Heavy Snow — Lewiston Area, Idaho

2019-02-24 to 2019-02-25 · Lewiston Area, Idaho

Event narrative

The COOP observer at Lewiston recorded 6.8 inches of new snow accumulation.

Wider weather episode

Beginning during the afternoon of February 24th and lasting through the day of February 25th a stationary front developed along the Oregon/Washington border and into central Idaho. Snow developed along this front and deposited a narrow corridor of heavy snow across far southeast Washington and the central and southern Idaho Panhandle, with generally 1 to 3 inches across the southern Columbia Basin in Washington and the northern Idaho Panhandle.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 806324. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.