Heavy Snow in Coeur D'alene Area, Idaho

A trained spotter 5 miles south-southwest of Huetter reported 7.8 inches of new snow accumulation from this storm.

A complex early winter storm moved through the region on October 23rd as a deep low tracked southeast over the region. This kept most of the Inland Northwest on the cold side of the storm bringing low snow levels and temperatures at or below freezing. There was heavy wet snow, many with snow up to 6-8, across much of the northern Idaho Panhandle.

There were numerous collisions and spin outs due to the snow and poor visibility. Trees down and collisions closed many roadways and highways for hours, such as Interstate 90. Tree limbs on power lines created many outages in the northern counties, especially Kootenai County and the Coeur d'Alene area.