Heavy Snow, Northern Panhandle
- When
- January 1, 6:00 AM PST to January 2, 10:00 AM PST
- Where
- Northern Panhandle forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 48.247, -116.588 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow in Idaho, January 1 to 2, 2009
Abundant moisture associated with a low pressure system brought heavy snow to portions of North Idaho. Snow accumulations ranged mainly from four to eight inches, except for 10 to 12 inches over portions of the North Idaho Panhandle.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 4 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
- $1,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 4
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.
Abundant moisture associated with a low pressure system brought heavy snow to portions of North Idaho. Snow accumulations ranged mainly from four to eight inches, except for 10 to 12 inches over portions of the North Idaho Panhandle. A spotter three miles east of Spirit Lake picked up 12 inches, while 10 inches fell four miles southeast of Sandpoint. The heavy snow resulted in a few power outages in the Idaho Palouse as the weight of the snow knocked down tree branches onto power lines.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
4 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy Snow, Coeur D'Alene Area
- When
- January 1, 6:00 AM PST to January 2, 10:00 AM PST
- Where
- Coeur D'Alene Area forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 47.675, -116.700 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Central Panhandle Mountains
- When
- January 1, 6:00 AM PST to January 2, 10:00 AM PST
- Where
- Central Panhandle Mountains forecast zone
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 47.265, -116.491 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Idaho Palouse
- When
- January 1, 6:00 AM PST to January 2, 10:00 AM PST
- Where
- Idaho Palouse forecast zone
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 47.017, -116.685 (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
- Debris Flows and Flooding in Oregon, January 1 to 5, 2009
- Extreme Cold in New Mexico, January 1, 2009
- Drought in Texas, January 1 to 31, 2009
- High Wind in Oregon, January 1, 2009
- Flooding in Indiana, January 1 to 8, 2009
- High Wind in Colorado, January 1, 2009
- Cold in New York, January 1, 2009
- Drought in Wisconsin, January 1 to 31, 2009
- Drought in Texas, January 1 to 31, 2009
- Drought in California, January 1 to 31, 2009
- Extreme Cold in Alaska, January 1 to 12, 2009
- Drought in Texas, January 1 to 31, 2009
More
Every storm in Idaho in 2009Every state in 2009This day in weather historyWarnings in Idaho, January 2009
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: 150911, 150912, 150913, 150915.