Heavy Snow, S Nez Perce/Lewis Counties
- When
- January 26, 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, January 26, 2002
A stalled frontal boundary helped to bring bring very heavy snow to the Camas Prairie above 2500 to 3000 feet in elevation. Nez Perce reported 10" of snow and Winchester reported 9" of snow.
Where it happened
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- Tropical storms and surge
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- Wind
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- 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 stalled frontal boundary helped to bring bring very heavy snow to the Camas Prairie above 2500 to 3000 feet in elevation. Nez Perce reported 10" of snow and Winchester reported 9" of snow.
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
- High Surf in California, January 26, 2002
- Heavy Snow in Montana, January 26 to 27, 2002
- Heavy Snow in California, January 26, 2002
- High Wind in California, January 26, 2002
- Heavy Snow in Oregon, January 26 to 27, 2002
- Heavy Snow in California, January 26 to 27, 2002
- Flooding in Illinois, January 26 to 31, 2002
- Heavy Snow in California, January 26 to 27, 2002
- Winter Storm and Heavy Snow in California, January 26 to 27, 2002
- Heavy Snow in California, January 26, 2002
- Heavy Snow in California, January 26, 2002
- Heavy Snow in Nevada, January 26, 2002
More
Every storm in Idaho in 2002Every state in 2002This day in weather historyWarnings in Idaho, January 2002
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: 5279156.