Winter Weather, W Benewah/W Latah
- When
- April 26, 8:00 AM PST to 1:00 PM PST
- Where
- W Benewah/W Latah forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 47.017, -116.685 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather in Idaho, April 26, 2003
An early spring storm deposited 4 to 5 inches of snow on the Palouse region of Idaho and Camas Prairie above 2500 feet elevation. A spotter north of Moscow, Idaho reported 5 inches of new snow with 4 inches falling at Winchester.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 2 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
- 2
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.
An early spring storm deposited 4 to 5 inches of snow on the Palouse region of Idaho and Camas Prairie above 2500 feet elevation. A spotter north of Moscow, Idaho reported 5 inches of new snow with 4 inches falling at Winchester.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
2 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Weather, S Nez Perce/Lewis Counties
- When
- April 26, 8:00 AM PST to 1:00 PM PST
- Where
- S Nez Perce/Lewis Counties forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 46.282, -116.588 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Winter Weather
- Snow, sleet or freezing rain below warning levels that still caused disruption, damage or casualties.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
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- Wildfire in Michigan, April 26, 2003
- Hail in North Carolina, April 26, 2003
- Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Gulf of Mexico, April 26, 2003
- Hail in Georgia, April 26, 2003
- Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Gulf of Mexico, April 26, 2003
- Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Gulf of Mexico, April 26, 2003
- Hail in South Carolina, April 26, 2003
- Hail in North Carolina, April 26, 2003
- Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Gulf of Mexico, April 26, 2003
- Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Gulf of Mexico, April 26, 2003
- Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Gulf of Mexico, April 26, 2003
More
Every storm in Idaho in 2003Every state in 2003This day in weather historyWarnings in Idaho, April 2003
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: 5350808, 5350809.