Alert archive / Idaho / Winter Storm Warnings in 2012
Winter Storm Warning 10, NWS Spokane, WA
NWS Spokane, WA issued this winter storm warning at Mar 20, 2012, 3:24 PM PDT for 6 counties in Idaho. It took effect at Mar 20, 2012, 6:00 PM PDT. It was in force for 45 hr. 58 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 20, 2012, 3:24 PM PDT (22:24 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 20, 2012, 6:00 PM PDT
- Expired
- Mar 22, 2012, 3:07 PM PDT
- In force
- 45 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Spokane, WA
Counties Benewah County, ID, Bonner County, ID, Boundary County, ID, Kootenai County, ID, Latah County, ID, Shoshone County, ID
The radar
The Spokane radar (KOTX), 84 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:24 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 20, 9:00 PM PDT | SNOW 1.5 | 3 Sw Harvard, ID | ELEVATION 2800 FEET. |
| Mar 20, 9:00 PM PDT | SNOW 2 | 4 Sw Troy, ID | ELEVATION 2666 FEET. |
| Mar 20, 9:00 PM PDT | HEAVY SNOW 7 | 2 E Deary, ID | STILL SNOWING. ELEVATION 2847 FEET. |
| Mar 21, 6:00 AM PDT | SNOW 2.7 | 13 Ne Sandpoint, ID | COCORAHS ID-BR-8 |
| Mar 21, 6:30 AM PDT | SNOW 1 | 3 Wnw Alene, ID | COCORAHS ID-KT-8 |
| Mar 21, 7:00 AM PDT | HEAVY SNOW 4 | Avery, ID | |
| Mar 21, 7:00 AM PDT | HEAVY SNOW 4.6 | 1 E Moscow, ID | COCORAHS ID-LT-7 |
| Mar 21, 7:00 AM PDT | HEAVY SNOW 5.5 | 1 Sw Moscow, ID | COCORAHS ID-LT-3 |
| Mar 21, 7:00 AM PDT | HEAVY SNOW 7 | 7 Nnw Potlatch, ID | RELAY FROM SPOTTER WH33 |
| Mar 21, 7:00 AM PDT | HEAVY SNOW 9 | 2 N Moscow, ID | COCORAHS ID-LT-1 |
| Mar 21, 9:00 AM PDT | SNOW 1.5 | 3 Ese Prichard, ID | |
| Mar 21, 9:00 AM PDT | SNOW 1.6 | Plummer, ID | |
| Mar 21, 9:00 AM PDT | HEAVY SNOW 5 | Mullan, ID | |
| Mar 21, 9:27 AM PDT | HEAVY SNOW 5 | 3 Sw Harvard, ID | |
| Mar 21, 9:27 AM PDT | HEAVY SNOW 10.5 | 2 E Deary, ID | ADDITIONAL 5 INCHES OVERNIGHT. STILL SNOWING LIGHTLY. |
| Mar 21, 10:00 AM PDT | SNOW 2.5 | 1 Ssw Moscow, ID | STILL SNOWING AND 35 DEGREES. |
| Mar 21, 10:00 AM PDT | HEAVY SNOW 5 | 3 Sw Harvard, ID | |
| Mar 21, 10:00 AM PDT | HEAVY SNOW 5.5 | 5 E Troy, ID | STILL SNOWING |
| Mar 21, 10:00 AM PDT | HEAVY SNOW 6 | 2 S Potlatch, ID | |
| Mar 21, 10:00 AM PDT | HEAVY SNOW 9 | 4 Se Santa, ID | FERNWOOD WEATHER STATION |
| Mar 21, 10:00 AM PDT | HEAVY SNOW 10.5 | 2 E Deary, ID | ADDITIONAL 5 INCHES OVERNIGHT. STILL SNOWING LIGHTLY. |
| Mar 21, 12:00 PM PDT | HEAVY SNOW 7 | 3 Sw Harvard, ID | 2 INCHES OF SNOW OVER THE PAST 4 HOURS. |
| Mar 21, 1:15 PM PDT | HEAVY SNOW 4 | 5 S Tensed, ID | AT BENEWAH/LATAH COUNTY LINE ON US-95 |
| Mar 21, 1:15 PM PDT | HEAVY SNOW 5 | 4 W Beauty Creek Campgr, ID | |
| Mar 21, 1:15 PM PDT | HEAVY SNOW 6 | Tensed, ID | |
| Mar 21, 1:15 PM PDT | HEAVY SNOW 13 | 5 Nne Moscow, ID | 9.5 INCHES OVERNIGHT AND 3.5 INCHES TODAY. STILL SNOWING. |
| Mar 21, 2:30 PM PDT | HEAVY SNOW 4 | 5 E Harrison, ID | ALL TODAY. 0.0 SNOW THIS MORNING. TEMPEARTURE 33 DEGREES AND STILL SNOWING. |
| Mar 21, 3:40 PM PDT | SNOW 0.1 | Nw Blanchard, ID | JUST STARTING TO ACCUMULATE. |
| Mar 22, 6:00 AM PDT | HEAVY SNOW 6.2 | 13 Ne Sandpoint, ID | COCORAHS ID-BR-8 |
| Mar 22, 6:30 AM PDT | HEAVY SNOW 6.5 | 3 Wnw Alene, ID | COCORAHS ID-KT-8 |
| Mar 22, 6:35 AM PDT | HEAVY SNOW 5.6 | Bonners Ferry, ID | |
| Mar 22, 7:00 AM PDT | SNOW 1 | St. Maries, ID | 48 HOUR STORM TOTAL 1.3 |
| Mar 22, 7:00 AM PDT | SNOW 1.5 | Bayview, ID | |
| Mar 22, 7:00 AM PDT | SNOW 2.1 | Kellogg, ID | |
| Mar 22, 7:00 AM PDT | SNOW 2.5 | 4 Nw Alene, ID | COCORAHS ID-KT-6 |
| Mar 22, 7:00 AM PDT | SNOW 2.7 | 3 Ese Prichard, ID | 48 HOUR STORM TOTAL 4.2 INCHES |
| Mar 22, 7:00 AM PDT | SNOW 3 | 12 Sse Priest River, ID | COCORAHS ID-BR-15 |
| Mar 22, 7:00 AM PDT | SNOW 3 | 1 E Moscow, ID | COCORAHS ID-LT-7 |
| Mar 22, 7:00 AM PDT | SNOW 3.2 | Hayden, ID | |
| Mar 22, 7:00 AM PDT | HEAVY SNOW 4 | 4 E Spirit Lake, ID | COCORAHS ID-KT-1 |
| Mar 22, 7:00 AM PDT | HEAVY SNOW 4.1 | Sandpoint, ID | 48 HOUR STORM TOTAL 4.6 |
| Mar 22, 7:00 AM PDT | HEAVY SNOW 4.2 | 1 Sw Moscow, ID | COCORAHS ID-LT-3 |
| Mar 22, 7:00 AM PDT | HEAVY SNOW 4.7 | 2 Ene Athol, ID | COCORAHS ID-KT-3 |
| Mar 22, 7:00 AM PDT | HEAVY SNOW 4.7 | Mullan, ID | 9.7 INCH 48 HOUR TOTAL |
| Mar 22, 7:20 AM PDT | HEAVY SNOW 5.8 | 5 Ene Bonners Ferry, ID | STILL SNOWING. SPOTTER BOUNDARY 3, MOYIE SPRINGS |
| Mar 22, 7:30 AM PDT | HEAVY SNOW 4 | Oldtown, ID | |
| Mar 22, 8:00 AM PDT | SNOW 3 | Coeur D'Alene, ID | |
| Mar 22, 8:00 AM PDT | SNOW 3.5 | 6 Wsw Sagle, ID | COCORAHS ID-BR-14 |
| Mar 22, 8:00 AM PDT | HEAVY SNOW 5 | Bonners Ferry, ID | |
| Mar 22, 8:15 AM PDT | SNOW 3 | Post Falls, ID | |
| Mar 22, 8:15 AM PDT | HEAVY SNOW 5 | Hayden, ID | |
| Mar 22, 9:00 AM PDT | SNOW 3.3 | 4 N Coeur D'Alene, ID | |
| Mar 22, 9:00 AM PDT | HEAVY SNOW 5 | S Sandpoint, ID | |
| Mar 22, 9:29 AM PDT | HEAVY SNOW 7 | Bonners Ferry, ID | |
| Mar 22, 10:00 AM PDT | SNOW 3.3 | 4 N Coeur D'Alene, ID | PAST 12 HR |
| Mar 22, 10:00 AM PDT | HEAVY SNOW 4 | Nw Blanchard, ID | |
| Mar 22, 10:00 AM PDT | HEAVY SNOW 4.5 | Sse Clark Fork, ID | |
| Mar 22, 10:00 AM PDT | HEAVY SNOW 7 | Bonners Ferry, ID | IN 8 HOURS |
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, 10.4 hours before the alert went out and 8 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
- 485 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 86 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 252 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 411 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
526 WWUS46 KOTX 202224 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 324 PM PDT TUE MAR 20 2012 ...A LATE SEASON STORM WILL BRING SIGNIFICANT SNOW TO THE IDAHO PANHANDLE AND BLUE MOUNTAINS TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .A LATE SEASON STORM WILL BRING A PERIOD OF HEAVY SNOW TO THE IDAHO PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS AND BLUE MOUNTAINS. MODERATE TO HEAVY ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW COULD MAKE DRIVING CONDITIONS HAZARDOUS. WAZ042-202330- /O.CAN.KOTX.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-120321T0000Z/ EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...LEAVENWORTH...MAZAMA... TWISP...WINTHROP...STEHEKIN...CONCONULLY...BLEWETT PASS... LOUP LOUP PASS 324 PM PDT TUE MAR 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING...BUT THE LIKELIHOOD OF SIGNIFICANT FURTHER ACCUMULATIONS HAS ABATED. $$ IDZ001-WAZ037-202330- /O.CAN.KOTX.WW.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-120321T0000Z/ NORTHERN PANHANDLE-NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SANDPOINT...ATHOL... BONNERS FERRY...PRIEST RIVER...EASTPORT... SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD...COLVILLE...DEER PARK...CHEWELAH... NEWPORT...KETTLE FALLS...SPRINGDALE-HUNTERS ROAD... ORIN-RICE ROAD...FLOWERY TRAIL ROAD 324 PM PDT TUE MAR 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING...BUT THE LIKELIHOOD OF SIGNIFICANT FURTHER ACCUMULATIONS HAS ABATED. $$ IDZ004-210630- /O.NEW.KOTX.WS.W.0010.120321T0100Z-120323T0000Z/ CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN... DOBSON PASS...LOOKOUT PASS 324 PM PDT TUE MAR 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM PDT THURSDAY ABOVE 3500 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 3500 FEET FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM PDT THURSDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 12 TO 18 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS AND 2 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW IN THE VALLEYS. * WINDS: SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * TIMING: MOST OF THE VALLEY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS INCLUDING ON THE INTERSTATE 90 CORRIDOR WILL FALL OVERNIGHT TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY BEFORE SNOW LEVELS RISE WEDNESDAY EVENING. IN THE MOUNTAINS ABOVE 3500 FEET FREQUENT SNOW SHOWERS TONIGHT WILL BECOME STEADY SNOW ON WEDNESDAY AND LAST THROUGH MUCH OF THURSDAY. * LOCATIONS: OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN...DOBSON PASS...LOOKOUT PASS. * HAZARD ELEVATION: HEAVY SNOW WILL OCCUR ABOVE 3500 FEET. * SNOW LEVEL: NEAR VALLEY FLOORS TONIGHT RISING TO 4000 FEET WEDNESDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS: HEAVY MOUNTAIN SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE DRIVING TREACHEROUS ON BACK ROADS AND MAIN ROADS AT HIGHER ELEVATION PASSES SUCH AS DOBSON AND LOOKOUT PASS. 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. && $$ IDZ027-210630- /O.EXB.KOTX.WW.Y.0015.120321T0100Z-120321T1800Z/ LEWIS AND SOUTHERN NEZ PERCE COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...CRAIGMONT...NEZPERCE... WINCHESTER...SOLDIERS MEADOW ROAD 324 PM PDT TUE MAR 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM PDT WEDNESDAY ABOVE 3000 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 3000 FEET FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM PDT WEDNESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 5 INCHES. * TIMING: TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING. * HAZARD ELEVATION: ABOVE 3000 FEET. * LOCATIONS: CRAIGMONT...NEZPERCE...WINCHESTER...SOLDIERS MEADOW ROAD. * SNOW LEVEL: 2500 FEET. * IMPACTS: SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATION WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ WAZ031-210630- /O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-120321T1200Z/ NORTHEAST BLUE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...PEOLA...MOUNTAIN ROAD... CLOVERLAND ROAD 324 PM PDT TUE MAR 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT WEDNESDAY ABOVE 4000 FEET... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: AN ADDITIONAL 3 TO 6 INCHES. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * TIMING: TONIGHT. * HAZARD ELEVATION: ABOVE 4000 FEET. * LOCATIONS: PEOLA...MOUNTAIN ROAD...CLOVERLAND ROAD. * IMPACTS: MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATION WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. ON EXPOSED TERRAIN AND RIDGES BLOWING SNOW COULD CAUSE DRIFTS AND LOW VISIBILITY. 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. && $$
12 follow-up statements
556 WWUS46 KOTX 210310 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 810 PM PDT TUE MAR 20 2012 ...A LATE SEASON STORM WILL BRING SIGNIFICANT SNOW TO THE IDAHO PANHANDLE AND BLUE MOUNTAINS TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .A LATE SEASON STORM WILL BRING A PERIOD OF HEAVY SNOW TO THE IDAHO PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS AND BLUE MOUNTAINS. MODERATE TO HEAVY ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW COULD MAKE DRIVING CONDITIONS HAZARDOUS. IDZ004-211130- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-120323T0000Z/ CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN... FOURTH OF JULY PASS...DOBSON PASS...LOOKOUT PASS 810 PM PDT TUE MAR 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THURSDAY ABOVE 2500 FEET... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 12 TO 18 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS AND 5 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW ABOVE 2500 FEET IN VALLEYS. * WINDS: SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * TIMING: MOST OF THE VALLEY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS INCLUDING ON THE INTERSTATE 90 CORRIDOR WILL FALL OVERNIGHT TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY BEFORE SNOW LEVELS RISE WEDNESDAY EVENING. ABOVE 2500 FEET FREQUENT SNOW SHOWERS TONIGHT WILL BECOME STEADY SNOW ON WEDNESDAY AND LAST THROUGH MUCH OF THURSDAY. * LOCATIONS: OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN...DOBSON PASS...LOOKOUT PASS. * HAZARD ELEVATION: HEAVY SNOW WILL OCCUR ABOVE 2500 FEET. * SNOW LEVEL: NEAR VALLEY FLOORS TONIGHT RISING TO 4000 FEET WEDNESDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS: HEAVY MOUNTAIN SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE DRIVING TREACHEROUS ON BACK ROADS AND MAIN ROADS AT HIGHER ELEVATION PASSES SUCH AS DOBSON AND LOOKOUT PASS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ IDZ027-211130- /O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-120321T1800Z/ LEWIS AND SOUTHERN NEZ PERCE COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...CRAIGMONT...NEZPERCE... WINCHESTER...SOLDIERS MEADOW ROAD 810 PM PDT TUE MAR 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT WEDNESDAY ABOVE 3000 FEET... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 6 INCHES. * TIMING: TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING. * HAZARD ELEVATION: ABOVE 3000 FEET. * LOCATIONS: CRAIGMONT...NEZPERCE...WINCHESTER...SOLDIERS MEADOW ROAD. * SNOW LEVEL: 2500 FEET. * IMPACTS: SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATION WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. 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. && $$ WAZ031-211130- /O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-120321T1200Z/ NORTHEAST BLUE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...PEOLA...MOUNTAIN ROAD... CLOVERLAND ROAD 810 PM PDT TUE MAR 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT WEDNESDAY ABOVE 4000 FEET... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: AN ADDITIONAL 5 TO 9 INCHES. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * TIMING: TONIGHT. * HAZARD ELEVATION: ABOVE 4000 FEET. * LOCATIONS: PEOLA...MOUNTAIN ROAD...CLOVERLAND ROAD. * IMPACTS: MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATION WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. ON EXPOSED TERRAIN AND RIDGES BLOWING SNOW COULD CAUSE DRIFTS AND LOW VISIBILITY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
345 WWUS46 KOTX 210354 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 854 PM PDT TUE MAR 20 2012 ...A LATE SEASON STORM WILL BRING SIGNIFICANT SNOW TO THE IDAHO PANHANDLE AND BLUE MOUNTAINS TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .A LATE SEASON STORM WILL BRING A PERIOD OF HEAVY SNOW TO THE IDAHO PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS AND BLUE MOUNTAINS. MODERATE TO HEAVY ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW COULD MAKE DRIVING CONDITIONS HAZARDOUS. IDZ004-211200- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-120323T0000Z/ CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN... FOURTH OF JULY PASS...DOBSON PASS...LOOKOUT PASS 854 PM PDT TUE MAR 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THURSDAY ABOVE 2500 FEET... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 16 TO 20 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS AND 6 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW ABOVE 2500 FEET IN VALLEYS. * WINDS: SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * TIMING: MOST OF THE VALLEY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS INCLUDING ON THE INTERSTATE 90 CORRIDOR WILL FALL OVERNIGHT TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY BEFORE SNOW LEVELS RISE WEDNESDAY EVENING. ABOVE 2500 FEET FREQUENT SNOW SHOWERS TONIGHT WILL BECOME STEADY SNOW ON WEDNESDAY AND LAST THROUGH MUCH OF THURSDAY. * LOCATIONS: OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN...DOBSON PASS...LOOKOUT PASS. * HAZARD ELEVATION: HEAVY SNOW WILL OCCUR ABOVE 2500 FEET. * SNOW LEVEL: NEAR VALLEY FLOORS TONIGHT RISING TO 4000 FEET WEDNESDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS: HEAVY MOUNTAIN SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE DRIVING TREACHEROUS ON BACK ROADS AND MAIN ROADS AT HIGHER ELEVATION PASSES SUCH AS DOBSON AND LOOKOUT PASS. 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. && $$ IDZ027-211200- /O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-120321T1800Z/ LEWIS AND SOUTHERN NEZ PERCE COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...CRAIGMONT...NEZPERCE... WINCHESTER...SOLDIERS MEADOW ROAD 854 PM PDT TUE MAR 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT WEDNESDAY ABOVE 3000 FEET... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 6 INCHES. * TIMING: TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING. * HAZARD ELEVATION: ABOVE 3000 FEET. * LOCATIONS: CRAIGMONT...NEZPERCE...WINCHESTER...SOLDIERS MEADOW ROAD. * SNOW LEVEL: 2500 FEET. * IMPACTS: SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATION WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ WAZ031-211200- /O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-120321T1200Z/ NORTHEAST BLUE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...PEOLA...MOUNTAIN ROAD... CLOVERLAND ROAD 854 PM PDT TUE MAR 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT WEDNESDAY ABOVE 4000 FEET... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: AN ADDITIONAL 5 TO 9 INCHES. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * TIMING: TONIGHT. * HAZARD ELEVATION: ABOVE 4000 FEET. * LOCATIONS: PEOLA...MOUNTAIN ROAD...CLOVERLAND ROAD. * IMPACTS: MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATION WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. ON EXPOSED TERRAIN AND RIDGES BLOWING SNOW COULD CAUSE DRIFTS AND LOW VISIBILITY. 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. && $$
652 WWUS46 KOTX 210443 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 943 PM PDT TUE MAR 20 2012 IDZ003-211245- /O.EXB.KOTX.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-120322T0000Z/ IDAHO PALOUSE- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...MOSCOW...PLUMMER...POTLATCH... GENESEE 943 PM PDT TUE MAR 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT WEDNESDAY ABOVE 2500 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 2500 FEET FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT WEDNESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 7 INCHES ABOVE 2500 FEET. * TIMING: TONIGHT AND TOMORROW. * LOCATIONS: MOSCOW...PLUMMER...POTLATCH * HAZARD ELEVATION: HEAVY SNOW WILL OCCUR ABOVE 2500 FEET. * SNOW LEVEL: 2500 FEET. * IMPACTS: HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE DRIVING TREACHEROUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ IDZ004-211245- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-120323T0000Z/ CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN... FOURTH OF JULY PASS...DOBSON PASS...LOOKOUT PASS 943 PM PDT TUE MAR 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THURSDAY ABOVE 2500 FEET... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 16 TO 20 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS AND 6 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW ABOVE 2500 FEET IN VALLEYS. * WINDS: SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * TIMING: MOST OF THE VALLEY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS INCLUDING ON THE INTERSTATE 90 CORRIDOR WILL FALL OVERNIGHT TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY BEFORE SNOW LEVELS RISE WEDNESDAY EVENING. ABOVE 2500 FEET FREQUENT SNOW SHOWERS TONIGHT WILL BECOME STEADY SNOW ON WEDNESDAY AND LAST THROUGH MUCH OF THURSDAY. * LOCATIONS: OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN...DOBSON PASS...LOOKOUT PASS. * HAZARD ELEVATION: HEAVY SNOW WILL OCCUR ABOVE 2500 FEET. * SNOW LEVEL: NEAR VALLEY FLOORS TONIGHT RISING TO 4000 FEET WEDNESDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS: HEAVY MOUNTAIN SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE DRIVING TREACHEROUS ON BACK ROADS AND MAIN ROADS AT HIGHER ELEVATION PASSES SUCH AS DOBSON AND LOOKOUT PASS. 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. && $$ IDZ027-211245- /O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-120321T1800Z/ LEWIS AND SOUTHERN NEZ PERCE COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...CRAIGMONT...NEZPERCE... WINCHESTER...SOLDIERS MEADOW ROAD 943 PM PDT TUE MAR 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT WEDNESDAY ABOVE 3000 FEET... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 6 INCHES. * TIMING: TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING. * HAZARD ELEVATION: ABOVE 3000 FEET. * LOCATIONS: CRAIGMONT...NEZPERCE...WINCHESTER...SOLDIERS MEADOW ROAD. * SNOW LEVEL: 2500 FEET. * IMPACTS: SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATION WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ WAZ031-211200- /O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-120321T1200Z/ NORTHEAST BLUE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...PEOLA...MOUNTAIN ROAD... CLOVERLAND ROAD 943 PM PDT TUE MAR 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT WEDNESDAY ABOVE 4000 FEET... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: AN ADDITIONAL 5 TO 9 INCHES. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * TIMING: TONIGHT. * HAZARD ELEVATION: ABOVE 4000 FEET. * LOCATIONS: PEOLA...MOUNTAIN ROAD...CLOVERLAND ROAD. * IMPACTS: MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATION WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. ON EXPOSED TERRAIN AND RIDGES BLOWING SNOW COULD CAUSE DRIFTS AND LOW VISIBILITY. 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. && $$
145 WWUS46 KOTX 211140 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 440 AM PDT WED MAR 21 2012 IDZ003-211945- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-120322T0000Z/ IDAHO PALOUSE- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...MOSCOW...PLUMMER...POTLATCH... GENESEE 440 AM PDT WED MAR 21 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON ABOVE 2500 FEET... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 7 INCHES ABOVE 2500 FEET. * TIMING: TODAY. * LOCATIONS: MOSCOW...PLUMMER...POTLATCH. * HAZARD ELEVATION: HEAVY SNOW WILL OCCUR ABOVE 2500 FEET. * SNOW LEVEL: 2500 FEET. * IMPACTS: HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE DRIVING TREACHEROUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ IDZ004-211945- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-120323T0000Z/ CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN... FOURTH OF JULY PASS...DOBSON PASS...LOOKOUT PASS 440 AM PDT WED MAR 21 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THURSDAY ABOVE 2500 FEET... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 16 TO 20 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS AND 6 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW ABOVE 2500 FEET IN VALLEYS. * WINDS: SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * TIMING: SNOW ACCUMULATIONS IN THE VALLEYS INCLUDING ALONG THE INTERSTATE 90 CORRIDOR WILL CONTINUE TO FALL THROUGH THE DAY BEFORE SNOW LEVELS RISE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS: OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN...DOBSON PASS...LOOKOUT PASS. * HAZARD ELEVATION: HEAVY SNOW WILL OCCUR ABOVE 2500 FEET. * SNOW LEVEL: NEAR VALLEY FLOORS TONIGHT RISING TO 4000 FEET WEDNESDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS: HEAVY MOUNTAIN SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE DRIVING TREACHEROUS ON BACK ROADS AND MAIN ROADS AT HIGHER ELEVATION PASSES SUCH AS DOBSON AND LOOKOUT PASS. 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. && $$ WAZ031-211800- /O.EXT.KOTX.WW.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-120321T1800Z/ NORTHEAST BLUE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...PEOLA...MOUNTAIN ROAD... CLOVERLAND ROAD 440 AM PDT WED MAR 21 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING ABOVE 4000 FEET... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * TIMING: TONIGHT. * HAZARD ELEVATION: ABOVE 4000 FEET. * LOCATIONS: PEOLA...MOUNTAIN ROAD...CLOVERLAND ROAD. * IMPACTS: MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATION WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. ON EXPOSED TERRAIN AND RIDGES BLOWING SNOW COULD CAUSE DRIFTS AND LOW VISIBILITY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ IDZ027-211800- /O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-120321T1800Z/ LEWIS AND SOUTHERN NEZ PERCE COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...CRAIGMONT...NEZPERCE... WINCHESTER...SOLDIERS MEADOW ROAD 440 AM PDT WED MAR 21 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING ABOVE 3000 FEET... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 6 INCHES. * TIMING: THIS MORNING. * HAZARD ELEVATION: ABOVE 3000 FEET. * LOCATIONS: CRAIGMONT...NEZPERCE...WINCHESTER...SOLDIERS MEADOW ROAD. * SNOW LEVEL: 2500 FEET. * IMPACTS: SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATION WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. 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. && $$
523 WWUS46 KOTX 211217 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 517 AM PDT WED MAR 21 2012 IDZ003-212030- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-120322T0000Z/ IDAHO PALOUSE- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...MOSCOW...PLUMMER...POTLATCH... GENESEE 517 AM PDT WED MAR 21 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON ABOVE 2500 FEET... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 7 INCHES ABOVE 2500 FEET. * TIMING: TODAY. * LOCATIONS: MOSCOW...PLUMMER...POTLATCH. * HAZARD ELEVATION: HEAVY SNOW WILL OCCUR ABOVE 2500 FEET. * SNOW LEVEL: 2500 FEET. * IMPACTS: HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE DRIVING TREACHEROUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ IDZ004-212030- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-120323T0000Z/ CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN... FOURTH OF JULY PASS...DOBSON PASS...LOOKOUT PASS 517 AM PDT WED MAR 21 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THURSDAY ABOVE 2500 FEET... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 16 TO 20 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS AND 6 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW ABOVE 2500 FEET IN VALLEYS. * WINDS: SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH. * TIMING: SNOW ACCUMULATIONS IN THE VALLEYS INCLUDING ALONG THE INTERSTATE 90 CORRIDOR WILL CONTINUE TO FALL THROUGH THE DAY BEFORE SNOW LEVELS RISE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS: OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN...DOBSON PASS...LOOKOUT PASS. * HAZARD ELEVATION: HEAVY SNOW WILL OCCUR ABOVE 2500 FEET. * SNOW LEVEL: NEAR VALLEY FLOORS THIS MORNING RISING TO 4000 FEET THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS: HEAVY MOUNTAIN SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE DRIVING TREACHEROUS ON BACK ROADS AND MAIN ROADS AT HIGHER ELEVATION PASSES SUCH AS DOBSON AND LOOKOUT PASS. 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. && $$ WAZ033-211800- /O.EXA.KOTX.WW.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-120321T1800Z/ WASHINGTON PALOUSE- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...PULLMAN...COLFAX...ROSALIA... LA CROSSE...OAKESDALE...TEKOA...UNIONTOWN 517 AM PDT WED MAR 21 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. * TIMING: THROUGH 11 AM THIS MORNING. * LOCATIONS: PEOLA...MOUNTAIN ROAD...CLOVERLAND ROAD. * IMPACTS: LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW ACCUMULATION ON AREA ROADS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DURING THE MORNING DRIVE TIME HAZARDOUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ IDZ027-211800- /O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-120321T1800Z/ LEWIS AND SOUTHERN NEZ PERCE COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...CRAIGMONT...NEZPERCE... WINCHESTER...SOLDIERS MEADOW ROAD 517 AM PDT WED MAR 21 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING ABOVE 3000 FEET... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 6 INCHES. * TIMING: THIS MORNING. * HAZARD ELEVATION: ABOVE 3000 FEET. * LOCATIONS: CRAIGMONT...NEZPERCE...WINCHESTER...SOLDIERS MEADOW ROAD. * SNOW LEVEL: 2500 FEET. * IMPACTS: SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATION WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. 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. && $$ WAZ031-211800- /O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-120321T1800Z/ NORTHEAST BLUE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...PEOLA...MOUNTAIN ROAD... CLOVERLAND ROAD 517 AM PDT WED MAR 21 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING ABOVE 4000 FEET... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH. * TIMING: TONIGHT. * HAZARD ELEVATION: ABOVE 4000 FEET. * LOCATIONS: PEOLA...MOUNTAIN ROAD...CLOVERLAND ROAD. * IMPACTS: MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATION WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. ON EXPOSED TERRAIN AND RIDGES BLOWING SNOW COULD CAUSE DRIFTS AND LOW VISIBILITY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
801 WWUS46 KOTX 211703 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 1003 AM PDT WED MAR 21 2012 IDZ027-211815- /O.CAN.KOTX.WW.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-120321T1800Z/ LEWIS AND SOUTHERN NEZ PERCE COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...CRAIGMONT...NEZPERCE... WINCHESTER...SOLDIERS MEADOW ROAD 1003 AM PDT WED MAR 21 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. MINOR FURTHER ACCUMULATIONS IN OCCASIONAL LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS ARE PROBABLE TODAY...BUT THE THREAT OF FURTHER SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATION HAS ABATED. $$ IDZ003-220000- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-120322T0000Z/ IDAHO PALOUSE- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...MOSCOW...PLUMMER...POTLATCH... GENESEE 1003 AM PDT WED MAR 21 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON ABOVE 2500 FEET... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: FURTHER ACCUMULATION OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ABOVE 2500 FEET. * TIMING: TODAY. * LOCATIONS: MOSCOW...PLUMMER...POTLATCH. * IMPACTS: HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE DRIVING TREACHEROUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ IDZ004-220115- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-120323T0000Z/ CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN... FOURTH OF JULY PASS...DOBSON PASS...LOOKOUT PASS 1003 AM PDT WED MAR 21 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THURSDAY ABOVE 2500 FEET... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 16 TO 20 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS AND 4 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW ABOVE 2500 FEET IN VALLEYS. 2 TO 4 INCHES IS POSSIBLE IN VALLEYS BELOW 2500 FEET. * TIMING: SNOW ACCUMULATIONS IN THE VALLEYS INCLUDING ALONG THE INTERSTATE 90 CORRIDOR WILL CONTINUE TO FALL THROUGH THE DAY BEFORE SNOW LEVELS RISE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS: OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN...DOBSON PASS...LOOKOUT PASS. * HAZARD ELEVATION: HEAVY SNOW WILL OCCUR ABOVE 2500 FEET. * SNOW LEVEL: NEAR VALLEY FLOORS THIS MORNING RISING TO 4000 FEET THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS: HEAVY MOUNTAIN SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE DRIVING TREACHEROUS ON BACK ROADS AND MAIN ROADS AT HIGHER ELEVATION PASSES SUCH AS DOBSON AND LOOKOUT PASS. 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. && $$ WAZ033-220000- /O.EXT.KOTX.WW.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-120322T0000Z/ WASHINGTON PALOUSE- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...PULLMAN...COLFAX...ROSALIA... LA CROSSE...OAKESDALE...TEKOA...UNIONTOWN 1003 AM PDT WED MAR 21 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: A FURTHER 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. * TIMING: THROUGH TODAY. * LOCATIONS: PEOLA...MOUNTAIN ROAD...CLOVERLAND ROAD. * IMPACTS: LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW ACCUMULATION ON AREA ROADS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DURING THE MORNING DRIVE TIME HAZARDOUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ WAZ031-220000- /O.EXT.KOTX.WW.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-120322T0000Z/ NORTHEAST BLUE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...PEOLA...MOUNTAIN ROAD... CLOVERLAND ROAD 1003 AM PDT WED MAR 21 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON ABOVE 4000 FEET... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH. * TIMING: THROUGH TODAY. * HAZARD ELEVATION: ABOVE 4000 FEET. * LOCATIONS: PEOLA...MOUNTAIN ROAD...CLOVERLAND ROAD. * IMPACTS: MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATION WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. ON EXPOSED TERRAIN AND RIDGES BLOWING SNOW COULD CAUSE DRIFTS AND LOW VISIBILITY. 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. && $$
053 WWUS46 KOTX 212216 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 316 PM PDT WED MAR 21 2012 IDZ003-212330- /O.CAN.KOTX.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-120322T0000Z/ IDAHO PALOUSE- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...MOSCOW...PLUMMER...POTLATCH... GENESEE 316 PM PDT WED MAR 21 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. WET SNOW WILL GRADUALLY CHANGE TO RAIN BY 5 PM THIS EVENING WITH LITTLE FURTHER SNOW ACCUMULATION PRIOR TO THIS CHANGE-OVER. $$ WAZ031-033-212330- /O.CAN.KOTX.WW.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-120322T0000Z/ NORTHEAST BLUE MOUNTAINS-WASHINGTON PALOUSE- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...PEOLA...MOUNTAIN ROAD... CLOVERLAND ROAD...PULLMAN...COLFAX...ROSALIA...LA CROSSE... OAKESDALE...TEKOA...UNIONTOWN 316 PM PDT WED MAR 21 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. AS SNOW LEVELS RISE SNOW WILL RETREAT INTO THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE BLUE MOUNTAINS...AND CHANGE TO RAIN ON THE PALOUSE WITH LITTLE FURTHER ACCUMULATION. $$ IDZ001-220745- /O.EXB.KOTX.WS.W.0010.120322T0100Z-120322T1800Z/ NORTHERN PANHANDLE- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SANDPOINT...ATHOL... BONNERS FERRY...PRIEST RIVER...EASTPORT... SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD 316 PM PDT WED MAR 21 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THURSDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 3 TO 6 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS AND 6 TO 10 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. * TIMING: STEADY SNOW WILL BEGIN THIS EVENING AND INTENSIFY OVERNIGHT. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF TO SCATTERED MOUNTAIN SNOW SHOWERS THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS: SANDPOINT...ATHOL...BONNERS FERRY...PRIEST RIVER... EASTPORT...SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD. * IMPACTS: HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE DRIVING TREACHEROUS TONIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ IDZ004-220745- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-120323T0000Z/ CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN... FOURTH OF JULY PASS...DOBSON PASS...LOOKOUT PASS 316 PM PDT WED MAR 21 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THURSDAY ABOVE 2500 FEET... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW IN THE VALLEYS AND IN THE MOUNTAINS AN ADDITIONAL 6 TO 10 INCHES. * TIMING: SNOW ACCUMULATIONS IN THE VALLEYS INCLUDING ALONG THE INTERSTATE 90 CORRIDOR WILL CONTINUE TO FALL THROUGH EARLY EVENING BEFORE SNOW LEVELS RISE TONIGHT. SNOW WILL CONTINUE IN THE MOUNTAINS THROUGH TONIGHT AND THURSDAY. * LOCATIONS: OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN...FOURTH OF JULY PASS... DOBSON PASS...LOOKOUT PASS. * SNOW LEVEL: 2000 FEET THIS EVENING RISING TO 3500 FEET TONIGHT. * IMPACTS: HEAVY MOUNTAIN SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE DRIVING TREACHEROUS ON BACK ROADS AND MAIN ROADS AT HIGHER ELEVATION PASSES SUCH AS DOBSON AND LOOKOUT PASS. 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. && $$ WAZ037-220745- /O.NEW.KOTX.WW.Y.0016.120322T0600Z-120322T1700Z/ NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...COLVILLE...DEER PARK... CHEWELAH...NEWPORT...KETTLE FALLS...SPRINGDALE-HUNTERS ROAD... ORIN-RICE ROAD...FLOWERY TRAIL ROAD 316 PM PDT WED MAR 21 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM PDT THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM PDT THURSDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 4 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS WITH 4 TO 7 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. * TIMING: STEADY SNOW WILL BEGIN THIS EVENING AND INTENSIFY OVERNIGHT. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF TO SCATTERED MOUNTAIN SNOW SHOWERS THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS: COLVILLE...DEER PARK...CHEWELAH...NEWPORT...KETTLE FALLS...SPRINGDALE-HUNTERS ROAD...ORIN-RICE ROAD...FLOWERY TRAIL ROAD. * IMPACTS: SIGNIFICANT WET SNOW ACCUMULATION ON ROADS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT TONIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ IDZ002-WAZ036-220745- /O.NEW.KOTX.WW.Y.0016.120322T0600Z-120322T1700Z/ COEUR D'ALENE AREA-SPOKANE AREA- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...COEUR D'ALENE...POST FALLS... HAYDEN...WORLEY...CHENEY...DAVENPORT...ROCKFORD 316 PM PDT WED MAR 21 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM PDT THURSDAY ABOVE 2000 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 2000 FEET FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM PDT THURSDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 3 INCHES ABOVE 2000 FEET. BELOW 2000 FEET UP TO 1 INCH OF ACCUMULATION MAINLY ON GRASSY SURFACES IS POSSIBLE. * TIMING: STEADY SNOW WILL BEGIN LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND INTENSIFY LATE TONIGHT. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF THURSDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS: COEUR D'ALENE...POST FALLS...HAYDEN...WORLEY... CHENEY...DAVENPORT...ROCKFORD. * HAZARD ELEVATION: ABOVE 2000 FEET. * IMPACTS: WET SNOW ACCUMULATION ON ROADS WILL MAKE THE THURSDAY MORNING COMMUTE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY ON THE HILLS AND BENCHES SURROUNDING SPOKANE AND COEUR D'ALENE. 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. && $$
341 WWUS46 KOTX 220443 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 943 PM PDT WED MAR 21 2012 IDZ001-221245- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-120322T1800Z/ NORTHERN PANHANDLE- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SANDPOINT...ATHOL... BONNERS FERRY...PRIEST RIVER...EASTPORT... SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD 943 PM PDT WED MAR 21 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THURSDAY... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: AN ADDITIONAL 3 TO 8 INCHES. * TIMING: STEADY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING AND INTENSIFY OVERNIGHT. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF TO SCATTERED MOUNTAIN SNOW SHOWERS THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS: SANDPOINT...ATHOL...BONNERS FERRY...PRIEST RIVER... EASTPORT...SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD. * IMPACTS: HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE DRIVING TREACHEROUS TONIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ IDZ004-221245- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-120323T0000Z/ CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN... FOURTH OF JULY PASS...DOBSON PASS...LOOKOUT PASS 943 PM PDT WED MAR 21 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THURSDAY ABOVE 2500 FEET... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW IN THE VALLEYS AND IN THE MOUNTAINS AN ADDITIONAL 5 TO 7 INCHES. * TIMING: SNOW ACCUMULATIONS IN THE VALLEYS INCLUDING ALONG THE INTERSTATE 90 CORRIDOR WILL DIMINISH OVERNIGHT AS SNOW LEVELS RISE OVERNIGHT. SNOW WILL CONTINUE IN THE MOUNTAINS THROUGH TONIGHT AND THURSDAY. * LOCATIONS: OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN...FOURTH OF JULY PASS... DOBSON PASS...LOOKOUT PASS. * SNOW LEVEL: 3500 FEET. * IMPACTS: HEAVY MOUNTAIN SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE DRIVING TREACHEROUS ON BACK ROADS AND MAIN ROADS AT HIGHER ELEVATION PASSES SUCH AS DOBSON AND LOOKOUT PASS. 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. && $$ WAZ037-221245- /O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0016.120322T0600Z-120322T1700Z/ NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...COLVILLE...DEER PARK... CHEWELAH...NEWPORT...KETTLE FALLS...SPRINGDALE-HUNTERS ROAD... ORIN-RICE ROAD...FLOWERY TRAIL ROAD 943 PM PDT WED MAR 21 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PDT THURSDAY... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 3 TO 5 INCHES. * TIMING: STEADY SNOW WILL BEGIN TONIGHT AND INTENSIFY OVERNIGHT. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF TO SCATTERED MOUNTAIN SNOW SHOWERS THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS: COLVILLE...DEER PARK...CHEWELAH...NEWPORT...KETTLE FALLS...SPRINGDALE-HUNTERS ROAD...ORIN-RICE ROAD...FLOWERY TRAIL ROAD. * IMPACTS: SIGNIFICANT WET SNOW ACCUMULATION ON ROADS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT TONIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ IDZ002-WAZ036-221245- /O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0016.120322T0600Z-120322T1700Z/ COEUR D'ALENE AREA-SPOKANE AREA- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...COEUR D'ALENE...POST FALLS... HAYDEN...WORLEY...CHENEY...DAVENPORT...ROCKFORD 943 PM PDT WED MAR 21 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PDT THURSDAY ABOVE 2000 FEET... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 4 INCHES. * TIMING: STEADY SNOW WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT AND INTENSIFY OVERNIGHT. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF THURSDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS: COEUR D'ALENE...POST FALLS...HAYDEN...WORLEY... CHENEY...DAVENPORT...ROCKFORD. * HAZARD ELEVATION: ABOVE 2000 FEET. * IMPACTS: WET SNOW ACCUMULATION ON ROADS WILL MAKE THE THURSDAY MORNING COMMUTE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY ON THE HILLS AND BENCHES SURROUNDING SPOKANE AND COEUR D'ALENE. 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. && $$
397 WWUS46 KOTX 221157 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 457 AM PDT THU MAR 22 2012 IDZ001-221800- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-120322T1800Z/ NORTHERN PANHANDLE- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SANDPOINT...ATHOL... BONNERS FERRY...PRIEST RIVER...EASTPORT... SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD 457 AM PDT THU MAR 22 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES. STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES. LOCAL ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 8 INCHES ABOVE 2300 FT. * TIMING: STEADY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING AND INTENSIFY OVERNIGHT. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF TO SCATTERED MOUNTAIN SNOW SHOWERS THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS: SANDPOINT...ATHOL...BONNERS FERRY...PRIEST RIVER... EASTPORT...SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD. * IMPACTS: HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE DRIVING TREACHEROUS TONIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ IDZ004-221830- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-120323T0000Z/ CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN... FOURTH OF JULY PASS...DOBSON PASS...LOOKOUT PASS 457 AM PDT THU MAR 22 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON ABOVE 2500 FEET... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES. * TIMING: SNOW ACCUMULATIONS IN THE VALLEYS INCLUDING ALONG THE INTERSTATE 90 CORRIDOR WILL DIMINISH OVERNIGHT AS SNOW LEVELS RISE OVERNIGHT. SNOW WILL CONTINUE IN THE MOUNTAINS THROUGH TONIGHT AND THURSDAY. * LOCATIONS: OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN...FOURTH OF JULY PASS... DOBSON PASS...LOOKOUT PASS. * SNOW LEVEL: 2500 FEET. * IMPACTS: HEAVY MOUNTAIN SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE DRIVING TREACHEROUS ON BACK ROADS AND MAIN ROADS AT HIGHER ELEVATION PASSES SUCH AS DOBSON AND LOOKOUT PASS. 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. && $$ WAZ037-221700- /O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-120322T1700Z/ NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...COLVILLE...DEER PARK... CHEWELAH...NEWPORT...KETTLE FALLS...SPRINGDALE-HUNTERS ROAD... ORIN-RICE ROAD...FLOWERY TRAIL ROAD 457 AM PDT THU MAR 22 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PDT THIS MORNING... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES. STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES. LOCAL ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 6 INCHES ABOVE 2300 FT. * TIMING: STEADY SNOW WILL BEGIN TONIGHT AND INTENSIFY OVERNIGHT. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF TO SCATTERED MOUNTAIN SNOW SHOWERS THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS: COLVILLE...DEER PARK...CHEWELAH...NEWPORT...KETTLE FALLS...SPRINGDALE-HUNTERS ROAD...ORIN-RICE ROAD...FLOWERY TRAIL ROAD. * IMPACTS: SIGNIFICANT WET SNOW ACCUMULATION ON ROADS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT TONIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ IDZ002-WAZ036-221700- /O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-120322T1700Z/ COEUR D'ALENE AREA-SPOKANE AREA- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...COEUR D'ALENE...POST FALLS... HAYDEN...WORLEY...CHENEY...DAVENPORT...ROCKFORD 457 AM PDT THU MAR 22 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PDT THIS MORNING ABOVE 2000 FEET... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES. STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES. LOCAL ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 5 INCHES ABOVE 2300 FT. * TIMING: STEADY SNOW WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT AND INTENSIFY OVERNIGHT. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF THURSDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS: COEUR D'ALENE...POST FALLS...HAYDEN...WORLEY... CHENEY...DAVENPORT...ROCKFORD. * HAZARD ELEVATION: ABOVE 2000 FEET. * IMPACTS: WET SNOW ACCUMULATION ON ROADS WILL MAKE THE THURSDAY MORNING COMMUTE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY ON THE HILLS AND BENCHES SURROUNDING SPOKANE AND COEUR D'ALENE. 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. && $$
613 WWUS46 KOTX 221625 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 925 AM PDT THU MAR 22 2012 IDZ002-WAZ036-037-221730- /O.CAN.KOTX.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-120322T1700Z/ COEUR D'ALENE AREA-SPOKANE AREA-NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...COEUR D'ALENE...POST FALLS... HAYDEN...WORLEY...CHENEY...DAVENPORT...ROCKFORD...COLVILLE... DEER PARK...CHEWELAH...NEWPORT...KETTLE FALLS... SPRINGDALE-HUNTERS ROAD...ORIN-RICE ROAD...FLOWERY TRAIL ROAD 925 AM PDT THU MAR 22 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. LINGERING SNOW SHOWERS WILL TAPER OFF BY 11 AM WITH NO FURTHER ACCUMULATION THIS MORNING. $$ IDZ001-221800- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-120322T1800Z/ NORTHERN PANHANDLE- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SANDPOINT...ATHOL... BONNERS FERRY...PRIEST RIVER...EASTPORT... SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD 925 AM PDT THU MAR 22 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: UP TO AN ADDITIONAL 2 INCHES. * TIMING: STEADY SNOW WILL TAPER OFF TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS AFTER 11 AM. * LOCATIONS: SANDPOINT...ATHOL...BONNERS FERRY...PRIEST RIVER... EASTPORT...SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD. * IMPACTS: HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE DRIVING TREACHEROUS TONIGHT AND THURSDAY 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. && $$ IDZ004-230000- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-120323T0000Z/ CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN... FOURTH OF JULY PASS...DOBSON PASS...LOOKOUT PASS 925 AM PDT THU MAR 22 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON ABOVE 2500 FEET... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: UP TO AN ADDITIONAL 1 INCH IN THE VALLEYS...WITH AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 5 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS ABOVE 2500 FEET. * TIMING: SNOW ACCUMULATIONS IN THE VALLEYS INCLUDING ALONG THE INTERSTATE 90 CORRIDOR WILL DIMINISH THIS MORNING AS SNOW LEVELS RISE. FREQUENT SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MOUNTAINS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TODAY. * LOCATIONS: OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN...FOURTH OF JULY PASS... DOBSON PASS...LOOKOUT PASS. * IMPACTS: HEAVY MOUNTAIN SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE DRIVING TREACHEROUS ON BACK ROADS AND MAIN ROADS AT HIGHER ELEVATION PASSES SUCH AS DOBSON AND LOOKOUT PASS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$
516 WWUS46 KOTX 221810 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 1110 AM PDT THU MAR 22 2012 IDZ001-221915- /O.EXP.KOTX.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-120322T1800Z/ NORTHERN PANHANDLE- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SANDPOINT...ATHOL... BONNERS FERRY...PRIEST RIVER...EASTPORT... SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD 1110 AM PDT THU MAR 22 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING HAS EXPIRED... SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...BUT THE THREAT OF SIGNIFICANT FURTHER ACCUMULATION HAS ABATED. $$ IDZ004-230000- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-120323T0000Z/ CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN... FOURTH OF JULY PASS...DOBSON PASS...LOOKOUT PASS 1110 AM PDT THU MAR 22 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON ABOVE 2500 FEET... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: UP TO AN ADDITIONAL 1 INCH. * TIMING: SNOW ACCUMULATIONS IN THE VALLEYS INCLUDING ALONG THE INTERSTATE 90 CORRIDOR WILL DIMINISH AS SNOW SHOWERS BECOME MORE CONFINED TO MOUNTAINS. FREQUENT SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MOUNTAINS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TODAY. * LOCATIONS: OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN...FOURTH OF JULY PASS... DOBSON PASS...LOOKOUT PASS. * IMPACTS: HEAVY MOUNTAIN SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE DRIVING TREACHEROUS ON BACK ROADS AND MAIN ROADS AT HIGHER ELEVATION PASSES SUCH AS DOBSON AND LOOKOUT PASS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$
036 WWUS46 KOTX 222207 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 307 PM PDT THU MAR 22 2012 IDZ004-222315- /O.CAN.KOTX.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-120323T0000Z/ CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN... FOURTH OF JULY PASS...DOBSON PASS...LOOKOUT PASS 307 PM PDT THU MAR 22 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING...BUT FURTHER ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE LIGHT AND SPOTTY. $$
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 20, 2:31 PM PDT, 53 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 20, 2:31 PM PDT, 53 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
231 PM PDT Tue Mar 20 2012
.SYNOPSIS...
A strong storm system will bring rain, snow and locally breezy winds
to the Inland Northwest through Wednesday Night. Cool and
unsettled weather will likely persist into Thursday, with a dry
break period Friday and Saturday with temperatures a bit closer to
seasonal normal. More active weather is expected late in the
weekend and into next week.
&&
.DISCUSSION...
Tonight: blustery and wet weather will continue this evening,
while the focus of precipitation starts to briefly shift toward
the Idaho Panhandle and southeast Washington overnight. A couple
areas of low pressure, the primary low east of Haida Gwaii and a
secondary low developing in southern Alberta, will continue to
track east. At the same time, the core of the 140kt+ jet stream
sags toward the Washington/Oregon border. The scattered rain and
snow showers along and north of the I-90 corridor are expected to
continue this evening, beginning to wane after dark. The passing
cold front stalls near northern Oregon and central Idaho by mid to
late evening while the subtropical moisture tap continues to feed
along it. This, plus the westerly upslope flow, will continue to
provide the focus for continued high precipitation chances across
the Blues, Palouse and Idaho Panhandle southward and across the
crest of the Cascades.
As cooler air settles in behind the front, snow levels will fall
again: near valley floors across the northwest CWA and around 2000
feet across the southeast CWA. This will mean accumulating snow
for some including the higher Palouse and continuing across the
Blues, Camas Prairie and Panhandle.
Winter Storm Warnings across the Cascades and Winter Weather
Advisories across the Northeast Mountains and Northern Panhandle
will come down this afternoon. Snow will continue in these areas
tonight, but additional accumulations for most areas will be
generally less than three inches. Advisories will continue over
the Blues through the night. Winter Storm Warnings are being
raised for the Central Panhandle and Winter weather advisories are
being raised for the Camas Prairie. For more details see below.
A threat of some light accumulations will be found across the
Spokane/C'dA too, but at this point accumulations here are
expected to remain less than an inch.
The winds are expected to wane as gradients slacken and mixing
diminishes, especially after dark. But until then winds will
continue blow between 15 to 30 mph and gust toward 40 mph, with
isolated gusts approaching 50 mph. Values have been bordering on
advisory level but they have not been widespread enough. Overnight
lows are expected to be near to slightly below normal. /J. Cote'
Wednesday through Friday...In general all the latest models are in
decent agreement with each other through 48 to 72 hours. The main
feature dominating the weather regime on Wednesday and well into
Thursday will be a deep and well directed fetch of Pacific
moisture feeding into the forecast area from the southwest. This
plume is apparent on the satellite loop hosing into northwest
Oregon this afternoon.
A cold occluded front appending from the low circulation near the
Queen Charlotte Islands will start the day Wednesday hung up over
the southern portion of the forecast area. Digging of the upstream
Gulf of Alaska trough will buckle this front and push it north
through the region as a warm front. During this evolution the deep
Pacific moisture feed will isentropically enhance into widespread
rain and snow encompassing most if not all of the forecast area
once again on Wednesday. P-type and potential accumulations will
be a continuing forecast headache in this wet early spring regime.
Latest model runs are in decent agreement...and different than the
previous forecast cycle in making light snow more of a possibility
across much of the basin as this warm front cruises north during
the day Wednesday. Snow levels will drop to the surface
tonight...and only slowly rise on Wednesday. Still...given the
generally light isentropic nature of the precipitation and the
daytime onset...it is unlikely appreciable accumulations will
occur in valley/basin locations...at least not on roads. All in
all Wednesday promises to be a wet and raw and below average
temperature early spring day for most of the region.
Wednesday night snow levels are on track to rise into the
mountains as the warm front passes through most of the
area...making a general valley rain/mountain snow regime a
plausible forecast. The trailing cold occluded front will also
enter the region from the west overnight Wednesday and sweep
off the Cascades possibly providing a tapering off trend in the
deep basin and Cascades lee zones by dawn. Precipitation will be
common and widespread Wednesday night over the eastern forecast
area.
On Thursday morning the cold front will move through the eastern
half of the forecast area for a last round of valley rain/mountain
snow before a general drying trend overtakes the region Thursday
afternoon. Thus will begin a break period featuring mainly
mountain snow showers through Thursday night and Friday. /Fugazzi
Friday night through Tuesday...An unsettled weather pattern will
continue into the extended period. A drier period is expected
Friday night and Saturday as a large closed low moves towards the
northern California coast. Weak waves moving up from the south
ahead of the low still warrants small precipitation chances for
the Inland Northwest but anything that falls is expected to be
light. The low then moves Inland on Sunday and Sunday night.
Models show differences as to how much energy from the low will
impact Eastern Washington and North Idaho. However the latest GFS
and ECMWF runs indicate a period of more unsettled conditions as
the low moves inland across Oregon. Snow levels should remain high
enough for mainly rain showers in the valleys with snow in the
mountains. Then a break occurs as this system moves east on Monday
or Monday night before the next system approaches for mid week.
Temperatures this weekend into the middle of next week should stay
close to seasonal normals. JW
&&
.AVIATION...
18Z TAFS: A frontal boundary will slide through the region and
stall across southeast Washington and central Idaho. This will
focus rain and snow showers across the Idaho Panhandle and
Palouse, including the KCOE/KPUW/KLWS area, with more isolated
showers toward KSFF and KGEG, while the western TAFs will remain
with only a remote threat. VFR and area MVFR conditions are
expected, with lcl IFR conditions over Idaho. Winds will be strong
this afternoon, with gusts approaching 30 to 40 kts. After 02-05z
the precipitation threat will begin to shift toward mainly
southeast WA and the central Panhandle, with winds starting to
decline below 15kts. The threat of precipitation will renew again
toward Wednesday morning as the front stalled across the southeast
starts to edge north again. /J. Cote'
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
Spokane 29 40 36 43 31 47 / 50 70 80 70 10 10
Coeur d'Alene 30 39 34 42 30 45 / 70 70 80 80 20 10
Pullman 31 40 35 43 32 47 / 90 90 80 70 20 10
Lewiston 36 49 39 50 37 54 / 90 90 70 70 20 10
Colville 29 45 34 46 31 50 / 60 50 70 70 10 10
Sandpoint 29 39 33 41 29 43 / 80 60 90 80 20 10
Kellogg 29 38 33 40 28 42 / 90 90 90 90 30 20
Moses Lake 33 47 36 52 32 56 / 20 60 70 20 10 10
Wenatchee 32 44 32 49 31 51 / 20 60 70 30 10 10
Omak 28 47 32 51 31 54 / 20 30 60 40 10 10
&&
.OTX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
ID...Winter Storm Warning from 6 PM this evening to 5 PM PDT Thursday
for Central Panhandle Mountains.
Winter Weather Advisory from 6 PM this evening to 11 AM PDT
Wednesday for Lewis and Southern Nez Perce Counties.
WA...Winter Weather Advisory until 5 AM PDT Wednesday for Northeast
Blue Mountains.
&&Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 20, 6:00 AM PDT, 9 hours 24 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 600 AM PDT TUE MAR 20 2012 IDZ002-003-026-027-WAZ031>036-041-044-211300- COEUR D'ALENE AREA-IDAHO PALOUSE-LEWISTON AREA- LEWIS AND SOUTHERN NEZ PERCE COUNTIES-NORTHEAST BLUE MOUNTAINS- LOWER GARFIELD AND ASOTIN COUNTIES-WASHINGTON PALOUSE- MOSES LAKE AREA-UPPER COLUMBIA BASIN-SPOKANE AREA-WENATCHEE AREA- WATERVILLE PLATEAU- 600 AM PDT TUE MAR 20 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH IDAHO... NORTH CENTRAL IDAHO...CENTRAL WASHINGTON...EAST CENTRAL WASHINGTON...NORTH CENTRAL WASHINGTON...NORTHEAST WASHINGTON AND SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. WAZ042-211300- EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES- 600 AM PDT TUE MAR 20 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL WASHINGTON. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A SERIES OF STORMS WILL PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS FROM TODAY AND LASTING THROUGH ABOUT THURSDAY. THE FIRST STORM WILL BE A QUICK MOVING COLD FRONT THAT MAY PRODUCE HEAVY ACCUMULATIONS FOR ALL MOUNTAIN VALLEYS AND PASSES THIS MORNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY BEHIND THE FIRST STORM SYSTEM...PASSES AND TOWNS CLOSER TO THE CASCADE CREST SUCH AS LAKE WENATCHEE...STEHEKIN...HOLDEN VILLAGE AND PLAIN MAY SEE CONTINUED HEAVY SNOWS ESPECIALLY DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. TRAVELERS ALONG HIGHWAY 2 WEST FROM LEAVENWORTH AND HIGHWAY 20 THROUGH THE METHOW VALLEY SHOULD BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE HEAVY SNOW. IDZ001-004-WAZ037-211300- NORTHERN PANHANDLE-CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS- NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS- 600 AM PDT TUE MAR 20 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH IDAHO AND NORTHEAST WASHINGTON. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A SERIES OF STORMS MAY PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THE FIRST STORM WILL BE A QUICK MOVING COLD FRONT THAT COULD PRODUCE MODERATE ACCUMULATIONS FOR ALL VALLEYS THIS MORNING BEFORE TRANSITIONING TO RAIN. VERY GUSTY WINDS TUESDAY WILL PRODUCE BLOWING SNOW IN THE MOUNTAINS ALONG HIGHWAY 195 AND INTERSTATE 90 TO LOOKOUT PASS. TRAVELERS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY A SERIES OF STORMS MAY WILL CONTINUE TO BRING RAIN AND SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TO THE AREA WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. WAZ038-043-211300- OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS-OKANOGAN VALLEY- 600 AM PDT TUE MAR 20 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL WASHINGTON. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT THE FIRST STORM WILL BE A QUICK MOVING COLD FRONT THAT COULD PRODUCE MODERATE ACCUMULATIONS FOR THE VALLEYS EARLY THIS MORNING BEFORE TRANSITIONING TO RAIN LATER TODAY. THE MOUNTAINS WILL SEE ALL SNOW...WITH MODERATE TO HEAVY ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE. VERY GUSTY WINDS WILL PRODUCE THE POSSIBILITY OF BLOWING SNOW FOR MAINLY THE MOUNTAINS OF PEND OREILLE AND STEVENS COUNTY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY CONTINUED HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY AS THE NEXT STORM SYSTEM TRACKS THROUGH THE REGION. TRAVELERS ALONG AREA ROADS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE HEAVY SNOW.
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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.