Heavy Snow, S Nez Perce/Lewis Counties
- When
- December 28, 12:00 AM PST to 12:00 PM PST
- Where
- S Nez Perce/Lewis Counties forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 46.282, -116.588 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow in Idaho, December 28, 2001
A storm system moving up from the southwest brought a band of snow to Lewis and Nez Perce Counties with heavy amounts for parts of the area. 3".
Where it happened
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- 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
- 1
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 storm system moving up from the southwest brought a band of snow to Lewis and Nez Perce Counties with heavy amounts for parts of the area. Snowfall totals include: Winchester...5.1", Nez Perce...5", and Lewiston...3".
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
1 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
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 Ohio, December 28 to 30, 2001
- Heavy Snow in Pennsylvania, December 28 to 30, 2001
- Winter Storm in Michigan, December 28 to 29, 2001
- High Wind in Hawaii, December 28 to 31, 2001
- Winter Weather in West Virginia, December 28 to 29, 2001
- Winter Weather in Pennsylvania, December 28, 2001
- Winter Storm in California, December 28 to 29, 2001
- Drought in Pennsylvania, December 28, 2001
- Heavy Snow in Montana, December 28, 2001
- Heavy Snow in Montana, December 28, 2001
- Heavy Snow in Montana, December 28, 2001
- Heavy Snow in Wisconsin, December 28 to 29, 2001
More
Every storm in Idaho in 2001Every state in 2001This day in weather historyWarnings in Idaho, December 2001
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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5273856.