Heavy Snow, Northern Panhandle
- When
- January 4, 3:00 AM PST
- Where
- Northern Panhandle forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 48.247, -116.588 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow in Idaho, January 4 to 31, 2000
Snow amounts of 4-16 inches accumulated in the mountains almost everyday. On the 4th and the 16th, heavy snow piled up in the lower elevations from Bonners Ferry to Coeur d'Alene and Moscow.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 5 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 5
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
What happened
The episode as NWS OTX wrote it up.
Snow amounts of 4-16 inches accumulated in the mountains almost everyday. On the 4th and the 16th, heavy snow piled up in the lower elevations from Bonners Ferry to Coeur d'Alene and Moscow. Several vehicle accidents were reported.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
5 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy Snow, Coeur D'Alene Area
- When
- January 4, 3:00 AM PST
- Where
- Coeur D'Alene Area forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 47.675, -116.700 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Idaho Palouse
- When
- January 4, 3:00 AM PST
- Where
- Idaho Palouse forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 47.017, -116.685 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Central Panhandle Mountains
- When
- January 4, 3:00 AM PST
- Where
- Central Panhandle Mountains forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 47.265, -116.491 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Lewis and Southern Nez Perce
- When
- January 5, 11:00 AM PST to January 31, 11:00 AM PST
- Where
- Lewis and Southern Nez Perce forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 46.282, -116.588 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Heavy Snow
- Snowfall reaching the local warning threshold without the other hazards of a winter storm.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Heavy Snow in Utah, January 4 to 5, 2000
- High Wind in New York, January 4, 2000
- Winter Weather in Maine, January 4, 2000
- Winter Weather in New Hampshire, January 4, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Washington, January 4 to 31, 2000
- High Wind in Pennsylvania, January 4, 2000
- Strong Wind in Massachusetts, January 4, 2000
- Heavy Snow in North Carolina, January 4 to 5, 2000
- Winter Storm in Wyoming, January 4, 2000
- Winter Storm in Michigan, January 4 to 5, 2000
- High Wind in Wyoming, January 4, 2000
- Flooding in Ohio, January 4, 2000
More
Every storm in Idaho in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in Idaho, January 2000
Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5130109, 5130110, 5130241, 5130242, 5130243.