Winter Storm Warning!

[Marc Martyn]

Winter is starting very hard. This is the latest from the National Weather Service:

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
215 AM PST WED DEC 10 2008

IDZ001>004-026-027-WAZ031>038-041>044-110015-
NORTHERN PANHANDLE-COEUR D`ALENE AREA-IDAHO PALOUSE-
CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS-LEWISTON AREA-
LEWIS AND SOUTHERN NEZ PERCE COUNTIES-NORTHEAST BLUE MOUNTAINS-
LOWER GARFIELD AND ASOTIN COUNTIES-WASHINGTON PALOUSE-
MOSES LAKE AREA-UPPER COLUMBIA BASIN-SPOKANE AREA-
NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS-OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS-WENATCHEE AREA-
EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES-OKANOGAN VALLEY-WATERVILLE PLATEAU-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANDPOINT...RATHDRUM...BONNERS FERRY...
PRIEST RIVER...COEUR D`ALENE...POST FALLS...HAYDEN...MOSCOW...
PLUMMER...POTLATCH...GENESEE...KELLOGG...ST MARIES...PINEHURST...
OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN...LEWISTON...LAPWAI...PECK...CULDESAC...
KAMIAH...CRAIGMONT...NEZPERCE...WINCHESTER...ANATONE...PEOLA...
CLARKSTON...POMEROY...PULLMAN...COLFAX...ROSALIA...LA CROSSE...
MOSES LAKE...EPHRATA...OTHELLO...QUINCY...RITZVILLE...
GRAND COULEE...ODESSA...WILBUR...COULEE CITY...SPOKANE...CHENEY...
DAVENPORT...ROCKFORD...COLVILLE...DEER PARK...CHEWELAH...
NEWPORT...KETTLE FALLS...REPUBLIC...INCHELIUM...WENATCHEE...
CHELAN...ENTIAT...CASHMERE...LEAVENWORTH...MAZAMA...TWISP...
WINTHROP...STEHEKIN...CONCONULLY...OMAK...OKANOGAN...BREWSTER...
BRIDGEPORT...OROVILLE...NESPELEM...WATERVILLE...MANSFIELD
215 AM PST WED DEC 10 2008

...HEAVY SNOW FOLLOWED BY WIND AND BITTER COLD THIS WEEKEND FOR
EASTERN WASHINGTON AND NORTH IDAHO...

A STRONG WINTER STORM IS SET TO DROP INTO THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY BRINGING THE POTENTIAL FOR SOME OF THE
SNOWIEST AND COLDEST WEATHER OF THE WINTER THUS FAR.

SNOW WILL DEVELOP FROM THE CANADIAN BORDER SOUTHWARD DURING THE
MORNING HOURS FRIDAY. A BAND OF HEAVY SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE LATE
FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY WITH THE FIRST PHASE OF THIS WINTER STORM.
THERE IS STILL SOME UNCERTAINTY ON WHERE THE BAND OF HEAVIEST SNOW
WILL OCCUR...BUT THERE IS A STRONG POTENTIAL THAT THE MOUNTAINS
OF THE NORTHERN IDAHO PANHANDLE...THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTHEAST
WASHINGTON...AND ALONG THE CREST OF THE CASCADES COULD ACCUMULATE
18 TO 30 INCHES OF SNOW BETWEEN FRIDAY AND SATURDAY.
ADDITIONALLY...DEPENDING ON WHERE THE BAND OF HEAVIEST SNOW SETS
UP...THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR HEAVY SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION IN THE
VALLEYS OF EASTERN WASHINGTON AND NORTH IDAHO INCLUDING
SPOKANE...COEUR D`ALENE...SANDPOINT...COLVILLE...AND REPUBLIC.
UNDER THE HEAVY HEAVY BAND OF SNOW...THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A
FOOT OF SNOW IN THE VALLEYS. SNOWFALL RATES COULD APPROACH 1 TO 2
INCHES PER HOUR UNDER THE BAND...AND TRAVEL IS LIKELY TO BECOME
DANGEROUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

THE SECOND PHASE OF THIS STORM WILL BE THE POTENTIAL FOR STRONG
NORTHEAST WINDS SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY. THE ARRIVAL OF A
STRONG ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO CAUSE BLOWING
AND DRIFTING SNOW...ESPECIALLY IN THE VALLEYS OF NORTHERN IDAHO
AND NORTHEAST WASHINGTON. TRAVEL ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY COULD
BECOME DANGEROUS...AND WIND CHILL VALUES COULD BE 10 TO 20 DEGREES
BELOW ZERO.

THE THIRD PHASE OF THIS STORM WILL BE THE ARRIVAL OF A VERY COLD
ARCTIC AIRMASS. COMPUTER MODELS SUGGEST THAT TEMPERATURES EARLY
NEXT WEEK COULD BE THE COLDEST THE INLAND NORTHWEST HAS EXPERIENCED
SINCE JANUARY 2004. LOW TEMPERATURES ON MONDAY...TUESDAY...AND
WEDNESDAY COULD BE WELL BELOW ZERO IN NORTHEAST WASHINGTON AND IN
NORTH IDAHO.

[Coastfishin]

Wow, And I thought what they were calling for over here is bad. Sounds like we'll be at least 30 degrees warmer than you!:shaking:

[kevinb]

Hang in their Mark
Do you have a wood burning stove/fireplace?

[Rich McVey]

Hang in their Mark
Do you have a wood burning stove/fireplace?

You can come to Auburn if it gets to bad... all we get is wind and rain, then every third year we get a snow flake or two. It just blows right over us.

AND, whatever you do... DONOT light up a BBQ or other device intended for outside use in the house, and I'm directing that at everybody!

I really hate hearing about the carbon monoxide deaths each year....

[kevinb]

Hang in their Mark
Do you have a wood burning stove/fireplace?

You can come to Auburn if it gets to bad... all we get is wind and rain, then every third year we get a snow flake or two. It just blows right over us.

AND, whatever you do... DONOT light up a BBQ or other device intended for outside use in the house, and I'm directing that at everybody!

I really hate hearing about the carbon monoxide deaths each year....

Good call, I've seen that a few times. Just heart breaking.


Not sure what its going to do here on the westside...the weatherman keeps changing his 5 day forecast

[muskyhunter]

hmmm.global warming eh? Remember the Ice Age coming back in the 70's? Spooky...when I grow up I wanna be a weatherman. Better than a Union job I must say. Always wrong and the best job security ever!!

[fishingboy]

i all ways to grand coulee/ grand coulee dam/ coulee city/ electric city over the summer and it gets really hot! and cheland really hot! i was over in chelan over there in the summer and it reached 132 degress and it was 7 years a go i think. but anyways im going fishing this weekend! and 16 day forecasts models is showing a white christmas throughout the state! stay warm everybody!

[kevinb]

I'm still convinced that all meteorologists are liars but I'll take the bait again#-o
Looks like this evening the temps will drop and Sunday,the highs(where I live) is 29 and lows of 6 degrees.
Bundle up folks.

METEOROLOGIST IS ENGLISH FOR LIAR

http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/sew/

[Rich McVey]

To Funny, KZOK was talking about the Storm Advisory turning to Storm Warning. The amount of drama the meteorologists are spinning is a joke. I lived in Denver and SE Kansas where you can get a full inch of pack ice under the snow and huge snow drifts.

This weather in washington is nothing compared to other states, our only issue on the west side is the hills which we didnt have so much in Denver and Kansas.

[kevinb]

I'm hoping for some snow here. My son is now at the age where we can make snowmen
and throw snowballs at little kids to boost my self esteem:-"

[Rich McVey]

We hardly got anything here, a light dusting. The worst thing the "Storm" did to me was freeze up the lock on the shed door.

[christopherbeebe]

we got about an inch and a half here, i was snowed in couldn't get my huge chevy G20 up the hill at my apartments,#-o there are only 2 ways out of my apartments both are up hill... had to bring out wifey's 4x4. i took it off roading with the kids i just couldn't resist the snow lol:bounce: but be fore-warned there is another band of snow on its way to the puget sound area. we're ready:cheers:

[Gonefishing]

We got an inch maybe two on the cars trees and roof tops but only an inch if that on the roads... But I'm basically stuck as the road out of my house is a sheet of ice and another road in Lynnwood is a skating rink (and I drove it - no fun trying to brake) ... bad news for me is I made it to work :( Which is kind of hard not to do when you work from home.

[panfisher]

the best cure for this cold weather is several 5 gal buckets, one to sit on one to hold the fishing gear and a heater. OH! and a( lip full of maggie's as cold as it may get). or just sit and tie flies.

[Rich McVey]

OH! and a( lip full of maggie's as cold as it may get).

[kevinb]

Got just shy of an inch here.Hoping for a little more. My son got a kick out of it:cheers:

[Marc Martyn]

Why sure, why not!!#-o Let's get the monthly average in snow fall all in one day! It started this morning and is still going this evening. 12" so far today with more expected tonight and all day tomorrow. Can you say "Winter of '68"?

[Rich McVey]

We didnt see much yesturday. Just spotty dustings.

I might have an inch here now.... maybe. On the road, even less.

Would it be wrong of me to run into work, grab my laptop, come home and email in that I cant get out?

[Marc Martyn]

I have lived in Spokane since 1960 and have never seen 18" of snow in one day.........until now. It is still coming down.

[kevinb]

I have lived in Spokane since 1960 and have never seen 18" of snow in one day.........until now. It is still coming down. Photos coming.

Oh boy! Might be a long winter for you folks on the Eastside.I'm shocked you received 18 inches,looking forward to the pics.

The Puyallup Valley has an inch at the moment with more on its way. I'm getting back out there and letting my son
have some fun!.

Bundle up folks!