Wind Chill Watch until 12:00PM Sunday
* WHAT...For the Winter Weather Advisory, snow expected. Total snow accumulations of 1 to 3 but locally up to 3 to 7 inches over the mountains. For the Wind Chill Watch, dangerously cold wind chills possible. Wind chills as low as 20 to 35 below zero.
* WHERE...Bonners Ferry, Rockford, Priest River, Athol, Clark Fork, Schweitzer Mountain Road, Airway Heights, Cheney, Sandpoint, Davenport, Downtown Spokane, Fairfield, Eastport, and Spokane Valley.
* WHEN...For the Winter Weather Advisory, from 4 AM Thursday to 4 AM PST Friday. For the Wind Chill Watch, from Thursday evening through Sunday morning.
* IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult. The hazardous conditions could impact the Thursday morning and evening commutes. The dangerously cold wind chills could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 10 minutes.
* AFFECTED AREAS: NORTHERN PANHANDLE ... SPOKANE AREA
Instructions:
Slow down and use caution while traveling. In Idaho, for the latest road information in Idaho, call 5 1 1. In Washington, for the latest travel information in Washington, go to https://wsdot.wa.gov/travel Monitor the latest forecasts and warnings for updates on this situation.
Address/Location
Boundary County Sheriff's Office
6438 Kootenai St
Bonners Ferry, ID 83805
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 208-267-3151
TEXT-A-TIP - Text TIP BOUNDARYCO followed by your message, to 888777
Alert Details
- Severity:
- Severe - Significant threat to life or property
- Urgency:
- Future - Responsive action SHOULD be taken in the near future
- Certainty:
- Likely (p > ~50%)
- Category:
- Meteorological (inc. flood)
- Event:
- Wind Chill Watch