60 20 20
OMAK 26 49 26 45 25 47 / 40 20 20 70 30 30
&&
.OTX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
ID...HEAVY SNOW WARNING UNTIL 11 AM PDT THURSDAY FOR LEWIS AND
SOUTHERN NEZ PERCE COUNTIES.
SNOW ADVISORY UNTIL 11 AM PDT THURSDAY FOR LEWISTON AREA.
WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 11 AM PDT THURSDAY FOR IDAHO PALOUSE.
WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 5 PM PDT THURSDAY FOR CENTRAL
PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS.
WA...SNOW ADVISORY UNTIL 11 AM PDT THURSDAY FOR LOWER GARFIELD AND
ASOTIN COUNTIES.
WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 11 AM PDT THURSDAY FOR WASHINGTON
PALOUSE.
SNOW ADVISORY UNTIL 11 AM PDT THURSDAY FOR NORTHEAST BLUE
MOUNTAINS.
&&Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 26, 3:22 PM PDT, 6 hours 23 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 322 PM PDT WED MAR 26 2008 IDZ003-004-026-027-WAZ031>033-272230- IDAHO PALOUSE-CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS-LEWISTON AREA- LEWIS AND SOUTHERN NEZ PERCE COUNTIES-NORTHEAST BLUE MOUNTAINS- LOWER GARFIELD AND ASOTIN COUNTIES-WASHINGTON PALOUSE- 322 PM PDT WED MAR 26 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH IDAHO... NORTH CENTRAL IDAHO AND SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT SIGNIFICANT SNOWS WILL LIKELY OCCUR TONIGHT AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 1500 FEET FROM THE LEWISTON AREA AND PALOUSE TO THE SOUTHERN HALF OF SHOSHONE COUNTY. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE...WITH HEAVIER AMOUNTS EXPECTED OVER THE BLUE MOUNTAINS AND NORTHERN CLEARWATERS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY YET ANOTHER SIGNIFICANT EARLY SPRING STORM WILL POTENTIALLY BRING SIGNIFICANT SNOWS TO SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON AND CENTRAL IDAHO LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON INTO FRIDAY NIGHT. TEMPERATURES WILL BE COOL ENOUGH IN THE VALLEYS TO SEE SNOW OVER ALL BUT THE LOWEST ELEVATIONS SURROUNDING THE LEWISTON AREA. IDZ001-002-WAZ034>038-041>044-272230- NORTHERN PANHANDLE-COEUR DALENE AREA-MOSES LAKE AREA- UPPER COLUMBIA BASIN-SPOKANE AREA-NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS- OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS-WENATCHEE AREA-EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES- OKANOGAN VALLEY-WATERVILLE PLATEAU- 322 PM PDT WED MAR 26 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH IDAHO... CENTRAL WASHINGTON...EAST CENTRAL WASHINGTON...NORTH CENTRAL WASHINGTON AND NORTHEAST WASHINGTON. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY A SIGNIFICANT EARLY SPRING STORM WILL POTENTIALLY BRING SIGNIFICANT SNOWS TO MUCH OF EASTERN WASHINGTON AND NORTH IDAHO FRIDAY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. THE SNOW WILL BEGIN NEAR THE CASCADES IN THE MORNING GRADUALLY SPREADING EAST THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. TEMPERATURES WILL BE COOL ENOUGH IN THE VALLEYS TO SEE SNOW OVER ALL BUT THE LOWEST ELEVATIONS OF THE COLUMBIA BASIN.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Spokane, WA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 27, 3:37 PM PDT | Winter Storm Watch | OTX | Douglas, Ferry, Lincoln, Okanogan, Pend Oreille, Spokane and 1 more | 12 hr |
| Mar 26, 9:45 PM PDT | Heavy Snow Warning | OTX | Lewis, Nez Perce | 11 hr |
Nearby
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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.