The third in a series of winter storms to strike the region during the second week of February developed over north Idaho as a moist warm front during the afternoon and evening hours of February 11th. Steady light to moderate snow fell through February 12th and continued into February 13th as the warm front stalled thus providing a focusing mechanism for a continuous Pacific moisture feed into…
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The third in a series of winter storms to strike the region during the second week of February developed over north Idaho as a moist warm front during the afternoon and evening hours of February 11th. Steady light to moderate snow fell through February 12th and continued into February 13th as the warm front stalled thus providing a focusing mechanism for a continuous Pacific moisture feed into the region. This resulted in widespread heavy snow accumulations over most of north Idaho.
The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Spokane, WA wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Feb 11, 10:19 AM PST, 3 hours 41 minutes earlier.
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</html>Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Spokane WA 346 PM PST Sun Feb 10 2019 IDZ001>004-026-027-WAZ031>038-041>044-120000- Northern Panhandle-Coeur d'Alene Area-Idaho Palouse- Central Panhandle Mountains-Lewiston Area- Lewis and Southern Nez Perce Counties-Northeast Blue Mountains- Lower Garfield and Asotin Counties-Washington Palouse- Moses Lake Area-Upper Columbia Basin-Spokane Area- Northeast Mountains-Okanogan Highlands-Wenatchee Area- East Slopes Northern Cascades-Okanogan Valley-Waterville Plateau- 346 PM PST Sun Feb 10 2019 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of North Idaho... North Central Idaho...Central Washington...East Central Washington...North Central Washington...Northeast Washington and Southeast Washington. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT Widespread moderate to locally heavy snow accumulations will impact the region overnight tonight with the Monday morning commute period likely becoming slippery. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY A much stronger winter storm system will spread heavy snow across the region beginning late Monday afternoon and lasting into Wednesday morning. Another winter storm with potentially significant snow accumulations is possible on or about Friday with the active and cold winter pattern continuing into the weekend.
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</html>The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
26 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
An observer in Moscow reported 8.0 inches of new snow accumulation from this storm.
The Lookout Pass ski resort reported around 32.0 inches of new snow accumulation over a two day period of nearly continuous light snow during this storm. The Silver Mountain ski resort reported around 18 inches of accumulation.
An observer at Kellogg recorded 8.2 inches of new snow accumulation from this storm.
An observer at Avery recorded 8.2 inches of new snow accumulation from this storm.
An observer at St. Maries recorded 8.8 inches of new snow accumulation from this storm.
The COOP observer at Wallace recorded 10.0 inches of new snow accumulation from this storm.
The COOP observer at St. Maries recorded 9.0 inches of new snow accumulation from this storm.
The COOP observer at Prichard recorded 11.9 inches of new snow accumulation from this storm.
The COOP observer at Elk River recorded 13.0 inches of new snow accumulation from this storm.
The COOP observer at Plummer reported 9.5 inches of new snow accumulation from this storm.
The COOP observer at Potlatch reported 8.0 inches of new snow accumulation from this storm.
The COOP observer at Moscow reported 8.0 inches of new snow accumulation from this storm.
An observer 4 miles southeast of Coeur D'Alene recorded 18.5 inches of new snow accumulation from this storm.
An observer near Rathdrum recorded 12.5 inches of new snow accumulation from this storm.
An observer near Mica recorded 15.2 inches of new snow accumulation from this storm.
The COOP observer at Coeur D' Alene recorded 12.0 inches of new snow accumulation from this storm.
A spotter 5 miles north of Rathdrum reported 13.0 inches of new snow accumulation from this storm.
An observer at Naples recorded 24.5 inches of new snow accumulation from this storm.
An observer 3 miles south of Bonners Ferry recorded 23.6 inches of new snow accumulation from this storm.
An observer near Hope recorded 14.0 inches of new snow accumulation from this storm.
An observer 6 miles north of Priest River recorded 15.5 inches of new snow accumulation from this storm.
An observer near Athol recorded 15.5 inches of new snow accumulation from this storm.
An observer 6 miles south of Dover recorded 19.0 inches of new snow accumulation from this storm.
The COOP observer at Bonners Ferry recorded 24.7 inches of new snow accumulation from this storm.
The COOP observer at Cabinet Gorge recorded 19.0 inches of new snow accumulation from this storm.
The COOP observer at Priest River recorded 16.0 inches of new snow accumulation from this storm.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Idaho in 2019Every state in 2019This day in weather historyWarnings in Idaho, February 2019
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: 806083, 806084, 806100, 806101, 806102, 806103, 806104, 806105, 806106, 806107, 806108, 806109, 806085, 806095, 806096, 806097, 806098, 806086, 806087, 806088, 806089, 806090, 806091, 806092, 806093, 806094.