Heavy Snow in Lewiston and the Palouse, Idaho

The central mountains and northern Idaho experienced heavy snow fall from the night of December 15th through December 17th. In the West Central Mountains 6 to 7 inches fell near Council, 6 inches at Bear and Midvale with 5 inches at Cascade. This heavy, wet snow downed power lines and trees in this region. 7 to 10 inches fell at higher elevations of the West Central Mountains, the Boise Mountains and Clearwater Mountains. In northern Idaho, 5 inches fell near Sandpoint and Deary. Over the course of 3 days ending on the morning of December 18th, Lookout Pass in Shoshone county reported 33 inches of new snow.