Alert archive / Idaho / Winter Storm Warnings in 2016
Winter Storm Warning 8, NWS Spokane, WA
NWS Spokane, WA issued this winter storm warning at Dec 10, 2016, 2:49 PM PST for 4 counties in Idaho. It took effect at Dec 10, 2016, 10:00 PM PST. It was in force for 36 hr. 11 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
- Dec 10, 2016, 2:49 PM PST (22:49 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 10, 2016, 10:00 PM PST
- Expired
- Dec 12, 2016, 10:00 AM PST
- In force
- 36 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Spokane, WA
Counties Benewah County, ID, Kootenai County, ID, Latah County, ID, Shoshone County, ID
The radar
The Spokane radar (KOTX), 97 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:53 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 11, 7:00 AM PST | SNOW 4 | 3 Ese Prichard, ID | CO-OP OBSERVER STATION PRICHARD 3 ESE /PRDI1/. THE DURATION OF THE SNOW EVENT WAS 24 HOURS. |
| Dec 11, 3:00 PM PST | SNOW 5 | 13 S Avery, ID | MESONET STATION HUMBOLDT GULCH /HUGI1/. THE DURATION OF THE SNOW EVENT WAS 24 HOURS. |
| Dec 12, 5:17 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 36 | 5 E Mullan, ID | 48 INCHES OF SNOW REPORTED AT LOOKOUT SKI RESORT OVER THE PREVIOUS 48 HOURS. THE DURATION OF THE HEAVY SNOW EVENT WAS 48 HOURS. |
| Dec 12, 5:19 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 22 | 2 Sw Wardner, ID | 22-26 INCHES OF SNOW OVER 48 HOURS. THE DURATION OF THE HEAVY SNOW EVENT WAS 24 HOURS. |
| Dec 12, 5:58 AM PST | SNOW 6 | 1 N Plummer, ID | . THE DURATION OF THE SNOW EVENT WAS 24 HOURS. |
| Dec 12, 7:00 AM PST | SNOW 7.8 | 3 S Saint Maries, ID | COCORAHS STATION 2 S SAINT MARIES /ID-BW-3/. THE DURATION OF THE SNOW EVENT WAS 48 HOURS. |
| Dec 12, 7:00 AM PST | SNOW 9 | 4 Se Santa, ID | CO-OP OBSERVER STATION FERNWOOD 1SSW /FWDI1/. THE DURATION OF THE SNOW EVENT WAS 48 HOURS. |
| Dec 12, 7:00 AM PST | SNOW 17 | 3 Ese Prichard, ID | CO-OP OBSERVER STATION PRICHARD 3 ESE /PRDI1/. THE DURATION OF THE SNOW EVENT WAS 48 HOURS. |
| Dec 12, 8:00 AM PST | SNOW 6 | 4 Wsw Plummer, ID | CO-OP OBSERVER STATION PLUMMER 3 WSW /PLMI1/. THE DURATION OF THE SNOW EVENT WAS 24 HOURS. |
| Dec 12, 8:06 AM PST | SNOW 8 | 1 W Saint Maries, ID | CO-OP OBSERVER STATION SAINT MARIES 1W /S72/. THE DURATION OF THE SNOW EVENT WAS 24 HOURS. |
| Dec 12, 9:00 AM PST | SNOW 12.5 | Avery, ID | COCORAHS STATION AVERY /ID-SH-2/. THE DURATION OF THE SNOW EVENT WAS 24 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, 10.8 hours before the alert went out and 49 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
- 647 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 83 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 218 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 240 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
129 WWUS46 KOTX 102249 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 249 PM PST SAT DEC 10 2016 .SEVERAL ROUNDS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE INLAND NORTHWEST THROUGH THE WEEKEND. INTENSITIES WILL GENERALLY BE LIGHT TO MODERATE BUT COULD BE HEAVY AT TIMES. OVER THE NEXT 36 HOURS...HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE LIKELY ALONG THE CASCADE CREST...PORTIONS OF THE IDAHO PANHANDLE...AND INTO SOUTHEASTERN WASHINGTON. TRAVEL ACROSS THE MOUNTAIN PASSES COULD BE TREACHEROUS AT TIMES. BREEZY WINDS SUNDAY COULD LEAD TO AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW IN THE PALOUSE AT TIMES. IDZ003-004-110700- /O.NEW.KOTX.WS.W.0008.161211T0600Z-161212T1800Z/ IDAHO PALOUSE-CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS- 249 PM PST SAT DEC 10 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM PST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM PST MONDAY. * LOCATIONS...MOSCOW, PLUMMER, POTLATCH, GENESEE, KELLOGG, PINEHURST, OSBURN, WALLACE, MULLAN, FOURTH OF JULY PASS, DOBSON PASS, AND LOOKOUT PASS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS..6 TO 10 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS AND IDAHO PALOUSE. 8 TO 15 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. HIGHEST AMOUNTS IN THE MOUNTAINS SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 90. * TIMING...LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING. FOLLOWING A BRIEF BREAK LATE SUNDAY MORNING, SNOW RETURNS SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND PERSIST INTO MONDAY MORNING WITH INTENSITIES MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CAN BE EXPECTED DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE SUNDAY ACROSS THE PALOUSE AND COULD LEAD TO DRIFTING SNOW ALONG SECTIONS OF US95. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH TONIGHT...INCREASING 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH SUNDAY. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE 20S. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MAP/?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. && $$ IDZ002-WAZ035-036-110700- /O.EXB.KOTX.WW.Y.0035.161211T0300Z-161211T1800Z/ COEUR D'ALENE AREA-UPPER COLUMBIA BASIN-SPOKANE AREA- 249 PM PST SAT DEC 10 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM PST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM PST SUNDAY. * LOCATIONS...COEUR D'ALENE, POST FALLS, HAYDEN, WORLEY, HARRISON, RITZVILLE, SPOKANE, CHENEY, DAVENPORT, MICA, AND ROCKFORD. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES IN THE EASTERN COLUMBIA BASIN AND SPOKANE AREA. 4 TO 7 INCHES FOR SOUTHEASTERN SPOKANE COUNTY AND IDAHO INCLUDING COEUR D ALENE TO HARRISON. * TIMING...LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING. FOLLOWING A BRIEF BREAK LATE SUNDAY MORNING, SNOW RETURNS SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND PERSIST INTO MONDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CAN BE EXPECTED DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. BLOWING SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG SECTIONS OF US95 THROUGH THE PALOUSE. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 20S TONIGHT. WARMING INTO THE LOWER 30S SUNDAY...THEN 20S SUNDAY NIGHT. * WINDS...SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH TONIGHT...INCREASING SOUTHWEST 8 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH SUNDAY. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MAP/?WFO=OTX. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ IDZ001-110700- /O.EXB.KOTX.WW.Y.0035.161211T0300Z-161212T0000Z/ NORTHERN PANHANDLE- 249 PM PST SAT DEC 10 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PST SUNDAY. * LOCATIONS...SANDPOINT, ATHOL, BONNERS FERRY, PRIEST RIVER, EASTPORT, AND SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 5 INCHES. * TIMING...LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING. FOLLOWING A BRIEF BREAK LATE SUNDAY MORNING, SNOW RETURNS SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND PERSIST INTO MONDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CAN BE EXPECTED DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 20S. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MAP/?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. && $$ WAZ033-110700- /O.EXB.KOTX.WW.Y.0035.161211T0600Z-161212T1800Z/ WASHINGTON PALOUSE- 249 PM PST SAT DEC 10 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM PST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM PST MONDAY. * LOCATIONS...PULLMAN, COLFAX, ROSALIA, LA CROSSE, OAKESDALE, TEKOA, AND UNIONTOWN. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF WESTERN WHITMAN COUNTY INCREASING TOWARD 4 TO 8 INCHES IN EASTERN WHITMAN COUNTY AND ALONG THE US95 CORRIDOR. * TIMING...LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING. FOLLOWING A BRIEF BREAK LATE SUNDAY MORNING, SNOW RETURNS SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND PERSIST INTO MONDAY MORNING. WART,ER * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CAN BE EXPECTED DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. BLOWING SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG SECTIONS OF US95 AND SECONDARY ROADS SUNDAY. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID TO UPPER 20S TONIGHT...WARMING INTO THE UPPER 20S TO MID 30S SUNDAY...THEN COOLING NEAR TO BELOW FREEZING SUNDAY NIGHT. * WINDS...SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH TONIGHT...INCREASING SOUTHWEST 8 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH SUNDAY. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MAP/?WFO=OTX. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ WAZ042-110700- /O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0035.000000T0000Z-161212T0600Z/ EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES- 249 PM PST SAT DEC 10 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST SUNDAY... * LOCATIONS...LEAVENWORTH, MAZAMA, STEHEKIN, HOLDEN VILLAGE, STEVENS PASS AND BLEWETT PASS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL 5 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW IN THE UPPER VALLEYS. ALONG THE CREST AND ADJACENT MOUNTAINS...10 TO 20 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL BE ONGOING THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. SNOW WILL BEGIN TO SLOWLY TAPER OFF FROM NORTH TO SOUTH LATE SUNDAY INTO SUNDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CAN BE EXPECTED DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. MOUNTAIN PASSES COULD HAVE DELAYS AND RESTRICTIONS. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MAP/?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. && $$
8 follow-up statements
731 WWUS46 KOTX 110503 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 903 PM PST SAT DEC 10 2016 .SEVERAL ROUNDS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE INLAND NORTHWEST THROUGH THE WEEKEND. INTENSITIES WILL GENERALLY BE LIGHT TO MODERATE BUT COULD BE HEAVY AT TIMES. OVER THE NEXT 36 HOURS... HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE LIKELY ALONG THE CASCADE CREST... PORTIONS OF THE IDAHO PANHANDLE...AND INTO SOUTHEASTERN WASHINGTON. TRAVEL ACROSS THE MOUNTAIN PASSES COULD BE TREACHEROUS AT TIMES. BREEZY WINDS SUNDAY COULD LEAD TO AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW IN THE PALOUSE AT TIMES. IDZ003-004-111400- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0008.161211T0600Z-161212T1800Z/ IDAHO PALOUSE-CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS- 903 PM PST SAT DEC 10 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST MONDAY... * LOCATIONS...MOSCOW, PLUMMER, POTLATCH, GENESEE, KELLOGG, PINEHURST, OSBURN, WALLACE, MULLAN, FOURTH OF JULY PASS, DOBSON PASS, AND LOOKOUT PASS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS..6 TO 10 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS AND IDAHO PALOUSE. 8 TO 15 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. HIGHEST AMOUNTS IN THE MOUNTAINS SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 90. * TIMING...LIGHT TO MODERATE TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING. FOLLOWING A BRIEF BREAK LATE SUNDAY MORNING, SNOW RETURNS SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND PERSIST INTO MONDAY MORNING WITH INTENSITIES MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CAN BE EXPECTED DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE SUNDAY ACROSS THE PALOUSE AND COULD LEAD TO DRIFTING SNOW ALONG SECTIONS OF US95. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH TONIGHT...INCREASING 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH SUNDAY. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MAP/?WFO=OTX. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ IDZ002-WAZ035-036-111400- /O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0035.000000T0000Z-161211T1800Z/ COEUR D'ALENE AREA-UPPER COLUMBIA BASIN-SPOKANE AREA- 903 PM PST SAT DEC 10 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SUNDAY... * LOCATIONS...COEUR D'ALENE, POST FALLS, HAYDEN, WORLEY, RITZVILLE, SPOKANE, CHENEY, DAVENPORT, AND ROCKFORD. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES IN THE EASTERN COLUMBIA BASIN AND SPOKANE AREA. 4 TO 7 INCHES FOR SOUTHEASTERN SPOKANE COUNTY AND IDAHO INCLUDING COEUR D ALENE TO HARRISON. * TIMING...LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING. FOLLOWING A BRIEF BREAK LATE SUNDAY MORNING, SNOW RETURNS SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND PERSIST INTO MONDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CAN BE EXPECTED DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. BLOWING SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG SECTIONS OF US95 THROUGH THE PALOUSE. * WINDS...SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH TONIGHT...INCREASING SOUTHWEST 8 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH SUNDAY. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MAP/?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. && $$ WAZ042-111400- /O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0035.000000T0000Z-161212T0600Z/ EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES- 903 PM PST SAT DEC 10 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST SUNDAY... * LOCATIONS...LEAVENWORTH, MAZAMA, STEHEKIN, AND BLEWETT PASS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL 5 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW IN THE UPPER VALLEYS. ALONG THE CREST AND ADJACENT MOUNTAINS...10 TO 20 INCHES. * TIMING...TONIGHT. SNOW WILL BEGIN TO SLOWLY TAPER OFF FROM NORTH TO SOUTH LATE SUNDAY INTO SUNDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CAN BE EXPECTED DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. MOUNTAIN PASSES COULD HAVE DELAYS AND RESTRICTIONS. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MAP/?WFO=OTX. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ IDZ001-111400- /O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0035.000000T0000Z-161212T0000Z/ NORTHERN PANHANDLE- 903 PM PST SAT DEC 10 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST SUNDAY... * LOCATIONS...SANDPOINT, ATHOL, BONNERS FERRY, PRIEST RIVER, EASTPORT, AND SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 5 INCHES. * TIMING...LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING. FOLLOWING A BRIEF BREAK LATE SUNDAY MORNING, SNOW RETURNS SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND PERSIST INTO MONDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CAN BE EXPECTED DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MAP/?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. && $$ WAZ033-111400- /O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0035.161211T0600Z-161212T1800Z/ WASHINGTON PALOUSE- 903 PM PST SAT DEC 10 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST MONDAY... * LOCATIONS...PULLMAN, COLFAX, ROSALIA, LA CROSSE, OAKESDALE, TEKOA, AND UNIONTOWN. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF WESTERN WHITMAN COUNTY INCREASING TOWARD 4 TO 8 INCHES IN EASTERN WHITMAN COUNTY AND ALONG THE US95 CORRIDOR. * TIMING...LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING. FOLLOWING A BRIEF BREAK LATE SUNDAY MORNING, SNOW RETURNS SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND PERSIST INTO MONDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CAN BE EXPECTED DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. BLOWING SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG SECTIONS OF US95 AND SECONDARY ROADS SUNDAY. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID TO UPPER 20S TONIGHT...WARMING INTO THE UPPER 20S TO MID 30S SUNDAY...THEN COOLING NEAR TO BELOW FREEZING SUNDAY NIGHT. * WINDS...SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH TONIGHT...INCREASING SOUTHWEST 8 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH SUNDAY. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MAP/?WFO=OTX. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
232 WWUS46 KOTX 111408 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 608 AM PST SUN DEC 11 2016 .SEVERAL ROUNDS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE INLAND NORTHWEST THROUGH THE WEEKEND. INTENSITIES WILL GENERALLY BE LIGHT TO MODERATE BUT COULD BE HEAVY AT TIMES. OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS... HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE LIKELY ALONG THE CASCADE CREST... PORTIONS OF THE IDAHO PANHANDLE...AND INTO SOUTHEASTERN WASHINGTON. TRAVEL ACROSS THE MOUNTAIN PASSES COULD BE TREACHEROUS AT TIMES. BREEZY WINDS TODAY COULD LEAD TO AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW IN THE PALOUSE AT TIMES. IDZ001-111515- /O.CAN.KOTX.WW.Y.0035.000000T0000Z-161212T0000Z/ NORTHERN PANHANDLE- 608 AM PST SUN DEC 11 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. THOUGH WE STILL EXPECT SNOW TO FALL THIS MORNING...WITH LOCALIZED ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS AROUND AN INCH FOR VALLEY TOWNS SOUTH OF SANDPOINT...AND 1 TO 2 FOR THE MOUNTAINS...THE HEAVY WIDESPREAD SNOW THREAT HAS ENDED. $$ WAZ035-036-111515- /O.CAN.KOTX.WW.Y.0035.000000T0000Z-161211T1800Z/ UPPER COLUMBIA BASIN-SPOKANE AREA- 608 AM PST SUN DEC 11 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. THOUGH WE STILL EXPECT LIGHT SNOW TO FALL THIS MORNING...WITH LOCALIZED ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS LESS THAN AN INCH FOR THE SPOKANE AREA...THE WIDESPREAD HEAVY ACCUMULATION THREAT HAS ENDED. NON-ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL FALL IN FAR EASTERN PARTS OF ADAMS AND LINCOLN COUNTIES. ROADS WILL STILL BE TREACHEROUS HOWEVER...WHICH INCLUDES INTERSTATE 90. $$ IDZ003-004-112215- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-161212T1800Z/ IDAHO PALOUSE-CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS- 608 AM PST SUN DEC 11 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST MONDAY... * LOCATIONS...MOSCOW, PLUMMER, POTLATCH, GENESEE, KELLOGG, PINEHURST, OSBURN, WALLACE, MULLAN, DOBSON PASS, AND LOOKOUT PASS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS AND IDAHO PALOUSE...WITH 8 TO 15 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. HIGHEST AMOUNTS IN THE MOUNTAINS SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 90. * TIMING...LIGHT TO MODERATE THIS MORNING. FOLLOWING A BRIEF BREAK LATE THIS MORNING, SNOW RETURNS THIS AFTERNOON AND PERSISTS INTO MONDAY MORNING WITH INTENSITIES MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CAN BE EXPECTED DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE PALOUSE AND COULD LEAD TO DRIFTING SNOW ALONG SECTIONS OF US95. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST INCREASING 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MAP/?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. && $$ WAZ042-112215- /O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0035.000000T0000Z-161212T0600Z/ EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES- 608 AM PST SUN DEC 11 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...MAZAMA AND STEHEKIN. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL 5 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW IN THE UPPER VALLEYS. ALONG THE CREST AND ADJACENT MOUNTAINS...10 TO 20 INCHES. * TIMING...TONIGHT. SNOW WILL BEGIN TO SLOWLY TAPER OFF FROM NORTH TO SOUTH LATE SUNDAY INTO SUNDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CAN BE EXPECTED DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. MOUNTAIN PASSES COULD HAVE DELAYS AND RESTRICTIONS. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MAP/?WFO=OTX. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ WAZ033-112215- /O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0035.000000T0000Z-161212T1800Z/ WASHINGTON PALOUSE- 608 AM PST SUN DEC 11 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST MONDAY... * LOCATIONS...PULLMAN, COLFAX, ROSALIA, LA CROSSE, OAKESDALE, TEKOA, AND UNIONTOWN. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF WESTERN WHITMAN COUNTY INCREASING TOWARD 4 TO 8 INCHES IN EASTERN WHITMAN COUNTY AND ALONG THE US195 CORRIDOR. * TIMING...LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW THIS MORNING. FOLLOWING A BRIEF BREAK LATE MORNING, SNOW RETURNS THIS AFTERNOON AND PERSIST INTO MONDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CAN BE EXPECTED DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. BLOWING SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG SECTIONS OF US195 AND SECONDARY ROADS TODAY. * TEMPERATURES...WARMING INTO THE UPPER 20S TO MID 30S TODAY... THEN COOLING NEAR TO BELOW FREEZING MONDAY MORNING. * WINDS...INCREASING SOUTHWEST 8 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MAP/?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. && $$ IDZ002-111800- /O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0035.000000T0000Z-161211T1800Z/ COEUR D'ALENE AREA- 608 AM PST SUN DEC 11 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING.... * LOCATIONS...COEUR D'ALENE, POST FALLS, HAYDEN. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES FOR IDAHO TOWNS SUCH AS COEUR D'ALENE AND HARRISON. * TIMING...WIDESPREAD LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW THIS MORNING. FOLLOWING A BRIEF BREAK MIDDAY, SNOW SHOWERS RETURN THIS AFTERNOON AND WILL PERSIST INTO MONDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CAN BE EXPECTED DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS INCREASING 8 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH TODAY. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MAP/?WFO=OTX. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
006 WWUS46 KOTX 111801 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 1001 AM PST SUN DEC 11 2016 .SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY AND TONIGHT, AND GRADUALLY TAPER OFF ON MONDAY. INTENSITIES WILL GENERALLY BE LIGHT TO MODERATE BUT COULD BE HEAVY AT TIMES ESPECIALLY NEAR THE CASCADE CREST AND IN THE CENTRAL IDAHO PANHANDLE. TRAVEL ACROSS THE MOUNTAIN PASSES COULD BE CHALLENGING AT TIMES. BREEZY WINDS TODAY COULD LEAD TO PATCHY BLOWING SNOW IN THE PALOUSE ESPECIALLY THIS EVENING. IDZ002-111915- /O.EXP.KOTX.WW.Y.0035.000000T0000Z-161211T1800Z/ COEUR D'ALENE AREA- 1001 AM PST SUN DEC 11 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM PST THIS MORNING... SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL DECREASE THIS AFTERNOON. ADDITIONAL SNOW SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE THIS EVENING, ALTHOUGH AMOUNTS SHOULD REMAIN LESS THAN AN INCH. THE THREAT FOR ADDITIONAL SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL IS LOW. $$ IDZ003-004-120215- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-161212T1800Z/ IDAHO PALOUSE-CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS- 1001 AM PST SUN DEC 11 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST MONDAY... * LOCATIONS...MOSCOW, PLUMMER, POTLATCH, GENESEE, KELLOGG, PINEHURST, OSBURN, WALLACE, MULLAN, FOURTH OF JULY PASS, DOBSON PASS, AND LOOKOUT PASS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES ACROSS THE IDAHO PALOUSE AND THE VALLEYS OF THE CENTRAL PANHANDLE. THE MOUNTAINS OF CENTRAL PANHANDLE CAN EXPECT 8 TO 15 INCHES WITH THE HIGHER AMOUNTS SOUTH OF I-90. * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL INCREASE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND PERSIST INTO MONDAY MORNING WITH INTENSITIES MODERATE TO HEAVY ESPECIALLY SUNDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CAN BE EXPECTED DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE PALOUSE AND COULD LEAD TO DRIFTING SNOW ALONG SECTIONS OF US95. * WINDS...WEST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MAP/?WFO=OTX. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ WAZ042-120215- /O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0035.000000T0000Z-161212T0600Z/ EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES- 1001 AM PST SUN DEC 11 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...MAZAMA AND STEHEKIN. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 6 INCHES IN THE UPPER VALLEYS. THE MOUNTAINS NEAR THE CREST CAN EXPECT UP TO 15 INCHES * TIMING...REST OF TODAY INTO TONIGHT. SNOW WILL BEGIN TO SLOWLY TAPER OFF FROM NORTH TO SOUTH THIS AFTERNOON INTO SUNDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CAN BE EXPECTED DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. MOUNTAIN PASSES COULD HAVE DELAYS AND RESTRICTIONS. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MAP/?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. && $$ WAZ033-120215- /O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0035.000000T0000Z-161212T1800Z/ WASHINGTON PALOUSE- 1001 AM PST SUN DEC 11 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST MONDAY... * LOCATIONS...PULLMAN, COLFAX, ROSALIA, LA CROSSE, OAKESDALE, TEKOA, AND UNIONTOWN. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF WESTERN WHITMAN COUNTY, INCREASING TO 3 TO 6 INCHES NEAR THE IDAHO BORDER. * TIMING...LIGHT THIS MORNING, THEN SNOW RETURNS THIS AFTERNOON AND PERSIST INTO MONDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CAN BE EXPECTED DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. BLOWING SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG SECTIONS OF US195 AND SECONDARY ROADS TODAY. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MAP/?WFO=OTX. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
560 WWUS46 KOTX 120110 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 510 PM PST SUN DEC 11 2016 .SNOW WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT AND GRADUALLY TAPER OFF MONDAY. INTENSITIES WILL GENERALLY BE LIGHT TO MODERATE BUT COULD BE HEAVY AT TIMES ESPECIALLY NEAR THE CASCADE CREST AND IN THE CENTRAL IDAHO PANHANDLE. TRAVEL ACROSS THE MOUNTAIN PASSES COULD BE CHALLENGING AT TIMES. BREEZY WINDS TODAY COULD LEAD TO PATCHY BLOWING SNOW IN THE PALOUSE ESPECIALLY THIS EVENING. IDZ003-004-120915- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-161212T1800Z/ IDAHO PALOUSE-CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS- 510 PM PST SUN DEC 11 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST MONDAY... * LOCATIONS...MOSCOW, PLUMMER, POTLATCH, GENESEE, KELLOGG, PINEHURST, OSBURN, WALLACE, MULLAN, FOURTH OF JULY PASS, DOBSON PASS, AND LOOKOUT PASS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW IN THE VALLEYS AND IN THE MOUNTAINS AN ADDITIONAL 6 TO 10 INCHES. * TIMING...TONIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CAN BE EXPECTED DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE PALOUSE AND COULD LEAD TO DRIFTING SNOW ALONG SECTIONS OF US95. * WINDS...WEST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MAP/?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. && $$ WAZ042-120600- /O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0035.000000T0000Z-161212T0600Z/ EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES- 510 PM PST SUN DEC 11 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...MAZAMA AND STEHEKIN. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO AN ADDITIONAL 3 INCHES IN THE UPPER VALLEYS WITH AN ADDITIONAL 6 TO 10 INCHES NEAR THE CREST. * TIMING...NOW. SNOW WILL BEGIN TO SLOWLY TAPER OFF FROM NORTH TO SOUTH LATER THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CAN BE EXPECTED DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. MOUNTAIN PASSES COULD HAVE DELAYS AND RESTRICTIONS. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MAP/?WFO=OTX. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ WAZ033-120915- /O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0035.000000T0000Z-161212T1800Z/ WASHINGTON PALOUSE- 510 PM PST SUN DEC 11 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST MONDAY... * LOCATIONS...PULLMAN, COLFAX, ROSALIA, LA CROSSE, OAKESDALE, TEKOA, AND UNIONTOWN. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES. * TIMING...NOW THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CAN BE EXPECTED DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. BLOWING SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG SECTIONS OF US195 AND SECONDARY ROADS TODAY. * WINDS...WEST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MAP/?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. && $$
981 WWUS46 KOTX 120508 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 908 PM PST SUN DEC 11 2016 .SNOW WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT AND GRADUALLY TAPER OFF MONDAY. INTENSITIES WILL GENERALLY BE LIGHT TO MODERATE BUT COULD BE HEAVY AT TIMES ESPECIALLY NEAR THE CASCADE CREST AND IN THE CENTRAL IDAHO PANHANDLE. TRAVEL ACROSS THE MOUNTAIN PASSES COULD BE CHALLENGING AT TIMES. BREEZY WINDS COULD LEAD TO PATCHY BLOWING SNOW IN THE PALOUSE. IDZ003-004-121315- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-161212T1800Z/ IDAHO PALOUSE-CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS- 908 PM PST SUN DEC 11 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST MONDAY... * LOCATIONS...MOSCOW, PLUMMER, POTLATCH, GENESEE, KELLOGG, PINEHURST, OSBURN, WALLACE, MULLAN, FOURTH OF JULY PASS, DOBSON PASS, AND LOOKOUT PASS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW IN THE VALLEYS AND IN THE MOUNTAINS AN ADDITIONAL 4 TO 8 INCHES. * TIMING...TONIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CAN BE EXPECTED DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE PALOUSE AND COULD LEAD TO DRIFTING SNOW ALONG SECTIONS OF US95. * WINDS...WEST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MAP/?WFO=OTX. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ WAZ042-121200- /O.EXT.KOTX.WW.Y.0035.000000T0000Z-161212T1200Z/ EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES- 908 PM PST SUN DEC 11 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY... * LOCATIONS...MAZAMA AND STEHEKIN. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO AN ADDITIONAL 3 INCHES IN THE UPPER VALLEYS WITH AN ADDITIONAL 4 TO 6 INCHES NEAR THE CREST. * TIMING...NOW. SNOW WILL BEGIN TO SLOWLY TAPER OFF FROM NORTH TO SOUTH OVERNIGHT. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CAN BE EXPECTED DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. MOUNTAIN PASSES COULD HAVE DELAYS AND RESTRICTIONS. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MAP/?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. && $$ WAZ033-121315- /O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0035.000000T0000Z-161212T1800Z/ WASHINGTON PALOUSE- 908 PM PST SUN DEC 11 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST MONDAY... * LOCATIONS...PULLMAN, COLFAX, ROSALIA, LA CROSSE, OAKESDALE, TEKOA, AND UNIONTOWN. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES. * TIMING...NOW THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CAN BE EXPECTED DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. BLOWING SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG SECTIONS OF US195 AND SECONDARY ROADS TODAY. * WINDS...WEST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MAP/?WFO=OTX. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
572 WWUS46 KOTX 121303 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 503 AM PST MON DEC 12 2016 .SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY. INTENSITIES WILL GENERALLY BE LIGHT TO MODERATE BUT COULD BE HEAVY AT TIMES ESPECIALLY IN THE CENTRAL IDAHO PANHANDLE. TRAVEL ACROSS THE MOUNTAIN PASSES COULD BE CHALLENGING AT TIMES. BREEZY WINDS COULD LEAD TO PATCHY BLOWING SNOW IN THE IDAHO PALOUSE. WAZ033-121415- /O.CAN.KOTX.WW.Y.0035.000000T0000Z-161212T1800Z/ WASHINGTON PALOUSE- 503 AM PST MON DEC 12 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. THE WIDESPREAD HEAVY SNOW THREAT HAS ENDED. SNOW WILL FALL TO THE NORTH...AND ESPECIALLY TO THE SOUTH OF MUCH OF THE PALOUSE, SPARING IT FROM THE HEAVIEST SNOW ACCUMULATIONS. STILL...LOCALIZED ACCUMULATIONS LESS THAN ONE INCH ARE POSSIBLE. THE BEST CHANCE OF MORE STEADY SNOW AND WIDESPREAD ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE JUST SOUTH OF PULLMAN...CLOSER TO LEWISTON. $$ IDZ003-004-121800- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-161212T1800Z/ IDAHO PALOUSE-CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS- 503 AM PST MON DEC 12 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING... * LOCATIONS...PLUMMER, KELLOGG, PINEHURST, OSBURN, WALLACE, MULLAN, FOURTH OF JULY PASS, DOBSON PASS, AND LOOKOUT PASS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW IN THE VALLEYS AND IN THE MOUNTAINS AN ADDITIONAL 4 TO 8 INCHES. * TIMING...THIS MORNING. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CAN BE EXPECTED DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE PALOUSE AND COULD LEAD TO DRIFTING SNOW ALONG SECTIONS OF US95. * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MAP/?WFO=OTX. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$
028 WWUS46 KOTX 121427 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 627 AM PST MON DEC 12 2016 .SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY. INTENSITIES WILL GENERALLY BE LIGHT TO MODERATE BUT COULD BE HEAVY AT TIMES ESPECIALLY IN THE CENTRAL IDAHO PANHANDLE. TRAVEL ACROSS THE MOUNTAIN PASSES COULD BE CHALLENGING AT TIMES. BREEZY WINDS COULD LEAD TO PATCHY BLOWING SNOW IN THE IDAHO PALOUSE. IDZ003-004-121800- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-161212T1800Z/ IDAHO PALOUSE-CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS- 627 AM PST MON DEC 12 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING... * LOCATIONS...PLUMMER, KELLOGG, PINEHURST, OSBURN, WALLACE, MULLAN, FOURTH OF JULY PASS, DOBSON PASS, AND LOOKOUT PASS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW IN THE VALLEYS AND IN THE MOUNTAINS AN ADDITIONAL 4 TO 8 INCHES. * TIMING...THIS MORNING. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CAN BE EXPECTED DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE PALOUSE AND COULD LEAD TO DRIFTING SNOW ALONG SECTIONS OF US95. * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MAP/?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. && $$ IDZ026-027-WAZ031-032-121900- /O.NEW.KOTX.WW.Y.0036.161212T1427Z-161212T1900Z/ LEWISTON AREA-LEWIS AND SOUTHERN NEZ PERCE COUNTIES- NORTHEAST BLUE MOUNTAINS-LOWER GARFIELD AND ASOTIN COUNTIES- 627 AM PST MON DEC 12 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PST THIS MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PST THIS MORNING. * LOCATIONS...LEWISTON, LAPWAI, PECK, CULDESAC, GIFFORD, KAMIAH, CRAIGMONT, NEZPERCE, WINCHESTER, SOLDIERS MEADOW ROAD, ANATONE, PEOLA, MOUNTAIN ROAD, CLOVERLAND ROAD, CLARKSTON, POMEROY, AND ALPOWA SUMMIT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES FOR LEWISTON AREA...3 TO 5 INCHES ABOVE 3000 FEET ON THE CAMAS PRAIRIE...WITH 5 TO 7 INCHES ABOVE 3000 FEET FOR THE NORTHEAST BLUE MOUNTAINS. * TIMING...THIS MORNING. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CAN BE EXPECTED DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE. THIS IMPACTS HIGHWAYS 195 AND 129...BUT ALL ROADS WILL BE IMPACTED. * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MAP/?WFO=OTX. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
495 WWUS46 KOTX 121817 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 1017 AM PST MON DEC 12 2016 .SNOW WILL CONTINUE, BUT THERE LOOKS TO BE A DECREASING TREND THROUGH THE DAY. IDZ003-004-121930- /O.EXP.KOTX.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-161212T1800Z/ IDAHO PALOUSE-CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS- 1017 AM PST MON DEC 12 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING HAS EXPIRED... SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON WITH ONLY LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED. WARMER ROAD TEMPERATURES SHOULD LESSEN THE CHANCES HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. $$ IDZ026-WAZ031-032-121930- /O.CAN.KOTX.WW.Y.0036.000000T0000Z-161212T1900Z/ LEWISTON AREA-NORTHEAST BLUE MOUNTAINS- LOWER GARFIELD AND ASOTIN COUNTIES- 1017 AM PST MON DEC 12 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. THE BAND OF MODERATE SNOW HAS MOVED OUT OF THE REGION AND ONLY SCATTERED LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS WILL REMAIN. ANY ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE MINIMAL. $$ IDZ027-122200- /O.EXT.KOTX.WW.Y.0036.000000T0000Z-161212T2200Z/ LEWIS AND SOUTHERN NEZ PERCE COUNTIES- 1017 AM PST MON DEC 12 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... * LOCATIONS...KAMIAH, CRAIGMONT, NEZPERCE, WINCHESTER, AND SOLDIERS MEADOW ROAD. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO AN ADDITIONAL 1 INCH. * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CAN BE EXPECTED DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY ON THE CAMAS PRAIRIE. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MAP/?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. && $$
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 Dec 10, 10:59 AM PST, 3 hours 50 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 10, 10:59 AM PST, 3 hours 50 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Spokane WA
1059 AM PST Sat Dec 10 2016
.SYNOPSIS...
Periods of light snow will continue through the weekend and into
early next week. Brisk dry north winds are expected Monday down
the Okanogan Valley the will spread out over the western basin.
Temperatures will become very cold by Tuesday and will continue
through next week. Many areas will see overnight temperatures fall
into the single digits with some locations seeing temperatures
below zero for early to mid week.
&&
.DISCUSSION...
Update this morning was to let all the advisories expire. The
system that brought widespread snow to the region last night and
early this morning has moved off into western Montana. Most
locations will remain dry through the afternoon hours with mostly
cloudy skies. Have issued another advisory for the Cascades
starting this afternoon and continuing through at least Sunday
evening as models are showing the potential for some very heavy
snow...mainly along the crest. Crest amounts of 9 to 18 inches
with locally higher amounts is likely. The valleys of the
cascades could see anywhere from 4 to 7 inches...that is for
mainly around Lake Chelan and southward. The Methow valley will
see the least amount of snow, with 2 to 3 inches possible.
Additional highlights for eastern WA and north ID will likely be
forthcoming w the afternoon package for the anticipated snow
tonight and Sunday. /Nisbet
&&
.AVIATION...
18Z TAFS: -SN has moved out of TAF locations with mainly stratus
remaining. Some local LIFR/IFR vis and/or cigs will continue for
KGEG, KPUW and KMWH. Snow will spread west to east through the
evening hours starting with KEAT arnd 00Z to KGEG by 03Z. For
eastern TAF locations the snow will be continue through the night
changing over to -shsn by 14-15Z. Vis should remain MVFR through
the event, but cigs could go down to IFR.
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
Spokane 28 27 33 24 25 5 / 10 80 60 50 10 10
Coeur d'Alene 28 27 34 25 27 3 / 10 90 80 70 20 10
Pullman 32 28 33 28 28 9 / 10 80 100 80 70 30
Lewiston 36 30 37 29 34 16 / 10 50 40 20 30 30
Colville 32 28 34 23 26 6 / 10 80 30 20 10 10
Sandpoint 31 27 33 27 28 5 / 20 90 60 60 20 10
Kellogg 29 27 32 26 26 2 / 40 100 100 90 40 20
Moses Lake 30 25 35 22 28 9 / 0 30 30 30 20 10
Wenatchee 29 26 35 26 28 10 / 0 30 20 20 20 10
Omak 28 25 32 20 23 8 / 10 80 10 20 10 0
&&
.OTX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
ID...None.
WA...Winter Weather Advisory until 10 PM PST Sunday for East Slopes
Northern Cascades.
&&Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 10, 1:48 PM PST, 1 hour 1 minute before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 148 PM PST SAT DEC 10 2016 WAZ034-038-041-043-044-112200- MOSES LAKE AREA-OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS-WENATCHEE AREA-OKANOGAN VALLEY- WATERVILLE PLATEAU- 148 PM PST SAT DEC 10 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL WASHINGTON...EAST CENTRAL WASHINGTON AND NORTH CENTRAL WASHINGTON. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY GUSTY NORTH WINDS DOWN THE OKANOGAN VALLEY AND WESTERN BASIN WILL CREATE WIND CHILLS IN THE SINGLE DIGITS SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY. THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK WILL BE VERY COLD WITH TEMPERATURES DIPPING INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS AT NIGHT AND WARMING INTO THE TEENS TO LOW 20S DURING THE AFTERNOON. IDZ001-002-026-027-WAZ031-032-035>037-112200- NORTHERN PANHANDLE-COEUR D'ALENE AREA-LEWISTON AREA- LEWIS AND SOUTHERN NEZ PERCE COUNTIES-NORTHEAST BLUE MOUNTAINS- LOWER GARFIELD AND ASOTIN COUNTIES-UPPER COLUMBIA BASIN- SPOKANE AREA-NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS- 148 PM PST SAT DEC 10 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH IDAHO... NORTH CENTRAL IDAHO...EAST CENTRAL WASHINGTON...NORTHEAST WASHINGTON AND SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT LIGHT SNOW IMPACTS THE REGION TONIGHT BRINGING THE POTENTIAL FOR 1-3 INCHES. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR AN ADDITIONAL 1-2 INCHES. VERY COLD TEMPERATURES WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH MUCH OF NEXT WEEK. OVERNIGHT LOWS IN SPOTS COULD FALL BELOW ZERO WITH AFTERNOON HIGHS IN THE TEENS TO LOW 20S. IDZ003-004-WAZ033-112200- IDAHO PALOUSE-CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS-WASHINGTON PALOUSE- 148 PM PST SAT DEC 10 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH IDAHO AND SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT LIGHT SNOW IMPACTS THE REGION TONIGHT BRINGING THE POTENTIAL FOR 1-3 INCHES AND HEAVIER AMOUNTS IN THE MOUNTAINS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY SNOW WILL CONTINUE SUNDAY INTO MONDAY MORNING. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE BY MONDAY MORNING. PORTIONS OF THE PALOUSE WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL FOR 5 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW WITH OVER A FOOT IN THE MOUNTAINS OF SOUTHERN SHOSHONE COUNTY. VERY COLD TEMPERATURES WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH MUCH OF NEXT WEEK. OVERNIGHT LOWS IN SPOTS COULD FALL BELOW ZERO WITH AFTERNOON HIGHS IN THE TEENS TO LOW 20S. WAZ042-112200- EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES- 148 PM PST SAT DEC 10 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL WASHINGTON. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL IMPACT THE CASCADE CREST AND ADJACENT VALLEYS. TRAVEL ACROSS THE MOUNTAIN PASSES COULD BE TREACHEROUS AT TIMES WITH DELAYS POSSIBLE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL IMPACT THE CASCADE CREST AND ADJACENT VALLEYS THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. TRAVEL ACROSS THE MOUNTAIN PASSES COULD BE TREACHEROUS AT TIMES WITH DELAYS POSSIBLE.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Dec 10, 10:51 AM PST, 3 hours 58 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1051 AM PST SAT DEC 10 2016
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1035 AM SNOW 3 NW SPOKANE 47.70N 117.46W
12/10/2016 U4.0 INCH SPOKANE WA TRAINED SPOTTER
.
1032 AM SNOW 3 NNW KOOTENAI 48.35N 116.54W
12/10/2016 U4.5 INCH BONNER ID PUBLIC
.
1010 AM SNOW MOYIE SPRINGS 48.73N 116.19W
12/10/2016 U2.8 INCH BOUNDARY ID TRAINED SPOTTER
ELEVATION OF 2300 FT.
1000 AM SNOW COLVILLE 48.54N 117.90W
12/10/2016 U1.5 INCH STEVENS WA PUBLIC
.
0943 AM HEAVY SNOW 5 SSE SPOKANE 47.60N 117.39W
12/10/2016 U4.0 INCH SPOKANE WA PUBLIC
.
0942 AM SNOW PLAIN 47.76N 120.66W
12/10/2016 U3.5 INCH CHELAN WA PUBLIC
8.5 INCHES ON THE GROUND.
0922 AM SNOW 1 SSW HUETTER 47.69N 116.85W
12/10/2016 U3.5 INCH KOOTENAI ID PUBLIC
ELEVATION 2600 FT.
0909 AM HEAVY SNOW BLANCHARD 48.02N 116.98W
12/10/2016 U4.3 INCH BONNER ID TRAINED SPOTTER
.
0907 AM SNOW 5 NNE LOON LAKE 48.12N 117.60W
12/10/2016 U2.5 INCH STEVENS WA PUBLIC
.
0901 AM SNOW PALOUSE 46.91N 117.07W
12/10/2016 U2.0 INCH WHITMAN WA TRAINED SPOTTER
.
0838 AM SNOW 9 SE NORTHPORT 48.83N 117.65W
12/10/2016 M1.2 INCH STEVENS WA TRAINED SPOTTER
1.2" OVERNIGHT. 3.7" TOTAL SINCE FRIDAY.
3.0" ON THE GROUND.
0831 AM SNOW MOSCOW 46.73N 117.00W
12/10/2016 U2.5 INCH LATAH ID PUBLIC
.
0829 AM SNOW HARRISON 47.45N 116.78W
12/10/2016 U5.0 INCH KOOTENAI ID PUBLIC
.
0828 AM SNOW SANDPOINT 48.28N 116.56W
12/10/2016 U4.3 INCH BONNER ID PUBLIC
.
0703 AM SNOW KOOTENAI 48.31N 116.52W
12/10/2016 U5.8 INCH BONNER ID TRAINED SPOTTER
.
0638 AM SNOW 1 WSW DEER PARK 47.96N 117.47W
12/10/2016 U3.0 INCH SPOKANE WA PUBLIC
.
0638 AM SNOW MEAD 47.77N 117.35W
12/10/2016 U2.5 INCH SPOKANE WA PUBLIC
.
0637 AM SNOW 9 W MEAD 47.78N 117.54W
12/10/2016 U3.0 INCH SPOKANE WA PUBLIC
.
0635 AM SNOW 6 SSE OLDTOWN 48.11N 116.98W
12/10/2016 M4.0 INCH BONNER ID PUBLIC
.
0559 AM SNOW 3 ENE COLBERT 47.84N 117.27W
12/10/2016 M4.0 INCH SPOKANE WA PUBLIC
.
0558 AM SNOW 2 SSW LEAVENWORTH 47.56N 120.67W
12/10/2016 U4.0 INCH CHELAN WA PUBLIC
.
0537 AM SNOW CLARK FORK 48.15N 116.18W
12/10/2016 M5.0 INCH BONNER ID PUBLIC
.
0520 AM SNOW MOSES LAKE 47.12N 119.29W
12/10/2016 M1.9 INCH GRANT WA PUBLIC
.
0514 AM SNOW LIBERTY LAKE 47.66N 117.08W
12/10/2016 M3.0 INCH SPOKANE WA PUBLIC
.
0458 AM SNOW 2 N SPOKANE 47.70N 117.41W
12/10/2016 E3.0 INCH SPOKANE WA PUBLIC
3 INCHES SINCE 1 AM.
0456 AM SNOW POST FALLS 47.71N 116.95W
12/10/2016 E4.0 INCH KOOTENAI ID PUBLIC
.
0430 PM SNOW 1 W HAYDEN 47.76N 116.80W
12/09/2016 M2.0 INCH KOOTENAI ID PUBLIC
.
&&
NWS SPOKANE WA
IRIS SYSTEMThe office that day
Everything else NWS Spokane, WA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 10, 10:41 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | OTX | Bonner, Boundary, Kootenai | 42 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.