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Boundary County Sheriff's Office
Wednesday January 29th, 2025 :: 01:40 p.m. PST

Community

Winter Storm Watch until 04:00PM Saturday

* WHAT...Heavy snow possible. Total snow accumulations between 3 to 8 inches in the valleys and 1 to 2 feet in the mountains.

* WHERE...Priest River, Northport, Ione, Clark Fork, Deer Park, Eastport, Flowery Trail Road, Fruitland, Tiger, Newport, Schweitzer Mountain Road, Athol, Metaline, Orin-Rice Road, Metaline Falls, Bonners Ferry, Sandpoint, Springdale-Hunters Road, Kettle Falls, Colville, and Chewelah.

* WHEN...From late Thursday night through Saturday afternoon.

* IMPACTS...This will likely be the first widespread snow event in a couple of weeks for north Idaho and northeast Washington.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Lowland snow accumulations have the potential to be widely variable with some locations in southern parts of Stevens and Pend Orielle counties receiving a couple inches of wet snow while lowland spots in the northern parts of the county have the chance for 8 inches or more.

* AFFECTED AREAS: NORTHERN PANHANDLE ... NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS

Instructions:

Monitor the latest forecasts 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

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Alert Details

Severity:
Severe - Significant threat to life or property
Urgency:
Future - Responsive action SHOULD be taken in the near future
Certainty:
Possible (p <= ~50%)
Category:
Meteorological (inc. flood)
Event:
Winter Storm Watch

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