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Winter Storm Warning 21, NWS Spokane, WA
NWS Spokane, WA issued this winter storm warning at Mar 4, 2009, 3:14 PM PST for 8 counties in Idaho; 5 counties in Washington. It took effect at Mar 5, 2009, 4:00 AM PST. It was in force for 24 hr. 7 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 4, 2009, 3:14 PM PST (23:14 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 5, 2009, 4:00 AM PST
- Expired
- Mar 6, 2009, 4:05 AM PST
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Spokane, WA
Counties Benewah County, ID, Bonner County, ID, Boundary County, ID, Kootenai County, ID, Latah County, ID, Lewis County, ID, Nez Perce County, ID, Shoshone County, ID, Asotin County, WA, Garfield County, WA, Pend Oreille County, WA, Spokane County, WA, Stevens County, WA
The radar
The Spokane radar (KOTX), 65 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:14 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 5, 12:36 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 12 | 4 Nw Taft, ID | LOOKOUT PASS ON I-90 CLOSED...NEARBY SNOTEL SHOWS MEASURED 12 INCHES IN 12 HOURS. |
| Mar 5, 1:55 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 4 | 5 Nne Moscow, ID | LATAH 5 - ELEVATION 2960 FT |
| Mar 5, 2:45 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 8 | 4 W Anatone, WA | ASOTIN 13 - ELEVATION 3800 FT |
| Mar 5, 4:00 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 5.6 | 3 Se Clark Fork, ID | ELEVATION 2145 |
| Mar 5, 4:20 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 5.6 | 3 Se Clark Fork, ID | BONNER 55 - ELEVATION 2145 FT |
| Mar 5, 5:00 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 7 | Wallace, ID | SHOSHONE 103 ELEVATION 3100 |
| Mar 5, 9:00 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 13 | 4 W Anatone, WA | ASOTIN 13 ELEVATION 3800 STORM TOTAL |
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 12:00Z, 11.2 hours before the alert went out and 51 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
- 549 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 16 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 10 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -14 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 042314 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 314 PM PST WED MAR 4 2009 ...HEAVY MOUNTAIN SNOW AND SIGNIFICANT VALLEY SNOW EXPECTED THURSDAY... .A LATE SEASON COLD WINTER STORM WILL PASS THROUGH THE REGION THURSDAY. AN UNSTABLE AIR MASS AND COLD FRONT PASSAGE WILL BRING WIDESPREAD ACCUMULATING SNOW TO FAR EASTERN AND NORTHERN WASHINGTON AND THE IDAHO PANHANDLE THURSDAY. IDZ004-050715- /O.UPG.KOTX.WS.A.0003.090305T1200Z-090306T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KOTX.WS.W.0021.090305T1200Z-090306T1500Z/ CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...KELLOGG...PINEHURST... OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN...FOURTH OF JULY PASS...DOBSON PASS... LOOKOUT PASS 314 PM PST WED MAR 4 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM THURSDAY TO 7 AM PST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM THURSDAY TO 7 AM PST FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. HEAVY SNOW WILL BEGIN THURSDAY MORNING AND LAST THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT NIGHT OVER THE CENTRAL IDAHO PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS. THIS INCLUDES THE INTERSTATE 90 CORRIDOR WHERE 4 TO 7 INCHES OF NEW SNOW ACCUMULATION IS LIKELY. IN THE MOUNTAINS 1 TO 2 FEET OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE BEFORE SNOW TAPERS OFF TO ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS FRIDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...KELLOGG...PINEHURST... OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN...FOURTH OF JULY PASS...DOBSON PASS... LOOKOUT PASS. $$ IDZ001-WAZ037-050715- /O.NEW.KOTX.WS.W.0021.090305T1200Z-090306T0500Z/ NORTHERN PANHANDLE-NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SANDPOINT...RATHDRUM... BONNERS FERRY...PRIEST RIVER...SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD... COLVILLE...DEER PARK...CHEWELAH...NEWPORT...KETTLE FALLS... SPRINGDALE-HUNTERS ROAD...ORIN-RICE ROAD...FLOWERY TRAIL ROAD 314 PM PST WED MAR 4 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 9 PM PST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 9 PM PST THURSDAY. STEADY SNOW WILL BEGIN LATE TONIGHT AND INTENSIFY DURING THE DAY THURSDAY. EXPECT 4 TO 6 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS AND 7 TO 11 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS BEFORE STEADY SNOW TAPERS OFF TO ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS THURSDAY EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SANDPOINT...RATHDRUM... BONNERS FERRY...PRIEST RIVER...SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD... COLVILLE...DEER PARK...CHEWELAH...NEWPORT...KETTLE FALLS... SPRINGDALE-HUNTERS ROAD...ORIN-RICE ROAD...FLOWERY TRAIL ROAD. $$ IDZ002-003-050715- /O.NEW.KOTX.WS.W.0021.090305T1200Z-090306T0600Z/ COEUR DALENE AREA-IDAHO PALOUSE- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...COEUR DALENE...POST FALLS... HAYDEN...WORLEY...MOSCOW...PLUMMER...POTLATCH...GENESEE 314 PM PST WED MAR 4 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 10 PM PST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 10 PM PST THURSDAY. STEADY LIGHT SNOW WILL BEGIN LATE OVERNIGHT TONIGHT AND INTENSIFY THURSDAY MORNING DURING THE MORNING COMMUTE IN THE COEUR DALENE AREA...AND BEGIN LATER THURSDAY MORNING OVER THE IDAHO PALOUSE. EXPECT 3 TO 5 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION THROUGH THE DAY. STEADY SNOW WILL GRADUALLY TAPER OFF TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS BY THURSDAY EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...COEUR DALENE...POST FALLS...HAYDEN...WORLEY...MOSCOW...PLUMMER...POTLATCH...GENESEE. $$ WAZ036-050715- /O.NEW.KOTX.WW.Y.0024.090305T1200Z-090306T0000Z/ SPOKANE AREA- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SPOKANE...CHENEY... DAVENPORT...ROCKFORD 314 PM PST WED MAR 4 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM PST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM PST THURSDAY. STEADY SNOW WILL BEGIN NEAR DAWN THURSDAY...AND INCREASE IN INTENSITY DURING THE MORNING COMMUTE TIME. IN GENERAL 2 TO 4 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED...WITH HEAVIEST AMOUNTS NEAR THE IDAHO BORDER. BY AFTERNOON FURTHER ACCUMULATIONS FROM PERSISTENT SNOW SHOWERS WILL BE LIMITED TO ABOVE 2000 FEET...WITH MAINLY NON-ACCUMULATING WET SNOW IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SPOKANE...CHENEY... DAVENPORT...ROCKFORD. $$ WAZ038-050715- /O.NEW.KOTX.WW.Y.0024.090305T1200Z-090306T0000Z/ OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...REPUBLIC...INCHELIUM... WAUCONDA...CHESAW ROAD...HIGHWAY 20 WAUCONDA SUMMIT... BOULDER CREEK ROAD...SHERMAN PASS 314 PM PST WED MAR 4 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM PST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM PST THURSDAY. STEADY LIGHT SNOW WILL BEGIN AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AND INTENSIFY THURSDAY MORNING. EXPECT 1 TO 3 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS WITH 3 TO 7 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS BEFORE STEADY SNOW TAPERS OFF TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS THURSDAY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW 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 INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...REPUBLIC...INCHELIUM... WAUCONDA...CHESAW ROAD...HIGHWAY 20 WAUCONDA SUMMIT...BOULDER CREEK ROAD...SHERMAN PASS. $$ WAZ033-050715- /O.NEW.KOTX.WW.Y.0024.090305T1200Z-090306T0600Z/ WASHINGTON PALOUSE- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...PULLMAN...ROSALIA... OAKESDALE...TEKOA...UNIONTOWN 314 PM PST WED MAR 4 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 10 PM PST THURSDAY ABOVE 2000 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 2000 FEET...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 10 PM PST THURSDAY. STEADY LIGHT SNOW WILL BEGIN EARLY THURSDAY MORNING AND INTENSIFY IN THE LATE MORNING. NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. EXPECT 2 TO 4 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION ABOVE 2000 FEET WITH THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS NEAR THE IDAHO BORDER. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...PULLMAN...ROSALIA... OAKESDALE...TEKOA...UNIONTOWN. $$ IDZ027-WAZ031-050715- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.A.0003.090305T1200Z-090306T1200Z/ LEWIS AND SOUTHERN NEZ PERCE COUNTIES-NORTHEAST BLUE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...CRAIGMONT...NEZPERCE... WINCHESTER...SOLDIERS MEADOW ROAD...ANATONE...PEOLA... MOUNTAIN ROAD...CLOVERLAND ROAD 314 PM PST WED MAR 4 2009 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT. HEAVY SNOW IS POSSIBLE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND THURSDAY NIGHT ACROSS THE CAMAS PRAIRIE. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE BY EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL THURSDAY EVENING. HEAVY SNOW IS ALSO POSSIBLE THURSDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS THE BLUE MOUNTAINS. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE BY EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...CRAIGMONT...NEZPERCE... WINCHESTER...SOLDIERS MEADOW ROAD...ANATONE...PEOLA...MOUNTAIN ROAD...CLOVERLAND ROAD. $$
7 follow-up statements
000 WWUS46 KOTX 050539 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 939 PM PST WED MAR 4 2009 ...HEAVY MOUNTAIN SNOW AND SIGNIFICANT VALLEY SNOW EXPECTED THURSDAY... .A LATE SEASON COLD WINTER STORM WILL PASS THROUGH THE REGION THURSDAY. AN UNSTABLE AIR MASS AND COLD FRONT PASSAGE WILL BRING WIDESPREAD ACCUMULATING SNOW TO FAR EASTERN AND NORTHERN WASHINGTON AND THE IDAHO PANHANDLE THURSDAY. IDZ001-WAZ037-051345- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0021.090305T1200Z-090306T0500Z/ NORTHERN PANHANDLE-NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SANDPOINT...RATHDRUM... BONNERS FERRY...PRIEST RIVER...SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD... COLVILLE...DEER PARK...CHEWELAH...NEWPORT...KETTLE FALLS... SPRINGDALE-HUNTERS ROAD...ORIN-RICE ROAD...FLOWERY TRAIL ROAD 939 PM PST WED MAR 4 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 9 PM PST THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 9 PM PST THURSDAY. STEADY SNOW WILL BEGIN LATE TONIGHT AND INTENSIFY DURING THE DAY THURSDAY. EXPECT 4 TO 6 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS AND 7 TO 11 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS BEFORE STEADY SNOW TAPERS OFF TO ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS THURSDAY EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SANDPOINT...RATHDRUM... BONNERS FERRY...PRIEST RIVER...SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD... COLVILLE...DEER PARK...CHEWELAH...NEWPORT...KETTLE FALLS... SPRINGDALE-HUNTERS ROAD...ORIN-RICE ROAD...FLOWERY TRAIL ROAD. $$ IDZ004-051345- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0021.090305T1200Z-090306T1500Z/ CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...KELLOGG...PINEHURST... OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN...FOURTH OF JULY PASS...DOBSON PASS... LOOKOUT PASS 939 PM PST WED MAR 4 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM THURSDAY TO 7 AM PST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM THURSDAY TO 7 AM PST FRIDAY. HEAVY SNOW WILL BEGIN THURSDAY MORNING AND LAST THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT NIGHT OVER THE CENTRAL IDAHO PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS. THIS INCLUDES THE INTERSTATE 90 CORRIDOR WHERE 4 TO 7 INCHES OF NEW SNOW ACCUMULATION IS LIKELY. IN THE MOUNTAINS 1 TO 2 FEET OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE BEFORE SNOW TAPERS OFF TO ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS FRIDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...KELLOGG...PINEHURST... OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN...FOURTH OF JULY PASS...DOBSON PASS... LOOKOUT PASS. $$ IDZ002-003-051345- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0021.090305T1200Z-090306T0600Z/ COEUR DALENE AREA-IDAHO PALOUSE- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...COEUR DALENE...POST FALLS... HAYDEN...WORLEY...MOSCOW...PLUMMER...POTLATCH...GENESEE 939 PM PST WED MAR 4 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 10 PM PST THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 10 PM PST THURSDAY. STEADY LIGHT SNOW WILL BEGIN LATE OVERNIGHT TONIGHT AND INTENSIFY THURSDAY MORNING DURING THE MORNING COMMUTE IN THE COEUR DALENE AREA...AND BEGIN LATER THURSDAY MORNING OVER THE IDAHO PALOUSE. EXPECT 3 TO 5 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION THROUGH THE DAY. STEADY SNOW WILL GRADUALLY TAPER OFF TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS BY THURSDAY EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...COEUR DALENE...POST FALLS...HAYDEN...WORLEY...MOSCOW...PLUMMER...POTLATCH...GENESEE. $$ WAZ036-051345- /O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0024.090305T1200Z-090306T0000Z/ SPOKANE AREA- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SPOKANE...CHENEY... DAVENPORT...ROCKFORD 939 PM PST WED MAR 4 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM PST THURSDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM PST THURSDAY. STEADY SNOW WILL BEGIN NEAR DAWN THURSDAY...AND INCREASE IN INTENSITY DURING THE MORNING COMMUTE TIME. IN GENERAL 2 TO 4 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED...WITH HEAVIEST AMOUNTS NEAR THE IDAHO BORDER. BY AFTERNOON FURTHER ACCUMULATIONS FROM PERSISTENT SNOW SHOWERS WILL BE LIMITED TO ABOVE 2000 FEET...WITH MAINLY NON-ACCUMULATING WET SNOW IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW 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 INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SPOKANE...CHENEY... DAVENPORT...ROCKFORD. $$ WAZ038-051345- /O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0024.090305T1200Z-090306T0000Z/ OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...REPUBLIC...INCHELIUM... WAUCONDA...CHESAW ROAD...HIGHWAY 20 WAUCONDA SUMMIT... BOULDER CREEK ROAD...SHERMAN PASS 939 PM PST WED MAR 4 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM PST THURSDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM PST THURSDAY. STEADY LIGHT SNOW WILL BEGIN AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AND INTENSIFY THURSDAY MORNING. EXPECT 1 TO 3 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS WITH 3 TO 7 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS BEFORE STEADY SNOW TAPERS OFF TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS THURSDAY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...REPUBLIC...INCHELIUM... WAUCONDA...CHESAW ROAD...HIGHWAY 20 WAUCONDA SUMMIT...BOULDER CREEK ROAD...SHERMAN PASS. $$ WAZ033-051345- /O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0024.090305T1200Z-090306T0600Z/ WASHINGTON PALOUSE- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...PULLMAN...ROSALIA... OAKESDALE...TEKOA...UNIONTOWN 939 PM PST WED MAR 4 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 10 PM PST THURSDAY ABOVE 2000 FEET... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 2000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 10 PM PST THURSDAY. STEADY LIGHT SNOW WILL BEGIN EARLY THURSDAY MORNING AND INTENSIFY IN THE LATE MORNING. NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. EXPECT 2 TO 4 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION ABOVE 2000 FEET WITH THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS NEAR THE IDAHO BORDER. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW 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 INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...PULLMAN...ROSALIA... OAKESDALE...TEKOA...UNIONTOWN. $$ IDZ027-051345- /O.EXT.KOTX.WS.A.0003.090305T2100Z-090306T1200Z/ LEWIS AND SOUTHERN NEZ PERCE COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...CRAIGMONT...NEZPERCE... WINCHESTER...SOLDIERS MEADOW ROAD 939 PM PST WED MAR 4 2009 ...WINTER STORM WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT... THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT. HEAVY SNOW IS POSSIBLE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND THURSDAY NIGHT ACROSS THE CAMAS PRAIRIE. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE BY EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL THURSDAY EVENING AND EARLY THURSDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...CRAIGMONT...NEZPERCE... WINCHESTER...SOLDIERS MEADOW ROAD. $$ WAZ031-051345- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.A.0003.090305T1200Z-090306T1200Z/ NORTHEAST BLUE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...ANATONE...PEOLA... MOUNTAIN ROAD...CLOVERLAND ROAD 939 PM PST WED MAR 4 2009 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM PST THURSDAY THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM PST THURSDAY THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATER THURSDAY MORNING...POSSIBLY BECOMING HEAVY THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING ACROSS THE BLUE MOUNTAINS. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE BY EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...ANATONE...PEOLA... MOUNTAIN ROAD...CLOVERLAND ROAD. $$
000 WWUS46 KOTX 051235 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 435 AM PST THU MAR 5 2009 ...HEAVY MOUNTAIN SNOW AND SIGNIFICANT VALLEY SNOW WILL IMPACT MOST OF NORTH IDAHO AND EXTREME EASTERN WASHINGTON THROUGH TONIGHT... .A LATE SEASON WINTER STORM WILL PASS THROUGH THE INLAND NORTHWEST TODAY. THIS STORM WILL BRING HEAVY SNOWS TO MOST OF THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTH IDAHO AND EXTREME EASTERN WASHINGTON THROUGH TONIGHT. THE SURROUNDING VALLEYS IN THE IDAHO PANHANDLE WILL ALSO SEE SIGNIFICANT SNOWS. IN EXTREME EASTERN WASHINGTON SNOW WILL ALSO ACCUMULATE OVER THE VALLEYS...HOWEVER AMOUNTS WILL BE SIGNIFICANTLY LIGHTER. THE SNOW SHOWERS WILL GRADUALLY TAPER OFF FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST OVERNIGHT. WAZ031-060000- /O.UPG.KOTX.WS.A.0003.000000T0000Z-090306T1200Z/ /O.EXB.KOTX.WS.W.0021.090305T1235Z-090306T1200Z/ NORTHEAST BLUE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...ANATONE...PEOLA... MOUNTAIN ROAD...CLOVERLAND ROAD 435 AM PST THU MAR 5 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE THIS MORNING AND WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES BY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING ACROSS THE BLUE MOUNTAINS. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 14 INCHES OF SNOW WILL OCCUR BY EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...ANATONE...PEOLA... MOUNTAIN ROAD...CLOVERLAND ROAD. $$ IDZ027-060000- /O.UPG.KOTX.WS.A.0003.090305T2100Z-090306T1200Z/ /O.EXB.KOTX.WS.W.0021.090305T2100Z-090306T1200Z/ LEWIS AND SOUTHERN NEZ PERCE COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...CRAIGMONT...NEZPERCE... WINCHESTER...SOLDIERS MEADOW ROAD 435 AM PST THU MAR 5 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM PST FRIDAY ABOVE 2500 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 2500 FEET FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM PST FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES WILL OCCUR THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING ON THE CAMAS PRAIRIE ABOVE 2500 FEET. THE SNOW WILL BEGIN TO FALL LATE THIS MORNING...BUT SHOULD BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE PRECIPITATION WILL TURN SHOWERY DURING THE LATE EVENING HOURS AND CONTINUE UNTIL EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...CRAIGMONT...NEZPERCE... WINCHESTER...SOLDIERS MEADOW ROAD. $$ IDZ001-WAZ037-060000- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0021.000000T0000Z-090306T0500Z/ NORTHERN PANHANDLE-NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SANDPOINT...RATHDRUM... BONNERS FERRY...PRIEST RIVER...SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD... COLVILLE...DEER PARK...CHEWELAH...NEWPORT...KETTLE FALLS... SPRINGDALE-HUNTERS ROAD...ORIN-RICE ROAD...FLOWERY TRAIL ROAD 435 AM PST THU MAR 5 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST THIS EVENING. 7 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL OVER THE MOUNTAINS OF EXTREME NORTHEAST WASHINGTON AND NORTH IDAHO THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. THE SURROUNDING VALLEYS WILL ALSO PICK UP ANYWHERE FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW...WITH THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS EXPECTED EAST OF PRIEST LAKE. THE SNOW WILL BEGIN TO TAPER OFF THIS EVENING AS MUCH COLDER AND DRIER AIR SURGES IN FROM THE NORTH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SANDPOINT...RATHDRUM... BONNERS FERRY...PRIEST RIVER...SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD... COLVILLE...DEER PARK...CHEWELAH...NEWPORT...KETTLE FALLS... SPRINGDALE-HUNTERS ROAD...ORIN-RICE ROAD...FLOWERY TRAIL ROAD. $$ IDZ004-060000- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0021.000000T0000Z-090306T1500Z/ CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...KELLOGG...PINEHURST... OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN...FOURTH OF JULY PASS...DOBSON PASS... LOOKOUT PASS 435 AM PST THU MAR 5 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST FRIDAY. 8 TO 14 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL OVER THE MOUNTAINS OF CENTRAL IDAHO THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. THE SURROUNDING VALLEYS WILL ALSO SEE SNOW WITH ACCUMULATIONS RANGING FROM 3 TO 7 INCHES...WITH THE HEAVIEST OCCURRING SOUTH OF THE SILVER VALLEY. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF TO ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...KELLOGG...PINEHURST... OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN...FOURTH OF JULY PASS...DOBSON PASS... LOOKOUT PASS. $$ IDZ002-003-060000- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0021.000000T0000Z-090306T0600Z/ COEUR DALENE AREA-IDAHO PALOUSE- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...COEUR DALENE...POST FALLS... HAYDEN...WORLEY...MOSCOW...PLUMMER...POTLATCH...GENESEE 435 AM PST THU MAR 5 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. 3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL THROUGH THIS EVENING. THE HEAVIEST ACCUMULATIONS WILL GENERALLY OCCUR EAST OF COEUR DALENE AND MOSCOW. STEADY SNOW WILL GRADUALLY TAPER OFF TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS BY THIS EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...COEUR DALENE...POST FALLS...HAYDEN...WORLEY...MOSCOW...PLUMMER...POTLATCH...GENESEE. $$ WAZ036-060000- /O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-090306T0000Z/ SPOKANE AREA- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SPOKANE...CHENEY... DAVENPORT...ROCKFORD 435 AM PST THU MAR 5 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW WILL FALL IN THE SPOKANE AREA TODAY...WITH THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS FALLING ABOVE 2000 FEET. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING THE MORNING COMMUTE AND CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON. DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS...THE SNOW WILL TURN WETTER AND COULD HAVE A DIFFICULT TIME ACCUMULATING BELOW 2000 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW 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 INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SPOKANE...CHENEY... DAVENPORT...ROCKFORD. $$ WAZ038-060000- /O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-090306T0000Z/ OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...REPUBLIC...INCHELIUM... WAUCONDA...CHESAW ROAD...HIGHWAY 20 WAUCONDA SUMMIT... BOULDER CREEK ROAD...SHERMAN PASS 435 AM PST THU MAR 5 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW WILL FALL IN THE VALLEYS OF THE OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. MOUNTAIN ACCUMULATIONS WILL LIKELY RANGE FROM 2 TO 5 INCHES. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS BY THE AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...REPUBLIC...INCHELIUM... WAUCONDA...CHESAW ROAD...HIGHWAY 20 WAUCONDA SUMMIT...BOULDER CREEK ROAD...SHERMAN PASS. $$ WAZ033-060000- /O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-090306T0600Z/ WASHINGTON PALOUSE- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...PULLMAN...ROSALIA... OAKESDALE...TEKOA...UNIONTOWN 435 AM PST THU MAR 5 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING ABOVE 2000 FEET... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 2000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE THROUGH THIS EVENING ON THE WASHINGTON PALOUSE. ACCUMULATING SNOWS WILL GENERALLY OCCUR AT ELEVATIONS OF 2000 FEET OR GREATER...WITH A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW ELSEWHERE ACROSS WESTERN SECTIONS OF WHITMAN COUNTY. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF TO SCATTERED SHOWERS BY THIS EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW 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 INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...PULLMAN...ROSALIA... OAKESDALE...TEKOA...UNIONTOWN. $$
000 WWUS46 KOTX 051736 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 936 AM PST THU MAR 5 2009 IDZ002-051845- /O.CAN.KOTX.WS.W.0021.000000T0000Z-090306T0600Z/ COEUR DALENE AREA- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...COEUR DALENE...POST FALLS... HAYDEN...WORLEY 936 AM PST THU MAR 5 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS AFTERNOON...BUT RISING TEMPERATURES WILL LIMIT SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES TO GRASSY SURFACES AND HIGHER TERRAIN. THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...COEUR DALENE...POST FALLS...HAYDEN...WORLEY. $$ IDZ001-WAZ037-051845- /O.CAN.KOTX.WS.W.0021.000000T0000Z-090306T0500Z/ NORTHERN PANHANDLE-NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SANDPOINT...RATHDRUM... BONNERS FERRY...PRIEST RIVER...SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD... COLVILLE...DEER PARK...CHEWELAH...NEWPORT...KETTLE FALLS... SPRINGDALE-HUNTERS ROAD...ORIN-RICE ROAD...FLOWERY TRAIL ROAD 936 AM PST THU MAR 5 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. OCCASIONAL SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TODAY...BUT FURTHER SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS ON THE VALLEY FLOORS WILL BE LIMITED BY RISING TEMPERATURES TO 1 TO 2 INCHES ON GRASSY SURFACES. HIGHER AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES WILL FALL OVER THE MOUNTAINS. THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SANDPOINT...RATHDRUM... BONNERS FERRY...PRIEST RIVER...SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD... COLVILLE...DEER PARK...CHEWELAH...NEWPORT...KETTLE FALLS... SPRINGDALE-HUNTERS ROAD...ORIN-RICE ROAD...FLOWERY TRAIL ROAD. $$ WAZ036-038-051845- /O.CAN.KOTX.WW.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-090306T0000Z/ SPOKANE AREA-OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SPOKANE...CHENEY... DAVENPORT...ROCKFORD...REPUBLIC...INCHELIUM...WAUCONDA... CHESAW ROAD...HIGHWAY 20 WAUCONDA SUMMIT...BOULDER CREEK ROAD... SHERMAN PASS 936 AM PST THU MAR 5 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. OCCASIONAL SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON...BUT RISING TEMPERATURES WILL LIMIT FURTHER MINOR ACCUMULATIONS TO GRASSY SURFACES AND TERRAIN ABOVE 2500 FEET. THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SPOKANE...CHENEY... DAVENPORT...ROCKFORD...REPUBLIC...INCHELIUM...WAUCONDA...CHESAW ROAD...HIGHWAY 20 WAUCONDA SUMMIT...BOULDER CREEK ROAD...SHERMAN PASS. $$ WAZ031-060145- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0021.000000T0000Z-090306T1200Z/ NORTHEAST BLUE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...ANATONE...PEOLA... MOUNTAIN ROAD...CLOVERLAND ROAD 936 AM PST THU MAR 5 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE THIS MORNING AND WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES BY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING ACROSS THE BLUE MOUNTAINS. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 14 INCHES OF SNOW WILL OCCUR BY EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...ANATONE...PEOLA... MOUNTAIN ROAD...CLOVERLAND ROAD. $$ IDZ004-060145- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0021.000000T0000Z-090306T1500Z/ CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...KELLOGG...PINEHURST... OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN...FOURTH OF JULY PASS...DOBSON PASS... LOOKOUT PASS 936 AM PST THU MAR 5 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST FRIDAY. 8 TO 14 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL OVER THE MOUNTAINS OF CENTRAL IDAHO THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. THE SURROUNDING VALLEYS WILL ALSO SEE SNOW WITH ACCUMULATIONS RANGING FROM 3 TO 7 INCHES...WITH THE HEAVIEST OCCURRING SOUTH OF THE SILVER VALLEY. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF TO ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...KELLOGG...PINEHURST... OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN...FOURTH OF JULY PASS...DOBSON PASS... LOOKOUT PASS. $$ IDZ003-060145- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0021.000000T0000Z-090306T0600Z/ IDAHO PALOUSE- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...MOSCOW...PLUMMER...POTLATCH... GENESEE 936 AM PST THU MAR 5 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. 3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL TODAY THROUGH THIS EVENING. THE HEAVIEST ACCUMULATIONS WILL GENERALLY OCCUR EAST OF MOSCOW. STEADY SNOW WILL GRADUALLY TAPER OFF TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS THIS EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...MOSCOW...PLUMMER... POTLATCH...GENESEE. $$ IDZ027-060145- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0021.090305T2100Z-090306T1200Z/ LEWIS AND SOUTHERN NEZ PERCE COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...CRAIGMONT...NEZPERCE... WINCHESTER...SOLDIERS MEADOW ROAD 936 AM PST THU MAR 5 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM PST FRIDAY ABOVE 2500 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 2500 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM PST FRIDAY. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES WILL OCCUR THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING ON THE CAMAS PRAIRIE ABOVE 2500 FEET. THE SNOW WILL BEGIN TO FALL LATE THIS MORNING...BUT SHOULD BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE PRECIPITATION WILL TURN SHOWERY DURING THE LATE EVENING HOURS AND CONTINUE UNTIL EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...CRAIGMONT...NEZPERCE... WINCHESTER...SOLDIERS MEADOW ROAD. $$ WAZ033-060145- /O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-090306T0600Z/ WASHINGTON PALOUSE- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...PULLMAN...ROSALIA... OAKESDALE...TEKOA...UNIONTOWN 936 AM PST THU MAR 5 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING ABOVE 2000 FEET... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 2000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE THROUGH THIS EVENING ON THE WASHINGTON PALOUSE. THE HIGHEST ACCUMULATIONS WILL OCCUR NEAR THE IDAHO BORDER. ACCUMULATING SNOWS WILL GENERALLY OCCUR AT ELEVATIONS OF 2000 FEET OR GREATER...WITH A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW ELSEWHERE ACROSS WESTERN SECTIONS OF WHITMAN COUNTY. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF TO SCATTERED SHOWERS BY THIS EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW 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 INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...PULLMAN...ROSALIA... OAKESDALE...TEKOA...UNIONTOWN. $$
000 WWUS46 KOTX 052250 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 250 PM PST THU MAR 5 2009 WAZ031-060700- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0021.000000T0000Z-090306T1200Z/ NORTHEAST BLUE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...ANATONE...PEOLA... MOUNTAIN ROAD...CLOVERLAND ROAD 250 PM PST THU MAR 5 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY. HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING ACROSS THE BLUE MOUNTAINS. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 14 INCHES WILL OCCUR BY EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...WITH SOME SNOW SHOWERS CONTAINING LIGHTNING AND SMALL HAIL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...ANATONE...PEOLA... MOUNTAIN ROAD...CLOVERLAND ROAD. $$ IDZ004-060700- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0021.000000T0000Z-090306T1500Z/ CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...KELLOGG...PINEHURST... OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN...FOURTH OF JULY PASS...DOBSON PASS... LOOKOUT PASS 250 PM PST THU MAR 5 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST FRIDAY. HEAVY AND NEARLY CONTINUOUS SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 14 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL OVER THE MOUNTAINS OF CENTRAL IDAHO THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. THE SURROUNDING VALLEYS WILL ALSO SEE SNOW WITH ACCUMULATIONS RANGING FROM 4 TO 7 INCHES...WITH THE HEAVIEST OCCURRING SOUTH OF THE SILVER VALLEY. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF TO ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...KELLOGG...PINEHURST... OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN...FOURTH OF JULY PASS...DOBSON PASS... LOOKOUT PASS. $$ IDZ003-060600- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0021.000000T0000Z-090306T0600Z/ IDAHO PALOUSE- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...MOSCOW...PLUMMER...POTLATCH... GENESEE 250 PM PST THU MAR 5 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. PERSISTENT AND LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE IDAHO PALOUSE THROUGH THIS EVENING. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL THROUGH THIS EVENING. THE HEAVIEST ACCUMULATIONS WILL GENERALLY OCCUR EAST OF MOSCOW. STEADY SNOW WILL GRADUALLY TAPER OFF TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS LATE THIS EVENING. SOME OF THIS EVENINGS SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTAIN LIGHTNING AND SMALL HAIL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...MOSCOW...PLUMMER... POTLATCH...GENESEE. $$ IDZ027-060700- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0021.000000T0000Z-090306T1200Z/ LEWIS AND SOUTHERN NEZ PERCE COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...CRAIGMONT...NEZPERCE... WINCHESTER...SOLDIERS MEADOW ROAD 250 PM PST THU MAR 5 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY ABOVE 2500 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 2500 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES WILL OCCUR TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING ON THE CAMAS PRAIRIE ABOVE 2500 FEET. SOME HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS THIS EVENING MAY CONTAIN LIGHTNING AND SMALL HAIL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...CRAIGMONT...NEZPERCE... WINCHESTER...SOLDIERS MEADOW ROAD. $$ WAZ033-060600- /O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-090306T0600Z/ WASHINGTON PALOUSE- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...PULLMAN...ROSALIA... OAKESDALE...TEKOA...UNIONTOWN 250 PM PST THU MAR 5 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING ABOVE 2000 FEET... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 2000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. PERSISTENT AND HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS...SOME CONTAINING LIGHTNING AND SMALL HAIL...WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED BEFORE TAPERING OFF LATE THIS EVENING. THE HIGHEST ACCUMULATIONS WILL OCCUR NEAR THE IDAHO BORDER. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...PULLMAN...ROSALIA... OAKESDALE...TEKOA...UNIONTOWN. $$
000 WWUS46 KOTX 060504 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 904 PM PST THU MAR 5 2009 WAZ031-061200- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0021.000000T0000Z-090306T1200Z/ NORTHEAST BLUE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...ANATONE...PEOLA... MOUNTAIN ROAD...CLOVERLAND ROAD 904 PM PST THU MAR 5 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT ACROSS THE BLUE MOUNTAINS. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 14 INCHES WILL OCCUR BY EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL THURSDAY EVENING AND EARLY OVERNIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...ANATONE...PEOLA... MOUNTAIN ROAD...CLOVERLAND ROAD. $$ IDZ004-061315- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0021.000000T0000Z-090306T1500Z/ CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...KELLOGG...PINEHURST... OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN...FOURTH OF JULY PASS...DOBSON PASS... LOOKOUT PASS 904 PM PST THU MAR 5 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST FRIDAY. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 14 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL OVER THE MOUNTAINS OF CENTRAL IDAHO THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. THE SURROUNDING VALLEYS WILL ALSO SEE SNOW WITH ACCUMULATIONS RANGING FROM 4 TO 7 INCHES...WITH THE HEAVIEST OCCURRING SOUTH OF THE SILVER VALLEY. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF TO ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...KELLOGG...PINEHURST... OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN...FOURTH OF JULY PASS...DOBSON PASS... LOOKOUT PASS. $$ IDZ003-060615- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0021.000000T0000Z-090306T0600Z/ IDAHO PALOUSE- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...MOSCOW...PLUMMER...POTLATCH... GENESEE 904 PM PST THU MAR 5 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. PERSISTENT AND LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE IDAHO PALOUSE THROUGH THIS EVENING. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL THROUGH THIS EVENING. THE HEAVIEST ACCUMULATIONS WILL GENERALLY OCCUR EAST OF MOSCOW. STEADY SNOW WILL GRADUALLY TAPER OFF TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS LATE THIS EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...MOSCOW...PLUMMER... POTLATCH...GENESEE. $$ IDZ027-061200- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0021.000000T0000Z-090306T1200Z/ LEWIS AND SOUTHERN NEZ PERCE COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...CRAIGMONT...NEZPERCE... WINCHESTER...SOLDIERS MEADOW ROAD 904 PM PST THU MAR 5 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY ABOVE 2500 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 2500 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES WILL OCCUR TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING ON THE CAMAS PRAIRIE ABOVE 2500 FEET...WITH THE LOCAL AMOUNTS TO 10 INCHES ABOVE 3500 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...CRAIGMONT...NEZPERCE... WINCHESTER...SOLDIERS MEADOW ROAD. $$ WAZ033-060615- /O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-090306T0600Z/ WASHINGTON PALOUSE- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...PULLMAN...ROSALIA... OAKESDALE...TEKOA...UNIONTOWN 904 PM PST THU MAR 5 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING ABOVE 2000 FEET... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 2000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED BEFORE TAPERING OFF LATE THIS EVENING. THE HIGHEST ACCUMULATIONS WILL OCCUR NEAR THE IDAHO BORDER. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW 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 INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...PULLMAN...ROSALIA... OAKESDALE...TEKOA...UNIONTOWN. $$
000 WWUS46 KOTX 060603 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 1003 PM PST THU MAR 5 2009 IDZ003-060715- /O.EXP.KOTX.WS.W.0021.000000T0000Z-090306T0600Z/ IDAHO PALOUSE- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...MOSCOW...PLUMMER...POTLATCH... GENESEE 1003 PM PST THU MAR 5 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. THE STEADIER SNOW SHOWERS HAVE ENDED IN THIS AREA. WHILE SOME SCATTERED SHOWERS WILL REMAIN A RISK THROUGH THE NIGHT...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS GENERALLY BE UNDER AN INCH. THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...MOSCOW...PLUMMER... POTLATCH...GENESEE. $$ WAZ033-060715- /O.EXP.KOTX.WW.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-090306T0600Z/ WASHINGTON PALOUSE- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...PULLMAN...ROSALIA... OAKESDALE...TEKOA...UNIONTOWN 1003 PM PST THU MAR 5 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. THE STEADIER SNOW SHOWERS HAVE ENDED IN THIS AREA. WHILE SOME SCATTERED SHOWERS WILL REMAIN A RISK THROUGH THE NIGHT...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS GENERALLY BE UNDER AN INCH. THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...PULLMAN...ROSALIA... OAKESDALE...TEKOA...UNIONTOWN. $$ WAZ031-061200- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0021.000000T0000Z-090306T1200Z/ NORTHEAST BLUE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...ANATONE...PEOLA... MOUNTAIN ROAD...CLOVERLAND ROAD 1003 PM PST THU MAR 5 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT ACROSS THE BLUE MOUNTAINS. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 14 INCHES WILL OCCUR BY EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL THURSDAY EVENING AND EARLY OVERNIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...ANATONE...PEOLA... MOUNTAIN ROAD...CLOVERLAND ROAD. $$ IDZ004-061415- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0021.000000T0000Z-090306T1500Z/ CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...KELLOGG...PINEHURST... OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN...FOURTH OF JULY PASS...DOBSON PASS... LOOKOUT PASS 1003 PM PST THU MAR 5 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST FRIDAY. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 14 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL OVER THE MOUNTAINS OF CENTRAL IDAHO THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. THE SURROUNDING VALLEYS WILL ALSO SEE SNOW WITH ACCUMULATIONS RANGING FROM 4 TO 7 INCHES...WITH THE HEAVIEST OCCURRING SOUTH OF THE SILVER VALLEY. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF TO ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...KELLOGG...PINEHURST... OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN...FOURTH OF JULY PASS...DOBSON PASS... LOOKOUT PASS. $$ IDZ027-061200- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0021.000000T0000Z-090306T1200Z/ LEWIS AND SOUTHERN NEZ PERCE COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...CRAIGMONT...NEZPERCE... WINCHESTER...SOLDIERS MEADOW ROAD 1003 PM PST THU MAR 5 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY ABOVE 2500 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 2500 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES WILL OCCUR TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING ON THE CAMAS PRAIRIE ABOVE 2500 FEET...WITH THE LOCAL AMOUNTS TO 10 INCHES ABOVE 3500 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...CRAIGMONT...NEZPERCE... WINCHESTER...SOLDIERS MEADOW ROAD. $$
000 WWUS46 KOTX 061205 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 405 AM PST FRI MAR 6 2009 IDZ004-061315- /O.CAN.KOTX.WS.W.0021.000000T0000Z-090306T1500Z/ CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...KELLOGG...PINEHURST... OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN...FOURTH OF JULY PASS...DOBSON PASS... LOOKOUT PASS 405 AM PST FRI MAR 6 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. MUCH DRIER AIR HAS MOVED INTO THE REGION...ENDING THE THREAT FOR WIDESPREAD SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL....HOWEVER A FEW LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS ARE STILL POSSIBLE THIS MORNING. THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...KELLOGG...PINEHURST... OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN...FOURTH OF JULY PASS...DOBSON PASS... LOOKOUT PASS. $$ IDZ027-WAZ031-061315- /O.EXP.KOTX.WS.W.0021.000000T0000Z-090306T1200Z/ LEWIS AND SOUTHERN NEZ PERCE COUNTIES-NORTHEAST BLUE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...CRAIGMONT...NEZPERCE... WINCHESTER...SOLDIERS MEADOW ROAD...ANATONE...PEOLA... MOUNTAIN ROAD...CLOVERLAND ROAD 405 AM PST FRI MAR 6 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. MUCH DRIER AIR HAS MOVED INTO THE REGION...ENDING THE THREAT FOR WIDESPREAD SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL...HOWEVER A FEW LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS ARE STILL POSSIBLE THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS. THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...CRAIGMONT...NEZPERCE... WINCHESTER...SOLDIERS MEADOW ROAD...ANATONE...PEOLA...MOUNTAIN ROAD...CLOVERLAND ROAD. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Spokane, WA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 4, 3:14 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | OTX | Ferry, Lincoln, Okanogan, Spokane, Whitman | 31 hr |
Nearby
Winter Storm Warnings in Idaho, 2009Winter Storm Warnings in Washington, 2009Every winter storm warning in 2009
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.