Heavy Snow, Northeast Mountains
- When
- November 5, 3:00 PM PST to November 6, 7:00 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 5 to 6, 2005
A Pacific storm system moved across eastern Washington during the afternoon hours of the 5th and into the morning of the 6th. In eastern Okanogan and Ferry Counties, 4 to 6 inches were common with 6 inches being reported just north of Kettle Falls.
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 moved across eastern Washington during the afternoon hours of the 5th and into the morning of the 6th. In eastern Okanogan and Ferry Counties, 4 to 6 inches were common with 6 inches being reported just north of Kettle Falls. Snow accumulations of 3 to 5 inches fell across the Waterville Plateau. Across Pend Orielle and Stevens Counties, 4 to 8 inches were common with 49 North Ski Resort receiving 9 inches.
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 5, 3:00 PM PST to November 6, 7:00 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, Waterville Plateau
- When
- November 5, 3:00 PM PST to November 6, 7:00 AM PST
- Where
- Waterville Plateau forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 47.471, -119.572 (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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Tornadoes and Hail in Missouri, November 5, 2005
- Tornado in Missouri, November 5, 2005
- Tornado in Arkansas, November 5, 2005
- Flash Flood and Hail in Wisconsin, November 5, 2005
- High Wind in Washington, November 5, 2005
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Illinois, November 5 to 6, 2005
- Tornado in Arkansas, November 5, 2005
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Arkansas, November 5 to 6, 2005
- Damaging Wind in Michigan, November 5, 2005
- High Wind in Oregon, November 5, 2005
- Winter Storm in Idaho, November 5 to 6, 2005
- Hail in Missouri, November 5, 2005
More
Every storm in Washington in 2005Every state in 2005This day in weather historyWarnings in Washington, November 2005
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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5479726, 5479727, 5479728.