Winter Weather, Idaho Palouse
- When
- February 7, 7:00 PM PST to February 8, 4:00 AM PST
- Where
- Idaho Palouse forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 47.017, -116.685 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather in Idaho, February 7 to 8, 2013
An area of low pressure tracked through southeastern Washington and the Idaho Panhandle during the evening hours of February 7th through the morning of the 8th. A persistent deformation axis on its northern periphery setup over the lower Idaho Panhandle resulting in several hours of light to moderate snow.
Where it happened
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- 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
- 1
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.
An area of low pressure tracked through southeastern Washington and the Idaho Panhandle during the evening hours of February 7th through the morning of the 8th. A persistent deformation axis on its northern periphery setup over the lower Idaho Panhandle resulting in several hours of light to moderate snow. Most locations under this band received between one to three inches of snow with accumulations mainly focusing on grassy surfaces. The exception was under narrow, heavier bands which set up over the Idaho Palouse and brought upwards of four to five inches. This included the communities of Moscow, Potlatch, and Viola. Roads were snow covered during the morning commute but quickly melted by midday.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
1 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.
What these are
- Winter Weather
- Snow, sleet or freezing rain below warning levels that still caused disruption, damage or casualties.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Cold in Illinois, February 7, 2013
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Oklahoma, February 7, 2013
- Heavy Snow and Hail in California, February 7 to 9, 2013
- Frost and Freeze and Dense Fog in California, February 7 to 12, 2013
- Winter Weather in Wisconsin, February 7, 2013
- Heavy Snow in Michigan, February 7 to 8, 2013
- Winter Storm in Wisconsin, February 7, 2013
- Heavy Snow in Michigan, February 7 to 8, 2013
- Heavy Snow in Michigan, February 7 to 8, 2013
- Heavy Snow in Nevada, February 7 to 10, 2013
- Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Gulf of Mexico, February 7, 2013
- Winter Weather in North Carolina, February 7, 2013
More
Every storm in Idaho in 2013Every state in 2013This day in weather historyWarnings in Idaho, February 2013
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: 432184.