Winter Storm — Idaho Palouse, Idaho

2022-01-06 · Idaho Palouse, Idaho

Event narrative

Moderate to heavy snow fell across central Idaho Panhandle with an overnight, 12 hour accumulation of 5 to 10 inches in Viola and Moscow on January 6th. Light snow continued off and on throughout the day with an additional 3 inches in Moscow over the following 24 hours and ending around 0700PST on the 7th. There were reports of blowing and drifting snow on US Highway 95 on the 6th. The Latah County government closed buildings in Moscow due to the poor weather and driving conditions.

Wider weather episode

A deep and slow moving storm system, with a deep fetch of Pacific moisture, delivered widespread moderate to heavy snow to the Inland Northwest tonight into Thursday. The winter storm severely impact transportation for almost one week. During the event, numerous school districts cancelled school and business closed due to the hazardous winter driving conditions.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1003837. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.