Heavy Snow — Lewis and Southern Nez Perce, Idaho

2017-01-30 to 2017-01-31 · Lewis and Southern Nez Perce, Idaho

Event narrative

The Lewis County Emergency Manager reported widespread 3 to 5 inches of new snow accumulation in the Kamiah area with 4 inches in Kamiah itself.

Wider weather episode

During the night of January 30th through the morning of January 31st a stalled front provided a focusing mechanism for bands of snow showers over the central Idaho Panhandle. The heaviest accumulations fell in the Kamiah area, with lesser but still significant amounts of 2 to 3 inches over the Idaho Palouse region and in the Lewiston area.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 677099. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.