Winter Weather — Northern Panhandle, Idaho

2023-02-21 · Northern Panhandle, Idaho

Event narrative

Several snow squalls impacted the area bringing strong winds, low visibility, and slick roads from Sandpoint through Coeur D'Alene. Traffic cameras captured the squall affects. Snow amounts were less than inch. Windspeeds ranged from 25 to 40 MPH. ASOS at Sandpoint Airport report visibility of a quarter mile.

Wider weather episode

On February 20, a warm front pushed through the region bringing strong winds across portions of the Idaho Panhandle. On February 21, an Arctic cold front moved through the area bringing another round of strong winds. It also brought brief heavy snow that reduced visibility and created hazardous travel conditions to North Idaho Panhandle.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1082395. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.