During the evening of March 11th and lasting through the morning of March 12th a moist slow moving cold front passed through eastern Washington and north Idaho. The northern reaches of the Idaho Panhandle received heavy snow accumulations from this storm system while locations farther south generally received more moderate 2 to 4 inch amounts with locally higher amounts in the mountains and…
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The episode as NWS OTX wrote it up.
During the evening of March 11th and lasting through the morning of March 12th a moist slow moving cold front passed through eastern Washington and north Idaho. The northern reaches of the Idaho Panhandle received heavy snow accumulations from this storm system while locations farther south generally received more moderate 2 to 4 inch amounts with locally higher amounts in the mountains and valleys of the central Idaho Panhandle.
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 Mar 11, 9:29 PM PST, 31 minutes earlier.
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</html>Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Spokane WA 456 AM PDT Mon Mar 11 2019 IDZ026-027-WAZ031-032-034-041-043-044-121400- Lewiston Area-Lewis and Southern Nez Perce Counties- Northeast Blue Mountains-Lower Garfield and Asotin Counties- Moses Lake Area-Wenatchee Area-Okanogan Valley-Waterville Plateau- 456 AM PDT Mon Mar 11 2019 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of North Central Idaho...Central Washington...East Central Washington...North Central Washington and Southeast Washington. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT Snow will develop late tonight. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY Light snow will fall over the area on Tuesday, creating slick conditions for the Tuesday morning commute. IDZ001>004-WAZ033-035>038-121400- Northern Panhandle-Coeur d'Alene Area-Idaho Palouse- Central Panhandle Mountains-Washington Palouse- Upper Columbia Basin-Spokane Area-Northeast Mountains- Okanogan Highlands- 456 AM PDT Mon Mar 11 2019 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of North Idaho... East Central Washington...North Central Washington...Northeast Washington and Southeast Washington. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT Snow will develop over the area late tonight. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY Heavy snow will fall over the area on Tuesday, creating slick conditions for the Tuesday morning commute. WAZ042-121400- East Slopes Northern Cascades- 456 AM PDT Mon Mar 11 2019 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of North Central Washington. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT Snow will develop over the area tonight. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY Expect hazardous travel over Stevens Pass through Tuesday morning. Snow will become light away from the crest including valley locations such as Plain, Leavenworth and the Methow Valley.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
14 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
The COOP observer at Cabinet Gorge recorded 10.0 inches of new snow accumulation from this storm.
The COOP observer at Priest River recorded 5.0 inches of new snow accumulation from this storm.
A spotter 6 miles south of Elmira reported 5.5 inches of new snow accumulation from this storm.
A spotter in Moyie Springs reported 4.3 inches of new snow accumulation from this storm.
An observer near Mica recorded 5.1 inches of new snow accumulation.
An observer 5 miles south of Spirit Lake recorded 6.0 inches of new snow accumulation from this storm.
A spotter 4 miles northwest of Naples reported 5.5 inches of new snow accumulation.
A member of the public near Bayview reported 4.0 inches of new snow accumulation.
An observer 6 miles north of Priest River recorded 4.0 inches of new snow accumulation.
An observer 6 miles east of Sagle recorded 4.3 inches of new snow accumulation from this storm.
An observer 6 miles northeast of Sandpoint recorded 6.0 inches of new snow accumulation from this storm.
The COOP observer at Elk River recorded 4.6 inches of new snow from this storm.
The COOP observer at Prichard recorded 9.1 inches of new snow from this storm.
The Lookout Pass ski resort recorded 7.0 inches of new snow 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, March 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: 810760, 810765, 810766, 810767, 810770, 810771, 810772, 810773, 810774, 810775, 810776, 810762, 810763, 810764.