Heavy Snow, Boundary/Bonner/ X Nw Kootenai
- When
- November 29, 12:00 PM PST to 8:00 PM PST
- Where
- Boundary/Bonner/ X Nw Kootenai forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 48.247, -116.588 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow in Idaho, November 29, 2000
A warm front moved across the northern panhandle, bringing heavy snow to many locations along and north of Interstate 90. Freezing rain prevailed during the day in the corridor just south of I-90.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 3 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
- 3
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.
A warm front moved across the northern panhandle, bringing heavy snow to many locations along and north of Interstate 90. Freezing rain prevailed during the day in the corridor just south of I-90. Snowfall amounts of 3-5" were common in the valleys with totals about twice that in the mountains. Specific snowfall amounts include: Lookout Pass ski area...10", Cabinet Gorge Dam...5", Porthill...5", and Coeur D'Alene...3-5".
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
3 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy Snow, Sw & W Kootenai
- When
- November 29, 12:00 PM PST to 8:00 PM PST
- Where
- Sw & W Kootenai forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 47.675, -116.700 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Shoshone/E Kootenai/E Benewah/E Latah
- When
- November 29, 12:00 PM PST to 8:00 PM PST
- Where
- Shoshone/E Kootenai/E Benewah/E Latah forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 47.265, -116.491 (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
- High Wind in California, November 29, 2000
- High Wind in Wyoming, November 29 to 30, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Washington, November 29, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Montana, November 29 to 30, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Idaho, November 29 to 30, 2000
- High Wind in Alaska, November 29, 2000
- High Wind in Alaska, November 29, 2000
- Winter Weather in Virginia, November 29, 2000
- Winter Weather in West Virginia, November 29, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Washington, November 29, 2000
- High Wind in Nevada, November 29, 2000
- High Wind in Nevada, November 29, 2000
More
Every storm in Idaho in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in Idaho, November 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: 5160789, 5160790, 5160791.