Heavy Snow, Northeast Mountains
- When
- November 25, 3:30 AM PST to November 26, 10:00 AM PST
- Where
- Northeast Mountains forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 48.184, -117.511 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow in Washington, November 25 to 26, 2005
A Pacific storm system brought heavy snow to northeast and northcentral Washington during the morning hours of the 25th and into the morning hours of the 26th. Snow accumulations of 4 to 7 inches were common across Okanogan, Ferry, Stevens and Pend Oreille Counties with 7 inches at Republic and 6 inches at Chesaw.
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 Pacific storm system brought heavy snow to northeast and northcentral Washington during the morning hours of the 25th and into the morning hours of the 26th. Snow accumulations of 4 to 7 inches were common across Okanogan, Ferry, Stevens and Pend Oreille Counties with 7 inches at Republic and 6 inches at Chesaw. Across the Okanogan Valley, 3 to 5 inches were mostly reported with 4 inches just northeast of Tonasket and 5 inches at the town of Brewster.
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, Okanogan Highlands
- When
- November 25, 3:30 AM PST to November 26, 10:00 AM PST
- Where
- Okanogan Highlands forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 48.510, -119.128 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Okanogan Valley
- When
- November 25, 3:30 AM PST to November 26, 10:00 AM PST
- Where
- Okanogan Valley forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 48.143, -119.716 (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.
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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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5479804, 5479805, 5479806.