Alert archive / Idaho / Winter Storm Warnings in 2013
Winter Storm Warning 1, NWS Spokane, WA
NWS Spokane, WA issued this winter storm warning at Jan 7, 2013, 3:19 AM PST for 6 counties in Idaho; 4 counties in Washington. It was in force for 11 hr. 60 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 7, 2013, 3:19 AM PST (11:19 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 7, 2013, 2:01 PM PST
- In force
- 11 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, Lincoln County, WA, Pend Oreille County, WA, Spokane County, WA, Stevens County, WA
The radar
The Spokane radar (KOTX), 50 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:18 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 7, 5:30 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 5 | 4 Nnw Spokane, WA | COCORAHS WA-SP-34 |
| Jan 7, 6:00 AM PST | SNOW 1 | 1 E Moscow, ID | COCORAHS ID-LT-7 |
| Jan 7, 6:00 AM PST | SNOW 2 | 13 Ne Sandpoint, ID | COCORAHS ID-BR-8 |
| Jan 7, 6:00 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 5 | 3 Sw Clayton, WA | COCORAHS WA-ST-1 |
| Jan 7, 6:00 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 5 | 6 Ne Elk, WA | COCORAHS WA-PO-1 |
| Jan 7, 6:00 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 6 | Deer Park, WA | REPORT VIA FACEBOOK. |
| Jan 7, 6:25 AM PST | SNOW 2.5 | 4 Wnw Wallace, ID | |
| Jan 7, 6:25 AM PST | SNOW 5 | 3 Ssw Spokane, WA | |
| Jan 7, 6:30 AM PST | SNOW 3.5 | 6 W Newport, WA | COCORAHS WA-PO-9 |
| Jan 7, 6:30 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 4 | 3 Wnw Alene, ID | COCORAHS ID-KT-8 |
| Jan 7, 6:48 AM PST | SNOW 6 | 10 Ssw Spokane, WA | |
| Jan 7, 6:53 AM PST | SNOW 5.5 | 5 Nnw Spokane, WA | |
| Jan 7, 7:00 AM PST | SNOW 1.8 | 2 N Moscow, ID | COCORAHS ID-LT-1 |
| Jan 7, 7:00 AM PST | SNOW 2 | Potlatch, ID | |
| Jan 7, 7:00 AM PST | SNOW 2.1 | Northport, WA | |
| Jan 7, 7:00 AM PST | SNOW 2.3 | 12 Sse Priest River, ID | COCORAHS ID-BR-15 |
| Jan 7, 7:00 AM PST | SNOW 2.5 | 2 Ene Athol, ID | COCORAHS ID-KT-3 |
| Jan 7, 7:00 AM PST | SNOW 2.8 | Prichard 3 Ese, ID | |
| Jan 7, 7:00 AM PST | SNOW 3 | 6 S Spokane, WA | COCORAHS WA-SP-4 |
| Jan 7, 7:00 AM PST | SNOW 3.5 | 4 Nw Alene, ID | COCORAHS ID-KT-6 |
| Jan 7, 7:00 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 4.6 | 3 Ese Grand Coulee, WA | COCORAHS WA-LN-2 |
| Jan 7, 7:00 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 4.8 | 1 N Airway Heights, WA | COCORAHS WA-SP-21 |
| Jan 7, 7:00 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 5 | 4 Ne Deer Park, WA | COCORAHS WA-SP-32 |
| Jan 7, 7:00 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 5.1 | 7 Ssw Alene, ID | COCORAHS ID-KT-12 |
| Jan 7, 7:00 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 5.5 | 6 Ne Chattaroy, WA | COCORAHS WA-SP-24 |
| Jan 7, 7:00 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 5.7 | 4 N Airway Heights, WA | |
| Jan 7, 7:20 AM PST | SNOW 2 | Boundary Dam, WA | |
| Jan 7, 7:30 AM PST | SNOW 1.5 | Ssw Metaline Falls, WA | COCORAHS WA-PO-10 |
| Jan 7, 7:30 AM PST | SNOW 2.5 | 2 Nne Sagle, ID | COCORAHS ID-BR-3 |
| Jan 7, 7:30 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 4.5 | 1 Ssw Rathdrum, ID | COCORAHS ID-KT-5 |
| Jan 7, 7:30 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 6 | 15 N Davenport, WA | COCORAHS WA-LN-1 |
| Jan 7, 7:40 AM PST | SNOW 2.5 | 4 E Spirit Lake, ID | COCORAHS ID-KT-1 |
| Jan 7, 7:45 AM PST | SNOW 3.5 | 6 Ene Rathdrum, ID | REPORT VIA FACEBOOK. |
| Jan 7, 8:00 AM PST | SNOW 2 | Fernwood, ID | |
| Jan 7, 8:00 AM PST | SNOW 3 | W Newport, WA | COCORAHS WA-PO-4 |
| Jan 7, 8:00 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 4.5 | 2 S St. Maries, ID | ELEVETION ABOVE ST. MARIES |
| Jan 7, 8:00 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 5 | 2 Wsw Deer Park, WA | COCORAHS WA-SP-14 |
| Jan 7, 8:00 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 6 | 11 N Davenport, WA | COCORAHS WA-LN-5 |
| Jan 7, 8:00 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 6 | 5 N Spokane, WA | COCORAHS WA-SP-30 |
| Jan 7, 8:00 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 6.5 | 6 Sse Spokane, WA | COCORAHS WA-SP-16 |
| Jan 7, 8:09 AM PST | SNOW 3.5 | St. Maries, ID | |
| Jan 7, 8:30 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 0 | 1 Ene Tum Tum, WA | 4.70 INCHES OVERNIGHT |
| Jan 7, 8:30 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 0 | 7 Sw Deer Park, WA | 6.0 NICHES OF SNOW OVERNIGHT |
| Jan 7, 8:30 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 4.7 | 1 Ene Tum Tum, WA | |
| Jan 7, 8:30 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 6 | 1 Wnw Liberty Lake, WA | |
| Jan 7, 8:30 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 6 | 7 Sw Deer Park, WA | |
| Jan 7, 8:45 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 6.5 | 6 Nw Spokane, WA | |
| Jan 7, 9:00 AM PST | SNOW 1 | Bonners Ferry, ID | |
| Jan 7, 9:00 AM PST | SNOW 2.6 | 8 Se Northport, WA | |
| Jan 7, 9:00 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 5 | 4 E Spokane, WA | SPOKANE POLICE ACADEMY |
| Jan 7, 9:00 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 5 | Wilbur, WA | |
| Jan 7, 9:00 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 5.3 | 9 S Creston, WA | SWANSON LAKES WILDLIFE AREA |
| Jan 7, 9:00 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 6.5 | 6 Sse Spokane, WA | 0.69 INCHES LIQUID |
| Jan 7, 9:15 AM PST | SNOW 2.6 | 8 Se Northport, WA | COCORAHS WA-ST-5 |
| Jan 7, 9:15 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 5 | Colville, WA | POWDERY SNOW. STILL SNOWING. |
| Jan 7, 9:30 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 5.1 | Convent Of The Holy Nam, WA | |
| Jan 7, 10:00 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 5.5 | 3 Nne Loon Lake, WA | |
| Jan 7, 10:00 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 6.7 | 5 Nnw Spokane, WA | COCORAHS WA-SP-10 |
| Jan 7, 10:00 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 6.8 | 3 Nw Airway Heights, WA | NWS SPOKANE |
| Jan 7, 10:00 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 6.9 | 3 Se Airway Heights, WA | SPOKANE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Spokane, WA (KOTX), launched 00:00Z, 11.3 hours before the alert went out and 47 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
- 720 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 69 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 130 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 264 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
840 WWUS46 KOTX 071119 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 319 AM PST MON JAN 7 2013 ...SNOW THIS MORNING WILL BRING HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS TO EASTERN WASHINGTON AND NORTH IDAHO... IDZ002-WAZ036-072000- /O.UPG.KOTX.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-130107T2100Z/ /O.NEW.KOTX.WS.W.0001.130107T1119Z-130107T2100Z/ COEUR D'ALENE AREA-SPOKANE AREA- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...COEUR D'ALENE...POST FALLS... HAYDEN...WORLEY...SPOKANE...CHENEY...DAVENPORT...ROCKFORD 319 AM PST MON JAN 7 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES. LOCALIZED ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 6 INCHES. * ELEVATION: BELOW 2000 FEET...INCLUDING DOWNTOWN SPOKANE...WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO CHANGE TO A RAIN/SNOW MIX BY LATE MORNING. ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2000 FEET SHOULD EXPERIENCE A MIX TO RAIN ABOUT NOON TIME. * TIMING: SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES THIS MORNING. * LOCATIONS: COEUR D'ALENE...POST FALLS...HAYDEN...WORLEY... SPOKANE...CHENEY...DAVENPORT...ROCKFORD. * IMPACTS: THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL PRIOR TO...AND DURING THE MORNING COMMUTE. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS THROUGH AT LEAST MID MORNING. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=OTX 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. && $$ IDZ001-WAZ037-072000- /O.UPG.KOTX.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-130108T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KOTX.WS.W.0001.130107T1119Z-130108T0000Z/ NORTHERN PANHANDLE-NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SANDPOINT...ATHOL... BONNERS FERRY...PRIEST RIVER...EASTPORT... SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD...COLVILLE...DEER PARK...CHEWELAH... NEWPORT...KETTLE FALLS...SPRINGDALE-HUNTERS ROAD... ORIN-RICE ROAD...FLOWERY TRAIL ROAD 319 AM PST MON JAN 7 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES. * TIMING: SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES THIS MORNING. LOOK FOR SNOW TO DECREASE BY MID AFTERNOON. THE COMMUNITIES OF DEER PARK... CHEWELAH...NEWPORT AND SANDPOINT MAY EXPERIENCE A CHANGE TO RAIN THIS AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS: SANDPOINT...ATHOL...BONNERS FERRY...PRIEST RIVER... EASTPORT...SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD...COLVILLE...DEER PARK... CHEWELAH...NEWPORT...KETTLE FALLS...SPRINGDALE-HUNTERS ROAD... ORIN-RICE ROAD...FLOWERY TRAIL ROAD. * IMPACTS: ROAD CONDITIONS DURING THE MORNING COMMUTE WILL BE TREACHEROUS...AND HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=OTX PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ WAZ038-071800- /O.EXB.KOTX.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-130107T1800Z/ OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...REPUBLIC...INCHELIUM... WAUCONDA...CHESAW ROAD...HIGHWAY 20 WAUCONDA SUMMIT... BOULDER CREEK ROAD...SHERMAN PASS 319 AM PST MON JAN 7 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 4 INCHES. * TIMING: THE MOST SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL OCCUR BY MID MORNING. * LOCATIONS: REPUBLIC...INCHELIUM...WAUCONDA...CHESAW ROAD... HIGHWAY 20 WAUCONDA SUMMIT...BOULDER CREEK ROAD...SHERMAN PASS. * IMPACTS: THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL PRIOR TO AND DURING THE MORNING COMMUTE. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS THROUGH AT LEAST MID MORNING. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=OTX 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. && $$ IDZ003-WAZ033>035-044-071800- /O.EXB.KOTX.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-130107T1800Z/ IDAHO PALOUSE-WASHINGTON PALOUSE-MOSES LAKE AREA- UPPER COLUMBIA BASIN-WATERVILLE PLATEAU- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...PLUMMER...ROSALIA... OAKESDALE...TEKOA...MOSES LAKE...EPHRATA...OTHELLO...QUINCY... RITZVILLE...GRAND COULEE...ODESSA...WILBUR...COULEE CITY... WATERVILLE...MANSFIELD...BADGER MOUNTAIN ROAD 319 AM PST MON JAN 7 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: UP TO 3 INCHES. COMMUNITIES THAT WILL HAVE THE BEST CHANCE FOR 2 TO 3 INCH SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE COULEE CITY...WILBUR...GRAND COULEE...CRESTON...OAKESDALE... POTLATCH...AND PLUMMER. * ICE ACCUMULATIONS: THE MOSES LAKE...EPHRATA...QUINCY...AND WATERVILLE AREAS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO RECEIVE A LIGHT GLAZING OF ICE FROM FREEZING RAIN THIS MORNING IN ADDITION TO A BIT OF LIGHT SNOW. * TIMING: THE BEST CHANCE FOR SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN WILL BE BETWEEN 5 AM AND 10 AM. BY LATE MORNING...PRECIPITATION WILL BE DECREASING AND TEMPERATURES WILL BE WARMING ABOVE FREEZING. * LOCATIONS: PLUMMER...WATERVILLE...MANSFIELD...BADGER MOUNTAIN ROAD...ROSALIA...OAKESDALE...TEKOA...RITZVILLE...GRAND COULEE... ODESSA...WILBUR...COULEE CITY...MOSES LAKE...EPHRATA... OTHELLO...QUINCY. * IMPACTS: THE MORNING COMMUTE WILL LIKELY BE IMPACTED BY WINTRY PRECIPITATION. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=OTX PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ IDZ004-072000- /O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-130108T0600Z/ CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...KELLOGG...PINEHURST... OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN...FOURTH OF JULY PASS...DOBSON PASS... LOOKOUT PASS 319 AM PST MON JAN 7 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS AND 6 TO 10 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. * TIMING: SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH MID AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL DECREASE LATE IN THE DAY. PRECIPITATION MAY CHANGE TO RAIN IN THE ST MARIES...KELLOGG...AND OSBURN AREAS THIS AFTERNOON OR THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS: KELLOGG...PINEHURST...OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN... FOURTH OF JULY PASS...DOBSON PASS...LOOKOUT PASS. * IMPACTS: ROADS WILL BECOME INCREASINGLY SNOW COVERED THIS MORNING. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ON INTERSTATE 90 IN THE IDAHO PANHANDLE TODAY. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=OTX 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. && $$
4 follow-up statements
367 WWUS46 KOTX 071305 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 505 AM PST MON JAN 7 2013 ...SNOW THIS MORNING WILL BRING HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS TO EASTERN WASHINGTON AND NORTH IDAHO... IDZ004-072000- /O.UPG.KOTX.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-130108T0600Z/ /O.EXB.KOTX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-130108T0600Z/ CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...KELLOGG...PINEHURST... OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN...FOURTH OF JULY PASS...DOBSON PASS... LOOKOUT PASS 505 AM PST MON JAN 7 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS AND 8 TO 12 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. * TIMING: SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH MID AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL DECREASE LATE IN THE DAY. PRECIPITATION MAY CHANGE TO RAIN IN THE ST MARIES...KELLOGG...AND OSBURN AREAS THIS AFTERNOON OR THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS: KELLOGG...PINEHURST...OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN... FOURTH OF JULY PASS...DOBSON PASS...LOOKOUT PASS. * IMPACTS: ROADS WILL BECOME INCREASINGLY SNOW COVERED THIS MORNING. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ON INTERSTATE 90 IN THE IDAHO PANHANDLE TODAY. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=OTX PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ IDZ001-WAZ037-072000- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-130108T0000Z/ 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 505 AM PST MON JAN 7 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES. * TIMING: SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES THIS MORNING. LOOK FOR SNOW TO DECREASE BY MID AFTERNOON. THE COMMUNITIES OF DEER PARK... CHEWELAH...NEWPORT AND SANDPOINT MAY EXPERIENCE A CHANGE TO RAIN THIS AFTERNOON. * 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. * IMPACTS: ROAD CONDITIONS DURING THE MORNING COMMUTE WILL BE TREACHEROUS...AND HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=OTX 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. && $$ IDZ002-WAZ036-072000- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-130107T2100Z/ COEUR D'ALENE AREA-SPOKANE AREA- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...COEUR D'ALENE...POST FALLS... HAYDEN...WORLEY...SPOKANE...CHENEY...DAVENPORT...ROCKFORD 505 AM PST MON JAN 7 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES. LOCALIZED ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 8 INCHES IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS AROUND COEUR D'ALENE. * ELEVATION: BELOW 2000 FEET...INCLUDING DOWNTOWN SPOKANE...WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO CHANGE TO A RAIN/SNOW MIX BY LATE MORNING. ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2000 FEET SHOULD EXPERIENCE A MIX TO RAIN ABOUT NOON TIME. * TIMING: SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES THIS MORNING. * LOCATIONS: COEUR D'ALENE...POST FALLS...HAYDEN...WORLEY... SPOKANE...CHENEY...DAVENPORT...ROCKFORD. * IMPACTS: THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL PRIOR TO...AND DURING THE MORNING COMMUTE. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS THROUGH AT LEAST MID MORNING. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=OTX PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ WAZ038-071800- /O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-130107T1800Z/ OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...REPUBLIC...INCHELIUM... WAUCONDA...CHESAW ROAD...HIGHWAY 20 WAUCONDA SUMMIT... BOULDER CREEK ROAD...SHERMAN PASS 505 AM PST MON JAN 7 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 4 INCHES. * TIMING: THE MOST SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL OCCUR BY MID MORNING. * LOCATIONS: REPUBLIC...INCHELIUM...WAUCONDA...CHESAW ROAD... HIGHWAY 20 WAUCONDA SUMMIT...BOULDER CREEK ROAD...SHERMAN PASS. * IMPACTS: THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL PRIOR TO AND DURING THE MORNING COMMUTE. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS THROUGH AT LEAST MID MORNING. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=OTX 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. && $$ IDZ003-WAZ033>035-044-071800- /O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-130107T1800Z/ IDAHO PALOUSE-WASHINGTON PALOUSE-MOSES LAKE AREA- UPPER COLUMBIA BASIN-WATERVILLE PLATEAU- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...PLUMMER...ROSALIA... OAKESDALE...TEKOA...MOSES LAKE...EPHRATA...OTHELLO...QUINCY... RITZVILLE...GRAND COULEE...ODESSA...WILBUR...COULEE CITY... WATERVILLE...MANSFIELD...BADGER MOUNTAIN ROAD 505 AM PST MON JAN 7 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: UP TO 3 INCHES. COMMUNITIES THAT WILL HAVE THE BEST CHANCE FOR 2 TO 3 INCH SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE COULEE CITY...WILBUR...GRAND COULEE...CRESTON...OAKESDALE... POTLATCH...AND PLUMMER. * ICE ACCUMULATIONS: THE MOSES LAKE...EPHRATA...QUINCY...AND WATERVILLE AREAS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO RECEIVE A LIGHT GLAZING OF ICE FROM FREEZING RAIN THIS MORNING IN ADDITION TO A BIT OF LIGHT SNOW. * TIMING: THE BEST CHANCE FOR SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN WILL BE BETWEEN 5 AM AND 10 AM. BY LATE MORNING...PRECIPITATION WILL BE DECREASING AND TEMPERATURES WILL BE WARMING ABOVE FREEZING. * LOCATIONS: PLUMMER...WATERVILLE...MANSFIELD...BADGER MOUNTAIN ROAD...ROSALIA...OAKESDALE...TEKOA...RITZVILLE...GRAND COULEE... ODESSA...WILBUR...COULEE CITY...MOSES LAKE... EPHRATA... OTHELLO...QUINCY. * IMPACTS: THE MORNING COMMUTE WILL LIKELY BE IMPACTED BY WINTRY PRECIPITATION. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=OTX PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
770 WWUS46 KOTX 071759 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 959 AM PST MON JAN 7 2013 ...SNOW THIS MORNING WILL BRING HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS TO EASTERN WASHINGTON AND NORTH IDAHO... WAZ038-071900- /O.EXP.KOTX.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-130107T1800Z/ OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...REPUBLIC...INCHELIUM... WAUCONDA...CHESAW ROAD...HIGHWAY 20 WAUCONDA SUMMIT... BOULDER CREEK ROAD...SHERMAN PASS 959 AM PST MON JAN 7 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM PST THIS MORNING... SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE REST OF THE DAY ACROSS THE OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS WITH LITTLE IF ANY ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS. $$ WAZ034-035-044-071900- /O.EXP.KOTX.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-130107T1800Z/ MOSES LAKE AREA-UPPER COLUMBIA BASIN-WATERVILLE PLATEAU- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...MOSES LAKE...EPHRATA... OTHELLO...QUINCY...RITZVILLE...GRAND COULEE...ODESSA...WILBUR... COULEE CITY...WATERVILLE...MANSFIELD...BADGER MOUNTAIN ROAD 959 AM PST MON JAN 7 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM PST THIS MORNING... THE SNOW HAS ENDED ACROSS THE WATERVILLE PLATEAU AND MOSES LAKE AREA...WHILE SCATTERED LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS WILL DECREASE OVER THE UPPER COLUMBIA BASIN. LITTLE IF ANY ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. $$ IDZ001-WAZ037-080000- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-130108T0000Z/ 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 959 AM PST MON JAN 7 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: UP TO AN ADDITIONAL 3 INCHES. * TIMING: SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH MIDDAY. LOOK FOR SNOW TO DECREASE BY MID AFTERNOON. THE COMMUNITIES OF DEER PARK... CHEWELAH...NEWPORT AND SANDPOINT MAY EXPERIENCE A CHANGE TO WINTRY MIX THIS AFTERNOON. * 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. * IMPACTS: ROAD CONDITIONS WILL BE TREACHEROUS...AND HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=OTX 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. && $$ IDZ002-WAZ036-072100- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-130107T2100Z/ COEUR D'ALENE AREA-SPOKANE AREA- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...COEUR D'ALENE...POST FALLS... HAYDEN...WORLEY...SPOKANE...CHENEY...DAVENPORT...ROCKFORD 959 AM PST MON JAN 7 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: UP TO AN ADDITIONAL 1 INCH. * ELEVATION: BELOW 2000 FEET...INCLUDING DOWNTOWN SPOKANE...WILL CONTINUE TO SEE A RAIN/SNOW MIX THROUGH MIDDAY. ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2000 FEET SHOULD EXPERIENCE A MIX TO WINTRY MIX ABOUT NOON TIME. * TIMING: SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES THIS MORNING. * LOCATIONS: COEUR D'ALENE...POST FALLS...HAYDEN...WORLEY... SPOKANE...CHENEY...DAVENPORT...ROCKFORD. * IMPACTS: THE HEAVY SNOW WILL GRADUALLY TAPER OFF BY MIDDAY WITH A SLUSHY...WINTRY MIX. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=OTX PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ IDZ004-080200- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-130108T0600Z/ CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...KELLOGG...PINEHURST... OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN...FOURTH OF JULY PASS...DOBSON PASS... LOOKOUT PASS 959 AM PST MON JAN 7 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW IN THE VALLEYS AND IN THE MOUNTAINS AN ADDITIONAL 4 TO 7 INCHES. * TIMING: SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH MID AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL DECREASE LATE IN THE DAY. PRECIPITATION MAY CHANGE TO RAIN IN THE ST MARIES...KELLOGG...AND OSBURN AREAS THIS AFTERNOON OR THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS: KELLOGG...PINEHURST...OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN... FOURTH OF JULY PASS...DOBSON PASS...LOOKOUT PASS. * IMPACTS: ROADS WILL BECOME INCREASINGLY SNOW COVERED THIS MORNING. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ON INTERSTATE 90 IN THE IDAHO PANHANDLE TODAY. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=OTX 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. && $$ IDZ003-WAZ033-072100- /O.EXT.KOTX.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-130107T2100Z/ IDAHO PALOUSE-WASHINGTON PALOUSE- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...MOSCOW...PLUMMER...POTLATCH... GENESEE...PULLMAN...COLFAX...ROSALIA...LA CROSSE...OAKESDALE... TEKOA...UNIONTOWN 959 AM PST MON JAN 7 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: UP TO AN ADDITIONAL 1 INCH. * TIMING: MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MIDDAY WITH A CHANCE FREEZING RAIN SOUTH OF COLFAX. TEMPERATURES WILL BE WARMING ABOVE FREEZING BY MIDDAY. * LOCATIONS: MOSCOW...PLUMMER...POTLATCH...GENESEE...PULLMAN... COLFAX...ROSALIA...LA CROSSE...OAKESDALE...TEKOA...UNIONTOWN. * IMPACTS: ROAD CONDITION WILL LIKELY BE IMPACTED BY WINTRY PRECIPITATION. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=OTX PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
716 WWUS46 KOTX 072043 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 1243 PM PST MON JAN 7 2013 ...SNOW THIS MORNING WILL BRING HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS TO EASTERN WASHINGTON AND NORTH IDAHO... IDZ002-WAZ036-072145- /O.CAN.KOTX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-130107T2100Z/ COEUR D'ALENE AREA-SPOKANE AREA- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...COEUR D'ALENE...POST FALLS... HAYDEN...WORLEY...SPOKANE...CHENEY...DAVENPORT...ROCKFORD 1243 PM PST MON JAN 7 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. THE STORM SYSTEM THAT BROUGHT HEAVY SNOW TO THE SPOKANE AND COEUR D'ALENE HAS MOVED EAST OF THE AREA. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS AND LOCALIZED AREAS OF LIGHT DRIZZLE WILL BE POSSIBLE THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON. ANY ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT. $$ IDZ003-WAZ033-072145- /O.CAN.KOTX.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-130107T2100Z/ IDAHO PALOUSE-WASHINGTON PALOUSE- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...MOSCOW...PLUMMER...POTLATCH... GENESEE...PULLMAN...COLFAX...ROSALIA...LA CROSSE...OAKESDALE... TEKOA...UNIONTOWN 1243 PM PST MON JAN 7 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. THE STORM SYSTEM THAT BROUGHT LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW TO THE WASHINGTON AND IDAHO PALOUSE HAS MOVED EAST OF THE AREA. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL BE POSSIBLE THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT $$ IDZ001-WAZ037-080000- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-130108T0000Z/ 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 1243 PM PST MON JAN 7 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES. * TIMING: SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH MID AFTERNOON...THEN LOOK FOR SNOW TO DECREASE THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON. THE COMMUNITIES OF NEWPORT AND SANDPOINT MAY EXPERIENCE A CHANGE TO WINTRY MIX THIS AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS: SANDPOINT...ATHOL...BONNERS FERRY...PRIEST RIVER... EASTPORT...SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD. * IMPACTS: ROAD CONDITIONS WILL BE TREACHEROUS...AND HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=OTX 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. && $$ IDZ004-080445- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-130108T0600Z/ CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...KELLOGG...PINEHURST... OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN...FOURTH OF JULY PASS...DOBSON PASS... LOOKOUT PASS 1243 PM PST MON JAN 7 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW IN THE VALLEYS AND IN THE MOUNTAINS AN ADDITIONAL 4 TO 7 INCHES. * TIMING: SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL DECREASE LATE IN THE DAY. PRECIPITATION MAY CHANGE TO RAIN IN THE ST MARIES...KELLOGG...AND OSBURN AREAS THIS AFTERNOON OR EARLY THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS: KELLOGG...PINEHURST...OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN... FOURTH OF JULY PASS...DOBSON PASS...LOOKOUT PASS. * IMPACTS: ROADS WILL BECOME INCREASINGLY SNOW COVERED THIS MORNING. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ON INTERSTATE 90 IN THE IDAHO PANHANDLE TODAY. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=OTX PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$
232 WWUS46 KOTX 072201 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 201 PM PST MON JAN 7 2013 ...THE WINTER STORM HAS MOVED OUT OF THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON... IDZ001-WAZ037-072315- /O.CAN.KOTX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-130108T0000Z/ 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 201 PM PST MON JAN 7 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. THE WINTER STORM THAT BROUGHT MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW TO THE REGION TODAY HAS MOVED EAST OF THE REGION. EXPECT RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS TO CONTINUE INTO EARLY EVENING...BUT ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT. $$ IDZ004-072315- /O.CAN.KOTX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-130108T0600Z/ CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...KELLOGG...PINEHURST... OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN...FOURTH OF JULY PASS...DOBSON PASS... LOOKOUT PASS 201 PM PST MON JAN 7 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. THE WINTER STORM THAT BROUGHT MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW TO THE REGION TODAY HAS MOVED EAST OF THE REGION. EXPECT RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS TO CONTINUE INTO EARLY EVENING...BUT ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this winter storm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Spokane, WA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this winter storm warning went out at Jan 7, 2:43 AM PST, 36 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 7, 2:43 AM PST, 36 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
243 AM PST Mon Jan 7 2013
.SYNOPSIS...
Snow will make the morning commute hazardous this morning over
much of northeast Washington and north Idaho. Conditions will
improve by this afternoon, as breezy conditions develop and push
temperatures above freezing over much of the Inland Northwest.
Another frontal system will bring valley rain and mountain snow to
the region. A return to colder weather is expected Friday into the
weekend.
&&
.DISCUSSION...
...MORNING COMMUTE TO BE IMPACTED BY HEAVY SNOW AND POCKETS OF
FREEZING RAIN...
Today and Tonight: Winter Storm Warnings have been issued for the
Spokane, Coeur D'Alene, Colville, and Sandpoint zones for heavy
morning snow accumulations. Winter Weather Advisories have been
issued for the Republic area for snow this morning as well as the
northern Palouse (Oakesdale, Garfield, Potlatch). Winter Weather
Advisories for the threat of light snow and light freezing rain
have been issued for the Moses Lake and Waterville areas for this
morning. The heaviest snow accumulations (4-7 inches) are expected
to be in the Deer Park, Priest Lake, Sandpoint, and Kettle Falls
areas. Spokane and Coeur D'Alene will likely receive 3-6 inches,
with the highest accumulations above 2000 feet elevation. As of 2
AM, the temperature at Spokane Felts Field (1950 feet) was already
33 degrees. Snow ratios in downtown Spokane and along the Lake in
Coeur D'Alene will likely be lower this morning, and a change to
rain should occur an hour or two earlier below 2000 feet.
The most impactful element to this storm is the time of arrival.
Some of the heaviest snow will be occurring prior to and during
the morning commute. By late morning, the axis of heaviest
precipitation will shift into the Idaho Panhandle.
Strong warm and moist advection around 700mb is the main forcing
mechanism for precipitation this morning. The 00z and 06z NAM runs
have done a nice job depicting the precipitation shadow east of the
Cascades and the lack of precipitation over the Palouse. As of 2
AM, Wenatchee had received no measurable precipitation. The lee of
the Cascades will probably receive little precipitation with this
storm given the strong westerly component of the mid-level winds. The
Pullman and Lewiston airports had also reported no precipitation.
Rain and snow will develop prior to sunrise over southeast
Washington and the southern Idaho Panhandle as warm frontal
forcing and moisture spreads from the Columbia Basin toward the
Palouse. Rising snow levels should limit the amount of
accumulation in the Pullman area.
Thermal profiles at Moses Lake, Wenatchee and Waterville suggest
the threat of sleet or freezing rain this morning. It is unclear
how much frozen precipitation will fall since the precipitation
shadow has been quite pronounced thus far this morning. The NAM
does show an up-tick in precipitation between 7AM and 10AM with a
few hundredths of an inch over the Waterville Plateau and Moses
Lake area. Ice accumulations probably won't last long, increasing
winds during the afternoon should push temperatures above
freezing. /GKoch
Tuesday into Tuesday night...Wet moisture feed streaming into a
dirty ride over the regions sags in and some digging on its
western edge causes it to pivot and slow with its approach...so
much slowing in fact that it continues to influence sensible
weather until its eventual exit Wednesday night. ECMWF model has
a different depiction of its approach...more of as a wet warm
front at first coming up from a warmer southwest trajectory which
would make it less likely a rain-shadow would develop in the lee
of the Cascades when it moves into the area so as such pop and qpf
remain rather high for this period along with rising snow levels
and warming of temperatures due to this warmer ECMWF trajectory of
approach. What is something to watch is the solution passing a
somewhat deep and intense surface low in close proximity of the
British Columbia border as it drags the frontal feature through
which is something that usually brings about very robust and gusty
wind blowing initially from the Southeast until the switch to
south and then southwest with the passage of the back edge of the
front Tuesday night. 850mb temperatures from both models near +2
C range Tuesday evening suggests the changeover to rain will
happen for most locations below 4500 feet MSL south of a line from
Wenatchee,WA to Sandpoint,ID which means some of the parking lots
and perhaps the base of a few lifts and lodges will experience
this changeover to rain along with the robust winds.
Wednesday into Wednesday night...Wet frontal zone on the eastern
and southern periphery of a large trof sagging in from the
west/northwest keeps the forecast wet and warm along and ahead of
it but once it passes the cold conditionally unstable air moves in
behind its wake which allows for cooling and substantial lowering
of snow levels and transition to snow showery precipitation with a
discrete snow-shadow in the lee of the Cascades influencing a good
quantity of lowland locations. Minor shortwaves could swim
through this cold and unstable air-mass and produce brief
localized impressive snow showers but too far out to pin down the
frequency and intensity and coverage just yet so will have to
wait and see if there area significant shortwaves of note to get
too hung up on this type of scenario late Wednesday and on through
Wednesday night.
Thursday through Sunday...Continued consistency in model solutions
showing the long-wave ridge axis off the coast through this time
interval and well amplified. This positioning allows storm systems
to approach with cold trajectories from the northwest and towards
the southeast. Low snow levels down to most valley floors along
with cold temperatures are reasonable with this long-wave positioning.
Still doesn't seem to be any significant shortwave of note locked
in by models to justify big increase in pops on any of these days
except for perhaps Saturday night if the most current GFS is right
cause the ECMWF has the timing of the Saturday night wave fairly
close but by passing it further to the south its positioning would
make it an Oregon and not Washington weather maker. /Pelatti
&&
.AVIATION...
06Z TAFs: Southwest winds will continue to to keep cigs/VSBYS
MVFR/IFR through 09z. The next storm system will move into the
area tonight, spreading light snow across the region overnight
keeping conditions IFR through 12z or so. Heavier snow will come
through later in the morning and will drop conditions to IFR/LIFR
through early afternoon. Accumulations anywhere from an inch or
less at KEAT/KMWH to 2-4 inches at KGEG- KCOE will be possible.
Snow will try to turn over to rain at KMWH 15-17z...KPUW 17-18z
and at KGEG-KSFF around 20-21z. Precipitation will decrease from
the west after 20z. At KEAT downsloping northwest winds will bring
improving conditions after 03Z Tuesday. /EK
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
Spokane 37 28 38 34 38 24 / 100 10 80 70 60 30
Coeur d'Alene 36 30 37 33 37 26 / 100 30 90 70 70 40
Pullman 40 31 41 35 40 25 / 100 20 70 50 80 50
Lewiston 43 36 46 39 45 32 / 100 10 60 30 70 40
Colville 34 28 39 34 36 28 / 100 20 90 80 60 30
Sandpoint 36 30 38 35 37 28 / 100 40 90 100 90 50
Kellogg 34 29 37 34 36 24 / 100 90 100 100 100 70
Moses Lake 38 30 39 36 43 28 / 70 10 40 30 40 10
Wenatchee 33 29 37 35 37 27 / 60 0 60 40 40 10
Omak 34 27 36 33 35 24 / 70 10 70 70 40 10
&&
.OTX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
ID...Winter Storm Warning until 4 PM PST this afternoon for Northern
Panhandle.
Winter Weather Advisory until 10 PM PST this evening for Central
Panhandle Mountains.
Winter Weather Advisory until 10 AM PST this morning for Idaho
Palouse.
Winter Storm Warning until 1 PM PST this afternoon for Coeur
d'Alene Area.
WA...Winter Storm Warning until 4 PM PST this afternoon for Northeast
Mountains.
Winter Weather Advisory until 10 AM PST this morning for Moses
Lake Area-Okanogan Highlands-Upper Columbia Basin-
Washington Palouse-Waterville Plateau.
Winter Storm Warning until 1 PM PST this afternoon for Spokane
Area.
&&Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 6, 7:02 AM PST, 20 hours 17 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 702 AM PST SUN JAN 6 2013 IDZ001>004-WAZ033-035>038-071500- NORTHERN PANHANDLE-COEUR D'ALENE AREA-IDAHO PALOUSE- CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS-WASHINGTON PALOUSE- UPPER COLUMBIA BASIN-SPOKANE AREA-NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS- OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS- 702 AM PST SUN JAN 6 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH IDAHO... EAST CENTRAL WASHINGTON...NORTH CENTRAL WASHINGTON...NORTHEAST WASHINGTON AND SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT SNOW WILL DECREASE THIS MORNING OVER THE IDAHO PANHANDLE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY ANOTHER ROUND OF SNOW IS EXPECTED ON MONDAY. ACCUMULATIONS IN THE 2 TO 4 INCH RANGE ARE EXPECTED IN THE SPOKANE...COEUR D'ALENE... KELLOGG...DAVENPORT...AND REPUBLIC AREAS. AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE AROUND COLVILLE...SANDPOINT...AND PRIEST LAKE. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL LIKELY FALL MONDAY MORNING INTO EARLY MONDAY AFTERNOON. WAZ042-071500- EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES- 702 AM PST SUN JAN 6 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL WASHINGTON. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATE TONIGHT OVER THE EAST SLOPES OF THE NORTHERN CASCADES. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY SNOW AMOUNTS IN THE 2 TO 4 INCH RANGE ARE EXPECTED FOR THE COMMUNITIES OF LEAVENWORTH...PLAIN...MAZAMA...TWISP AND WINTHROP BY LATE MONDAY MORNING. WAZ034-041-043-044-071500- MOSES LAKE AREA-WENATCHEE AREA-OKANOGAN VALLEY-WATERVILLE PLATEAU- 702 AM PST SUN JAN 6 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL WASHINGTON...EAST CENTRAL WASHINGTON AND NORTH CENTRAL WASHINGTON. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP PRIOR TO SUNRISE ON MONDAY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY AN INCH OR TWO OF SNOW IS EXPECTED IN THE WENATCHEE...OMAK... CHELAN...AND REPUBLIC AREAS BY LATE MONDAY MORNING. IDZ026-027-WAZ031-032-071500- LEWISTON AREA-LEWIS AND SOUTHERN NEZ PERCE COUNTIES- NORTHEAST BLUE MOUNTAINS-LOWER GARFIELD AND ASOTIN COUNTIES- 702 AM PST SUN JAN 6 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL IDAHO AND SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY ON MONDAY MORNING...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS IN THE 1 TO 3 INCH RANGE ARE ANTICIPATED ABOVE 2000 FEET AROUND WINCHESTER...PEOLA...AND ALPOWA SUMMIT.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Spokane, WA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 7, 2:36 PM PST | Winter Storm Watch | OTX | Bonner, Boundary, Kootenai | 14 hr |
Nearby
Winter Storm Warnings in Idaho, 2013Winter Storm Warnings in Washington, 2013Every winter storm warning in 2013
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.