Alert archive / Washington / Winter Storm Warnings in 2013
Winter Storm Warning 2, NWS Spokane, WA
NWS Spokane, WA issued this winter storm warning at Jan 8, 2013, 4:42 AM PST for Pend Oreille County, Spokane County, Stevens County, Washington; Bonner County, Boundary County, Kootenai County, Idaho. It took effect at Jan 8, 2013, 7:00 AM PST. It was in force for 26 hr. 9 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 8, 2013, 4:42 AM PST (12:42 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 8, 2013, 7:00 AM PST
- Expired
- Jan 9, 2013, 8:30 AM PST
- In force
- 26 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Spokane, WA
Counties Bonner County, ID, Boundary County, ID, Kootenai County, ID, Pend Oreille County, WA, Spokane County, WA, Stevens County, WA
The radar
The Spokane radar (KOTX), 73 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 12:42 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 8, 7:00 AM PST | SNOW 1.4 | 12 Sse Priest River, ID | COCORAHS ID-BR-15 |
| Jan 8, 7:00 AM PST | SNOW 2 | 4 E Spirit Lake, ID | COCORAHS ID-KT-1 |
| Jan 8, 7:00 AM PST | SNOW 2 | 4 Ne Deer Park, WA | COCORAHS WA-SP-32 |
| Jan 8, 7:00 AM PST | SNOW 2.5 | 1 Ssw Rathdrum, ID | COCORAHS ID-KT-5 |
| Jan 8, 7:00 AM PST | SNOW 2.9 | 6 W Newport, WA | COCORAHS WA-PO-9 |
| Jan 8, 7:00 AM PST | SNOW 3.6 | Northport, WA | |
| Jan 8, 7:25 AM PST | SNOW 2.5 | Boundary Dam, WA | |
| Jan 8, 8:00 AM PST | SNOW 2 | 5 N Spokane, WA | COCORAHS WA-SP-30 |
| Jan 8, 8:00 AM PST | SNOW 2.4 | W Newport, WA | COCORAHS WA-PO-4 |
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, 0.7 hours before the alert went out and 75 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1473 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 91 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 156 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 87 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
211 WWUS46 KOTX 081242 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 442 AM PST TUE JAN 8 2013 ...HEAVY SNOW FOR THE EAST SLOPES OF THE NORTHERN CASCADES AND FOR THE HIGH ELEVATIONS IN THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTHEAST WASHINGTON AND FAR NORTH IDAHO... THE NORTHERN WASHINGTON CASCADES ARE EXPECTED TO RECEIVE HEAVY SNOW TODAY AND TONIGHT. SNOW WILL LIKELY CHANGE TO RAIN IN THE UPPER WENATCHEE VALLEY TODAY...BUT PORTIONS OF THE METHOW VALLEY MAY RECEIVE HEAVY SNOW THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THE NIGHT. HEAVY MOUNTAIN SNOW WILL ALSO FALL OVER THE HIGH ELEVATIONS AROUND CHEWELAH...PRIEST LAKE...AND SANDPOINT. IDZ001-WAZ037-082300- /O.UPG.KOTX.WS.A.0001.130108T1800Z-130109T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KOTX.WS.W.0002.130108T2000Z-130109T1500Z/ NORTHERN PANHANDLE-NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...EASTPORT... SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD...SPRINGDALE-HUNTERS ROAD... ORIN-RICE ROAD...FLOWERY TRAIL ROAD 442 AM PST TUE JAN 8 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 AM PST WEDNESDAY ABOVE 3000 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 3000 FEET FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 AM PST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 6 TO 10 INCHES. * WINDS: EXPOSED MOUNTAIN RIDGE TOPS WILL EXPERIENCE WIND SOUTH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 45 MPH TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. * TIMING: LIGHT SNOW WILL BEGIN THIS AFTERNOON AND BECOME BY THIS EVENING. THE HEAVIEST MOUNTAIN SNOW WILL OCCUR THIS EVENING UNTIL EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS: EASTPORT...SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD...SPRINGDALE- HUNTERS ROAD...ORIN-RICE ROAD...FLOWERY TRAIL ROAD. * SNOW LEVEL: 2500 FEET THIS AFTERNOON RISING TO 3500 FEET LATE TONIGHT. * IMPACTS: HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ESPECIALLY ON MOUNTAIN ROADWAYS. * 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. && $$ WAZ042-082300- /O.NEW.KOTX.WS.W.0002.130108T1500Z-130109T1200Z/ EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...MAZAMA...TWISP...WINTHROP... STEHEKIN...CONCONULLY...BLEWETT PASS...LOUP LOUP PASS 442 AM PST TUE JAN 8 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 3 TO 7 INCHES IN THE UPPER WENATCHEE RIVER VALLEY. 6 TO 12 INCHES IN THE UPPER METHOW VALLEY. 1 TO 2 FEET IN THE MOUNTAINS. * TIMING: SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING AND BE HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH THE EVENING. SNOW WILL LIKELY CHANGE TO RAIN AROUND LEAVENWORTH AND PLAIN THIS AFTERNOON. PRECIPITATION MAY REMAIN AS SNOW UNTIL THE EARLY MORNING HOURS IN THE MAZAMA...WINTRHOP... AND TWISP AREAS. * LOCATIONS: MAZAMA...TWISP...WINTHROP...STEHEKIN...CONCONULLY... BLEWETT PASS...LOUP LOUP PASS. * SNOW LEVEL: IN THE UPPER WENATCHEE RIVER VALLEY THE HEAVIEST ACCUMULATIONS WILL LIKELY OCCUR ABOVE 2000 FEET. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL ON HIGHWAY 2 AND ON LOUP LOUP PASS TODAY AND TONIGHT WILL BE HAZARDOUS. EXPECT SNOW COVERED ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY DUE TO VERY HEAVY SNOW. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=OTX PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ WAZ038-082300- /O.NEW.KOTX.WW.Y.0002.130108T2000Z-130109T1500Z/ OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...REPUBLIC...WAUCONDA... CHESAW ROAD...HIGHWAY 20 WAUCONDA SUMMIT...BOULDER CREEK ROAD... SHERMAN PASS 442 AM PST TUE JAN 8 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 AM PST WEDNESDAY 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 NOON TODAY TO 7 AM PST WEDNESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 4 INCHES. * TIMING: SNOW WILL BEGIN BY EARLY AFTERNOON AND PERSIST INTO THE NIGHT. SNOW LEVELS WILL RISE TO 2000 FEET THIS EVENING AND AS HIGH AS 3000 FEET LATE TONIGHT. * LOCATIONS: REPUBLIC...WAUCONDA...CHESAW ROAD...HIGHWAY 20 WAUCONDA SUMMIT...BOULDER CREEK ROAD...SHERMAN PASS. * HAZARD ELEVATION: ABOVE 2000 FEET. * IMPACTS: WET SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL TREACHEROUS THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO THE NIGHT. * 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
665 WWUS46 KOTX 081947 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 1147 AM PST TUE JAN 8 2013 ...HEAVY SNOW FOR THE EAST SLOPES OF THE NORTHERN CASCADES AND FOR THE HIGH ELEVATIONS IN THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTHEAST WASHINGTON AND FAR NORTH IDAHO... THE NORTHERN WASHINGTON CASCADES ARE EXPECTED TO RECEIVE HEAVY SNOW THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. SNOW WILL LIKELY CHANGE TO RAIN IN THE UPPER WENATCHEE VALLEY TODAY...BUT PORTIONS OF THE METHOW VALLEY MAY RECEIVE HEAVY SNOW THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THE NIGHT. HEAVY MOUNTAIN SNOW WILL ALSO FALL OVER THE HIGH ELEVATIONS AROUND CHEWELAH...PRIEST LAKE...AND SANDPOINT. WAZ042-090400- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130109T1200Z/ EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...MAZAMA...TWISP...WINTHROP... STEHEKIN...CONCONULLY...BLEWETT PASS...LOUP LOUP PASS 1147 AM PST TUE JAN 8 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW IN THE UPPER WENATCHEE RIVER VALLEY TO LAKE WENATCHEE. 4 TO 8 INCHES IN THE UPPER METHOW VALLEY AND NEAR STEHEKIN. 1 TO 2 FEET IN THE MOUNTAINS. * TIMING: SNOW WILL CONTINUE...AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH THE EVENING ESPECIALLY IN THE LAKE WENATCHEE AND STEHIKIN AREA. SNOW WILL LIKELY CHANGE TO RAIN AROUND LEAVENWORTH AND PLAIN THIS AFTERNOON. PRECIPITATION MAY REMAIN AS SNOW UNTIL THE EARLY MORNING HOURS IN THE MAZAMA... WINTRHOP... AND TWISP AREAS. * LOCATIONS: MAZAMA...TWISP...WINTHROP...STEHEKIN...CONCONULLY... BLEWETT PASS...LOUP LOUP PASS. * SNOW LEVEL: VALLEY FLOORS RISING TO 3000 FEET. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL ON HIGHWAY 2 AND ON LOUP LOUP PASS TODAY AND TONIGHT WILL BE HAZARDOUS. EXPECT SNOW COVERED ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY DUE TO VERY HEAVY SNOW. * 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-WAZ037-090400- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0002.130108T2000Z-130109T1500Z/ NORTHERN PANHANDLE-NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...EASTPORT... SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD...SPRINGDALE-HUNTERS ROAD... ORIN-RICE ROAD...FLOWERY TRAIL ROAD 1147 AM PST TUE JAN 8 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST WEDNESDAY ABOVE 3000 FEET... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 3 INCHES VALLEYS. 6 TO 12 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. * WINDS: EXPOSED MOUNTAIN RIDGE TOPS WILL EXPERIENCE SOUTH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH THIS EVENING AND INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. * TIMING: SNOW WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY THROUGH AFTERNOON. THE HEAVIEST MOUNTAIN SNOW WILL OCCUR THIS EVENING UNTIL EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL CHANGE TO RAIN IN THE VALLEYS COLVILLE TO USK TO SANDPOINT BY MID AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS: EASTPORT...SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD...SPRINGDALE- HUNTERS ROAD...ORIN-RICE ROAD...FLOWERY TRAIL ROAD. * SNOW LEVEL: VALLEY FLOORS RISING TO 3000 FEET. * IMPACTS: HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ESPECIALLY ON MOUNTAIN ROADWAYS. * 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. && $$ WAZ043-090400- /O.EXB.KOTX.WW.Y.0002.130108T2000Z-130109T1200Z/ OKANOGAN VALLEY- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...NESPELEM...DISAUTEL PASS 1147 AM PST TUE JAN 8 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY ABOVE 1500 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 1500 FEET FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 3 INCHES. * TIMING: SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND PERSIST INTO THE NIGHT. SNOW LEVELS WILL RISE TO ABOVE 1500 FEET THIS OVERNIGHT. * LOCATIONS: NESPELEM...DISAUTEL PASS. * HAZARD ELEVATION: ABOVE 1500 FEET. * IMPACTS: WET SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL TREACHEROUS THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO THE NIGHT. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=OTX PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ WAZ038-090400- /O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0002.130108T2000Z-130109T1500Z/ OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...REPUBLIC...WAUCONDA... CHESAW ROAD...HIGHWAY 20 WAUCONDA SUMMIT...BOULDER CREEK ROAD... SHERMAN PASS 1147 AM PST TUE JAN 8 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST WEDNESDAY ABOVE 2000 FEET... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 4 INCHES. * TIMING: SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY AND PERSIST INTO THE NIGHT. SNOW LEVELS WILL RISE TO 2000 FEET THIS EVENING AND AS HIGH AS 3000 FEET LATE TONIGHT. * LOCATIONS: REPUBLIC...WAUCONDA...CHESAW ROAD...HIGHWAY 20 WAUCONDA SUMMIT...BOULDER CREEK ROAD...SHERMAN PASS. * HAZARD ELEVATION: ABOVE 2000 FEET. * IMPACTS: WET SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL TREACHEROUS THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO THE NIGHT. * 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. && $$
804 WWUS46 KOTX 090321 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 721 PM PST TUE JAN 8 2013 ...HEAVY SNOW FOR THE EAST SLOPES OF THE NORTHERN CASCADES AND FOR THE HIGH ELEVATIONS IN THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTHEAST WASHINGTON AND FAR NORTH IDAHO... THE NORTHERN WASHINGTON CASCADES ARE EXPECTED TO RECEIVE HEAVY SNOW TUESDAY NIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. PORTIONS OF THE METHOW VALLEY MAY RECEIVE HEAVY SNOW THROUGH THE NIGHT. MODERATE TO HEAVY MOUNTAIN SNOW WILL ALSO FALL OVER THE HIGH ELEVATIONS AROUND CHEWELAH...PRIEST LAKE...AND SANDPOINT...BUT DECREASING FROM THE SOUTH OVERNIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. WAZ042-091200- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130109T1200Z/ EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...MAZAMA...TWISP...WINTHROP... STEHEKIN...CONCONULLY...BLEWETT PASS...LOUP LOUP PASS 721 PM PST TUE JAN 8 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: AN ADDITIONAL 5 TO 10 INCHES. * TIMING: SNOW WILL CONTINUE...MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY...ESPECIALLY IN THE LAKE WENATCHEE AND STEHEKIN AREA. PRECIPITATION MAY REMAIN AS SNOW UNTIL THE EARLY MORNING HOURS IN THE MAZAMA...WINTRHOP...AND TWISP AREAS. * LOCATIONS: MAZAMA...TWISP...WINTHROP...STEHEKIN...CONCONULLY... BLEWETT PASS...LOUP LOUP PASS. * SNOW LEVEL: VALLEY FLOORS RISING TO 3000 FEET. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL ON HIGHWAY 2 AND ON LOUP LOUP PASS TUESDAY NIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY WILL BE HAZARDOUS. EXPECT SNOW COVERED ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY DUE TO HEAVY SNOW. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=OTX PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ IDZ001-WAZ037-091500- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130109T1500Z/ NORTHERN PANHANDLE-NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...EASTPORT... SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD...SPRINGDALE-HUNTERS ROAD... ORIN-RICE ROAD...FLOWERY TRAIL ROAD 721 PM PST TUE JAN 8 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST WEDNESDAY ABOVE 3000 FEET... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: AN ADDITIONAL 4 TO 8 INCHES. * WINDS: SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * TIMING: TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING...WITH INTENSITIES DECREASING FROM THE SOUTH OVERNIGHT. * LOCATIONS: EASTPORT...SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD...SPRINGDALE- HUNTERS ROAD...ORIN-RICE ROAD...FLOWERY TRAIL ROAD. * SNOW LEVEL: RISING TO 3000 FEET. * IMPACTS: HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ESPECIALLY ON MOUNTAIN ROADWAYS. * 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. && $$ WAZ043-091200- /O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-130109T1200Z/ OKANOGAN VALLEY- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...NESPELEM...DISAUTEL PASS 721 PM PST TUE JAN 8 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY ABOVE 1500 FEET... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES. * TIMING: SNOW THROUGH THE NIGHT...BUT WITH DECREASING INTENSITIES. * LOCATIONS: NESPELEM...DISAUTEL PASS. * HAZARD ELEVATION: ABOVE 1500 FEET. * IMPACTS: WET SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL TREACHEROUS. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=OTX PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ WAZ038-091500- /O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-130109T1500Z/ OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...REPUBLIC...WAUCONDA... CHESAW ROAD...HIGHWAY 20 WAUCONDA SUMMIT...BOULDER CREEK ROAD... SHERMAN PASS 721 PM PST TUE JAN 8 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST WEDNESDAY ABOVE 2000 FEET... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: UP TO AN ADDITIONAL 2 INCHES. * TIMING: THROUGH THE NIGHT. SNOW LEVELS RISE TO 2000 FEET TUESDAY EVENING AND AS HIGH AS 3000 FEET OVERNIGHT. * LOCATIONS: REPUBLIC...WAUCONDA...CHESAW ROAD...HIGHWAY 20 WAUCONDA SUMMIT...BOULDER CREEK ROAD...SHERMAN PASS. * HAZARD ELEVATION: ABOVE 2000 FEET. * IMPACTS: WET SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL TREACHEROUS. * 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. && $$
542 WWUS46 KOTX 091158 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 358 AM PST WED JAN 9 2013 ...HEAVY SNOW FOR THE EAST SLOPES OF THE NORTHERN CASCADES AND FOR THE HIGH ELEVATIONS IN THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTHEAST WASHINGTON AND FAR NORTH IDAHO... THE NORTHERN WASHINGTON CASCADES ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO RECEIVE HEAVY SNOW THIS MORNING...BECOMING LIGHTER AND CONFINED CLOSER TO THE CASCADE CREST HOWEVER. PORTIONS OF THE METHOW VALLEY MAY RECEIVE HEAVY SNOW THROUGH THE NIGHT. MODERATE TO HEAVY MOUNTAIN SNOW WILL ALSO FALL OVER THE HIGH ELEVATIONS AROUND CHEWELAH...PRIEST LAKE...AND SANDPOINT. VERY GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 50 MPH WILL BE LIKELY ON EXPOSED MOUNTAIN RIDGES ACROSS NORTHEAST WASHINGTON AND THE NORTH IDAHO PANHANDLE...PRODUCING BLOW OR DRIFTING SNOW. WAZ042-091800- /O.EXT.KOTX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130109T1800Z/ EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...MAZAMA...TWISP...WINTHROP... STEHEKIN...CONCONULLY...BLEWETT PASS...LOUP LOUP PASS 358 AM PST WED JAN 9 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES...BECOMING CONFINED TO LOCATIONS CLOSER TO THE CASCADE CREST. * TIMING: SNOW WILL CONTINUE...MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH THIS MORNING...ESPECIALLY CLOSE TO LAKE WENATCHEE AND JUST ABOVE STEHEKIN. PRECIPITATION MAY REMAIN AS SNOW UNTIL THE EARLY MORNING HOURS IN THE MAZAMA...WINTRHOP...AND TWISP AREAS. * LOCATIONS: MAZAMA...TWISP...WINTHROP...STEHEKIN...CONCONULLY... BLEWETT PASS...LOUP LOUP PASS. * SNOW LEVEL: 2000 FEET. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL ON HIGHWAY 2 AND ON LOUP LOUP PASS TODAY WILL BE HAZARDOUS. EXPECT SNOW COVERED ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY DUE TO HEAVY SNOW. * 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-WAZ037-091800- /O.EXT.KOTX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130109T1800Z/ NORTHERN PANHANDLE-NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...EASTPORT... SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD...SPRINGDALE-HUNTERS ROAD... ORIN-RICE ROAD...FLOWERY TRAIL ROAD 358 AM PST WED JAN 9 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING ABOVE 3500 FEET... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: UP TO AN ADDITIONAL 3 INCHES. * WINDS: SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ON EXPOSED MOUNTAIN RIDGES. * TIMING: THROUGH THIS MORNING...WITH INTENSITIES DECREASING MIDDAY. * LOCATIONS: EASTPORT...SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD...SPRINGDALE- HUNTERS ROAD...ORIN-RICE ROAD...FLOWERY TRAIL ROAD. * SNOW LEVEL: 3500 FEET. * IMPACTS: HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ESPECIALLY ON MOUNTAIN ROADWAYS. * 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. && $$ WAZ043-091800- /O.EXT.KOTX.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-130109T1800Z/ OKANOGAN VALLEY- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...NESPELEM...DISAUTEL PASS 358 AM PST WED JAN 9 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING ABOVE 1500 FEET... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: UP TO AN ADDITIONAL 1 INCH. * TIMING: SNOW THROUGH THE NIGHT...BUT WITH DECREASING INTENSITIES. * LOCATIONS: NESPELEM...DISAUTEL PASS. * HAZARD ELEVATION: ABOVE 1500 FEET. * IMPACTS: WET SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL TREACHEROUS. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=OTX PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ WAZ038-091800- /O.EXT.KOTX.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-130109T1800Z/ OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...REPUBLIC...WAUCONDA... CHESAW ROAD...HIGHWAY 20 WAUCONDA SUMMIT...BOULDER CREEK ROAD... SHERMAN PASS 358 AM PST WED JAN 9 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING ABOVE 2500 FEET... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: UP TO AN ADDITIONAL 3 INCHES. * TIMING: THROUGH THE NIGHT. SNOW LEVELS RISING TO 3000 FEET THIS MORNING. * LOCATIONS: REPUBLIC...WAUCONDA...CHESAW ROAD...HIGHWAY 20 WAUCONDA SUMMIT...BOULDER CREEK ROAD...SHERMAN PASS. * HAZARD ELEVATION: ABOVE 2500 FEET. * IMPACTS: WET SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL TREACHEROUS. * 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. && $$
221 WWUS46 KOTX 091630 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 830 AM PST WED JAN 9 2013 IDZ001-WAZ037-042-091730- /O.CAN.KOTX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130109T1800Z/ NORTHERN PANHANDLE-NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS- EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...EASTPORT... SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD...SPRINGDALE-HUNTERS ROAD... ORIN-RICE ROAD...FLOWERY TRAIL ROAD...MAZAMA...TWISP...WINTHROP... STEHEKIN...CONCONULLY...BLEWETT PASS...LOUP LOUP PASS 830 AM PST WED JAN 9 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. SNOW LEVELS HAVE RISEN ABOVE VALLEY FLOORS EXCEPT IN THE METHOW VALLEY. ADDITIONAL LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TODAY IN THE MOUNTAINS...BUT THE THREAT FOR HEAVY SNOW HAS ENDED. $$ WAZ038-043-091730- /O.CAN.KOTX.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-130109T1800Z/ OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS-OKANOGAN VALLEY- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...REPUBLIC...WAUCONDA... CHESAW ROAD...HIGHWAY 20 WAUCONDA SUMMIT...BOULDER CREEK ROAD... SHERMAN PASS...NESPELEM...DISAUTEL PASS 830 AM PST WED JAN 9 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. SNOW LEVELS HAVE RISES ABOVE THE VALLEY FLOORS WITH LITTLE TO NO ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED FOR THE REST OF TODAY IN THE MOUNTAINS. $$
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 8, 3:17 AM PST, 1 hour 25 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 8, 3:17 AM PST, 1 hour 25 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
317 AM PST Tue Jan 8 2013
.SYNOPSIS...
A strong low pressure system will bring rain and wet snow to the
Inland Northwest today. The East Slopes of the Cascades will
receive locally heavy snow by tonight and the high mountain
elevations around Chewelah and Sandpoint will also receive heavy
snow by this evening. South winds will push temperatures well
above normal on Wednesday. Much colder temperatures will return on
Friday and persist into early next week.
&&
.DISCUSSION...
...HEAVY SNOW FOR THE EAST SLOPES OF THE CASCADES AND THE HIGH
ELEVATIONS OF NORTHEAST WASHINGTON AND FAR NORTH IDAHO TODAY AND
TONIGHT...
Today and Tonight: The East Slopes of the Cascades and the
mountainous zones along the Canadian border are the main forecast
concern for today and tonight. The Methow Valley and the upper
reaches of Lake Chelan could receive a dump of heavy snow. Strong
warm frontal forcing combined with a deepening surface low
tracking toward northwest Washington will pummel the northern
Cascades with moisture over the next 30 hours. Snow levels will
make or break the forecast for places like Plain, Leavenworth,
Stehekin, Mazama and Twisp. Gusty winds overnight effectively
scoured the Wenatchee valley of cold air as temperatures spiked
into the lower to mid 40s, but the winds have died this morning
allowing temps to fall back into the mid 30s. Some snow
accumulations will be possible around Leavenworth and Plain this
morning, but snow should change to rain this afternoon limiting
accumulations below 2000 feet which includes Leavenworth. The
Methow Valley is much colder and will likely receive snow through
at least early this evening. A surge of southeast low level winds
in the low levels should provide upslope into the Methow Valley
combined with strong warm moist advection at 700mb today has the
potential to produce 6 to 12 inches of snow for the upper Methow
Valley. If precipitation remains in the form of snow through the
the late night hours, over a foot may fall. A Winter Storm Warning
has been issued through early Wednesday morning for the East
Slopes of the Northern Cascades.
Precipitation amounts will be considerably less for eastern
Washington and northern Idaho, but the NAM and GFS are in good
agreement that the mountains around Chewelah, Priest Lake and
Sandpoint stand a good chance to receive a quick 6 to 10 inches of
snow this afternoon and evening above 3000 feet. Valley
accumulations this afternoon and evening are tricky. The surge of
warm air with yesterday's storm system has left valley
temperatures in Sandpoint and Bonners Ferry this morning in the
low to mid 30s. The NAM and GFS don't have a particularly good
handle on the current surface temperatures over most of the
eastern third of Washington. And since the bulk of the
precipitation will occur north of Spokane during the afternoon and
evening, it is doubtful that much snow will stick below 3000 feet.
The Republic area may be an exception, so a Winter Weather
Advisory has been issued for 2 to 4 inch accumulations above 2000
feet.
Wednesday: Windy conditions will be produced by the southerly
pressure gradient induced by the low pressure slamming into
southern British Columbia tonight. Wind Advisories may be
necessary for tonight into Wednesday for portions of southeast
Washington and south central Washington. Wednesday will likely be
the warmest day region wide since early December. /GKoch
Wednesday night...Wet frontal feature tied into a surface low
moving in close proximity to the Southern British Columbia border
exits to the east and allows for a slackening of the surface
pressure gradient and as a result decreasing surface winds and a
transition to more showery precipitation as a cold conditionally
unstable air-mass moves into the region. This also allows for
falling temperatures and snow levels but with limited forcing
potential the pops and QPF amounts remain in the rather low but
still not zero range.
Thursday through Monday...There is still continued consistency in
models showing long-wave ridge axis off the coast through this
time interval and it remains well amplified. The positioning
allows storm systems to approach with cold northwest to southeast
trajectories. Low snow levels down to most valley floors along
with cold temperatures remain reasonable with this scenario.
Significant shortwave of note hinted at by a number of GFS model
runs now to utilize this path may do so Saturday Night/Sunday but
still ECMWF runs depict this same feature but pass it further to
the south and as such does not have it producing sensible weather
for Eastern Washington or North Idaho. Therefore pops remain
generally low in comparison to the active beginning this workweek
has had. /Pelatti
&&
.AVIATION...
06Z TAFs: Winds have kept the fog at bay this evening for all
locations except KMWH. Winds will remain elevated through the night
and do not have cigs/vis decreasing until aft 12z with the onset of
the next round of rain/snow. KMWH will remain LIFR until -sn
transitions to -rasn or -ra aft 19z. All TAF sites will pick up
measurable precipitation.
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
Spokane 37 36 41 24 29 15 / 100 60 50 30 20 20
Coeur d'Alene 37 35 40 26 30 15 / 100 80 60 40 30 30
Pullman 42 37 42 25 31 20 / 90 40 50 50 30 30
Lewiston 47 39 48 31 38 26 / 60 20 30 40 30 20
Colville 36 36 39 27 30 15 / 100 90 80 30 20 10
Sandpoint 37 35 40 27 32 15 / 100 100 70 50 40 30
Kellogg 35 33 38 24 29 20 / 100 100 80 70 60 40
Moses Lake 37 35 43 25 32 18 / 60 20 20 10 10 10
Wenatchee 36 34 40 25 31 20 / 60 20 20 10 10 10
Omak 33 32 38 20 28 12 / 80 70 40 10 10 10
&&
.OTX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
ID...Winter Storm Warning from Noon today to 7 AM PST Wednesday for
Northern Panhandle.
WA...Winter Storm Warning from Noon today to 7 AM PST Wednesday for
Northeast Mountains.
Winter Storm Warning from 7 AM this morning to 4 AM PST
Wednesday for East Slopes Northern Cascades.
Winter Weather Advisory from Noon today to 7 AM PST Wednesday
for Okanogan Highlands.
&&Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 7, 2:42 PM PST, 14 hours before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 242 PM PST MON JAN 7 2013 IDZ001-WAZ037-082245- NORTHERN PANHANDLE-NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS- 242 PM PST MON JAN 7 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH IDAHO AND NORTHEAST WASHINGTON. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY ANOTHER WINTER STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING HEAVY MOUNTAIN SNOW AND VALLEY RAIN TO NORTHEAST WASHINGTON AND THE IDAHO PANHANDLE TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. WAZ042-082245- EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES- 242 PM PST MON JAN 7 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL WASHINGTON. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE AT THE CREST. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY HEAVY MOUNTAIN SNOW IS EXPECTED TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY ALONG THE CREST OF THE NORTH CASCADES. IDZ002-003-026-027-WAZ031>036-038-041-043-044-082245- 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- OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS-WENATCHEE AREA-OKANOGAN VALLEY- WATERVILLE PLATEAU- 242 PM PST MON JAN 7 2013 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...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY LIGHT SNOW WILL ARRIVE TUESDAY MORNING...BUT THE THREAT FOR HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. IDZ004-082245- CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS- 242 PM PST MON JAN 7 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH IDAHO. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY ANOTHER WINTER STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING LIGHT TO MODERATE MOUNTAIN SNOW AND VALLEY RAIN TO THE IDAHO PANHANDLE TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Spokane, WA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 8, 4:42 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | OTX | Douglas, Ferry, Okanogan | 28 hr |
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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.