Snow moved through the area. While most areas received amounts of up to 3 inches.
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The episode as NWS OTX wrote it up.
Snow moved through the area. While most areas received amounts of up to 3 inches. There were some localized higher amounts of five to eight inches.
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 3, 10:02 PM PST, 4 hours 33 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Spokane WA
1002 PM PST Sun Mar 3 2024
.SYNOPSIS...
An unsettled weather pattern will remain in place through at
least Tuesday resulting in snow showers and below normal
temperatures over the region. The cool temperatures will linger
through Wednesday before a gradual warming trend.
&&
.DISCUSSION...
Today through Tuesday:
SUN - Low impact graupel showers east of Ritzville: Radar and
satellite trends indicate the shower activity this afternoon is
not as intense as yesterday. Passing showers will bring brief
visibility reductions and minor graupel accumulations.
MON - Bands of heavier snow showers Monday morning: Models
indicate more organized bands of snow showers tonight into
tomorrow morning. Very cold temperatures aloft/upslope flow
combined with favorable timing for road accumulations led to the
issuance of winter weather advisories in NE WA/N ID. Snow showers
will persist into the afternoon in the advisory areas but road
temperatures will be warm enough to minimize impacts. Chance of 3
inches or more: Sandpoint 45%, Kellogg 30%, Chewelah 25%.
TUE - Additional light snow chances: As the mid level wave shifts
east through the Columbia Basin Tuesday morning, there are
additional chances for light snow. This marks the beginning of the
end of the very unstable airmass aloft. The chance of 1 inch of
snow or more Tuesday is 30-60% south of I-90 and east of
Ritzville. The greatest chance of an inch or more is on the Camas
Prairie (60%).
EACH NIGHT - Cool overnight temperatures: Low temperatures in the
Inland Northwest will dip into the 20s tonight, Monday night, and
Tuesday night. Black ice potential at night will be elevated in
areas that see wintry precipitation and melting. /Butler
Wednesday through Sunday:
Cool, but generally benign, weather is expected for Wednesday
through Friday. Chances for light mountain snow showers are forecast
each day, but appreciable weather is unlikely elsewhere. Daytime
temps look to notably increase by Friday and the weekend with temps
returning to near daily normals. Extended range solutions suggest a
potential return to more widespread precipitation across the Inland
Northwest for Saturday and Sunday. Little confidence in snow levels
and any associated snow amounts for the weekend period, but it's
certainly something to watch over the coming days. /KD
&&
.AVIATION...
06Z TAFS: The next round of precipitation is working its way east
from the Cascades and will increase potential for lower ceilings
and visibility due to snow. It is expected to arrive in extreme
eastern WA and N Idaho earlier than expected, by 7-9Z. Conditions
should improve by the time the snow band exits around 14-15Z.
FORECAST CONFIDENCE AND/OR ALTERNATE SCENARIOS: Confidence is
moderate for snow in Eastern WA/North ID. GEG-SFF-COE may only
have very light snow showers.
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Confidence descriptors:
Low - Less than a 30 percent chance
Moderate - 30 to 70 percent chance
High - Greater than a 70 percent chance
For additional probabilistic information for NWS Spokane airports,
please refer to the Aviation Dashboard on our webpage:
https://www.weather.gov/otx/avndashboard
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
Spokane 27 38 23 38 21 39 / 50 60 20 30 0 0
Coeur d'Alene 24 35 21 36 19 37 / 40 80 20 30 10 10
Pullman 25 36 25 36 21 38 / 60 60 50 50 10 0
Lewiston 30 43 30 42 25 43 / 40 30 50 50 10 0
Colville 22 38 17 38 16 39 / 50 60 20 10 0 0
Sandpoint 25 34 22 36 20 37 / 40 90 40 30 10 20
Kellogg 25 34 23 36 21 37 / 30 90 40 50 10 20
Moses Lake 27 45 25 45 24 44 / 20 10 20 10 0 0
Wenatchee 28 42 25 43 24 43 / 30 10 20 10 0 0
Omak 28 43 23 43 21 43 / 20 30 10 0 0 0
&&
.OTX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
ID...Winter Weather Advisory from 10 PM this evening to 1 PM PST
Monday for Central Panhandle Mountains-Northern Panhandle.
WA...Winter Weather Advisory from 10 PM this evening to 1 PM PST
Monday for Northeast Mountains.
&&The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
Observer estimated 8 inches of snow 9 miles Southeast of Elmira.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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