Beginning on the morning of February 27th and continuing until the morning of the 28th a transiting low pressure system brought widespread moderate to heavy snow amounts to north Idaho with the warm front during the day of the 27th followed by the cold front during the evening and overnight hours.
Every event with a place to put it; 12 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
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.
The episode as NWS OTX wrote it up.
Beginning on the morning of February 27th and continuing until the morning of the 28th a transiting low pressure system brought widespread moderate to heavy snow amounts to north Idaho with the warm front during the day of the 27th followed by the cold front during the evening and overnight hours.
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 27, 3:58 AM PST, 1 hour 2 minutes earlier.
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</html>Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Spokane WA 601 AM PST Tue Feb 26 2019 IDZ001-WAZ034>038-041>044-271415- Northern Panhandle-Moses Lake Area-Upper Columbia Basin- Spokane Area-Northeast Mountains-Okanogan Highlands- Wenatchee Area-East Slopes Northern Cascades-Okanogan Valley- Waterville Plateau- 601 AM PST Tue Feb 26 2019 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of North Idaho... Central Washington...East Central Washington...North Central Washington and Northeast Washington. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT Hazardous weather is not expected today. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY Widespread light snow accumulations are possible on Wednesday with patchy blowing and drifting of snow in the Columbia Basin however travel impacts will be minor. A stronger storm on Wednesday night and into Thursday has the potential to bring widespread moderate snow accumulations to the entire region. The weather will remain cold through the rest of the week. IDZ002>004-026-027-WAZ031>033-271415- 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- 601 AM PST Tue Feb 26 2019 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of North Idaho... North Central Idaho and Southeast Washington. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT Hazardous weather is not expected today. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY A pair of back to back storm systems will hit the area on Wednesday and again on Wednesday night and Thursday. The storm on Wednesday will bring 1 to 3 inches of snow accumulation with patchy blowing and drifting of snow on exposed terrain. The storm for late Wednesday night and Thursday will be capable of depositing a further 2 to 4 inches over the region, but winds will be lighter with blowing and drifting less of a threat with this storm system.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
12 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
The COOP observer at Nez Perce recorded 5.2 inches of new snow accumulation from this storm.
The COOP observer at Kamiah recorded 4.0 inches of new snow accumulation from this storm.
The COOP observer at Lewiston recorded 6.4 inches of new snow accumulation from this storm.
An observer 2 miles north of Moscow recorded 4.4 inches of new snow accumulation from this storm.
The COOP observer at Moscow recorded 6.4 inches of new snow accumulation from this storm.
The COOP observer at Potlatch recorded 5.5 inches of new snow accumulation from this storm.
The Lookout Pass ski resort reported 15.0 inches of new snow accumulation from this storm.
The COOP observer at Elk River recorded 5.2 inches of new snow accumulation from this storm.
The COOP observer at St. Maries recorded 5.0 inches of new snow accumulation from this storm.
An observer 3 miles south of St. Maries recorded 5.2 inches of new snow accumulation from this storm.
The COOP observer at Fernwood recorded 5.5 inches of new snow accumulation from this storm.
The COOP observer at Sandpoint recorded 6.0 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: 807867, 807869, 807863, 807864, 807870, 807871, 807862, 807868, 807872, 807873, 807874, 807865.