Idaho, 2025

Heavy Snow in Idaho, February 2 to 6, 2025

February 2 to 6, 2025 · NWS OTX · 5 events in 5 counties and zones

A strong Arctic front pushed through the region with ample moisture. Temperatures were sub freezing across the region.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 5 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

  • Tornadoes
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  • Floods
  • Wind
  • Hail
  • Winter weather
  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
  • Other

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
5

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.

A strong Arctic front pushed through the region with ample moisture. Temperatures were sub freezing across the region. It brought widespread snow showers to the eastern Washington. Mountain peaks ranged from 8 to 12 inches of snow. Most low land areas received 3 to 7 inches. An observer near Peck reported 9 inches.

What forecasters said that day

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 2, 6:15 PM PST, 2 hours 45 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 2, 6:15 PM PST, 2 hours 45 minutes before
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Event by event

5 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.

Heavy Snow, Northern Panhandle

When
February 2, 9:00 PM PST to February 3, 7:30 AM PST
Where
Northern Panhandle forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
48.247, -116.588 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Observer reported 7 inches of snow 2 miles north of Naples.. Other reports form the North Idaho Panhandle ranged from 3.5 to 6.5 inches.

Heavy Snow, Coeur D'Alene Area

When
February 4, 4:00 PM PST to February 6, 4:46 AM PST
Where
Coeur D'Alene Area forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
47.675, -116.700 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Observer reported 7 inches of snow near Hayden Lake. Other reports around Coeur d'Alene ranged from 5 to 6 inches.

Heavy Snow, Lewis and Southern Nez Perce

When
February 4, 4:00 PM PST to February 5, 6:00 AM PST
Where
Lewis and Southern Nez Perce forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
46.282, -116.588 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Observer reported 12 inches of snow in Reubens. It ranged from 12 to 15 inches due to drifting.

Heavy Snow, Central Panhandle Mountains

When
February 4, 5:00 PM PST to February 5, 7:00 AM PST
Where
Central Panhandle Mountains forecast zone
Reported by
COOP Observer
Coordinates
47.265, -116.491 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Observer reported 6.2 inches of snow 3 miles south of Saint Maries. Another report of 5 inches was received in the Saint Maires area.

Heavy Snow, Idaho Palouse

When
February 4, 5:00 PM PST to February 5, 7:00 AM PST
Where
Idaho Palouse forecast zone
Reported by
CoCoRaHS
Coordinates
47.017, -116.685 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Observer reported 4 inches of snow 2 miles north of Moscow.

What these are

Heavy Snow
Snowfall reaching the local warning threshold without the other hazards of a winter storm.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

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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: 1239825, 1239835, 1239844, 1239841, 1239842.