On March 21, a fast moving winter weather system moved east across the Northern Clearwater Mountains and produced heavy snowfall accumulations.
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The episode as NWS MSO wrote it up.
On March 21, a fast moving winter weather system moved east across the Northern Clearwater Mountains and produced heavy snowfall accumulations.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
A COOP Observer in Headquarters reported 10 inches of new snow. A weather spotter 10 miles north of Orofino reported 7 inches of snow over a 3 hour period. Another weather spotter 6 miles north of Pierce reported 8 inches of new snow.
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