1 heavy snow, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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NWS Spokane, WA wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Mar 17, 8:30 PM PST, 4 hours 30 minutes earlier.
EASTERN WASHINGTON AND NORTH IDAHO AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WASHINGTON 830 PM PST MON MAR 17 2003 .SYNOPSIS...A FEW SHOWERS WILL OCCUR OVER THE MOUNTAINS THIS EVENING BUT SKIES WILL THEN BE PARTLY CLOUDY OVERNIGHT. A WEAK WEATHER SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE NORTHWESTERN PORTIONS OF THE DISTRICT TUESDAY BUT JUST A FEW SHOWERS OVER THE MOUNTAINOUS AREAS CAN BE EXPECTED. THE NEXT SYSTEM WILL SLIDE TOWARD THE SOUTH ON THURSDAY BRINGING A THREAT OF SHOWERS TO MOST OF THE DISTRICT. .DISCUSSION...QUIET WEATHER PATTERN OVER THE INLAND NORTHWEST THIS EVENING. A WEAK SHORTWAVE PASSING THROUGH THE REGION BROUGHT SOME LIGHT SHOWERS TO THE NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS IN THE AFTERNOON. A FEW STILL EXIST OVER THE NORTH IDAHO PANHANDLE...BUT SHOULD DISSIPATE BEFORE MIDNIGHT. ANOTHER WEAK SHORTWAVE WILL MOVE THROUGH ON TUESDAY AND WILL ONCE AGAIN PRODUCE SCATTERED AFTERNOON AND EVENING SHOWERS OVER THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS. A RIDGE BUILDS IN AHEAD OF A DEEPENING TROUGH ON WEDNESDAY FOR A DRY AND MILD DAY. CC ...THE INFORMATION IN THIS PRODUCT CONCERNING WARNINGS AND FORECASTS IS VALID ONLY AT THE TIME OF ISSUANCE. THE LATEST WARNING AND FORECAST INFORMATION WILL BE FOUND IN THE APPROPRIATE PRODUCTS... GEG 029/049/031/052/033/051 100002 COE 028/048/030/051/033/050 110002 PUW 030/049/032/053/032/049 100001 LWS 035/052/036/059/039/053 100001 CQV 029/052/030/055/031/050 2---01 SPT 029/047/032/050/031/052 210002 WWP 028/046/030/052/031/049 220002 MWH 030/056/030/057/037/051 000002 EAT 033/055/034/056/037/050 000011 OMK 029/054/030/055/033/053 100022 .OTX...NONE.
IDZ001>004-026-027-WAZ031>038-041>044-181430- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 1145 PM PST MON MAR 17 2003 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EASTERN WASHINGTON AND NORTH IDAHO .DAY ONE... TODAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
Five inches of snow fell overnight at Winchester.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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