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Snow Squall Warning

National Weather Service Spokane WA

737 PM PST Fri Dec 26 2025



IDC009-017-055-079-WAC063-270430-

/O.NEW.KOTX.SQ.W.0001.251227T0337Z-251227T0430Z/

Bonner ID-Shoshone ID-Benewah ID-Kootenai ID-Spokane WA-

737 PM PST Fri Dec 26 2025



The National Weather Service in Spokane has issued a



* Snow Squall Warning for...

  Southern Bonner County in the Panhandle of Idaho...

  West central Shoshone County in the Panhandle of Idaho...

  Northern Benewah County in the Panhandle of Idaho...

  Kootenai County in the Panhandle of Idaho...

  Southeastern Spokane County in northeastern Washington...



* Until 830 PM PST.



* At 737 PM PST, a dangerous snow squall was located over Coeur

  d'Alene, moving east at 30 mph.



  HAZARD...Intense bursts of heavy snow. Gusty winds leading to 

           blowing snow and rapidly falling visibility. Wind gusts 

           up to 35 mph.



  SOURCE...Radar indicated.



  IMPACT...Travel will become difficult and potentially dangerous 

           within minutes.



This includes the following highways...

 Interstate 90 in Idaho between mile markers 3 and 45.

 U.S. Highway 95 in Idaho between mile markers 393 and 447.



Locations impacted include...

Coeur d'Alene, Post Falls, Hayden, Rathdrum, St. Maries, Dalton

Gardens, Pinehurst, Liberty Lake, Plummer, Hayden Lake, Harrison,

Parkline, Fourth Of July Pass, Fairfield, Rockford, Worley, Fernan

Lake Village, Waverly, Huetter, and Medimont.



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



Slow Down! Rapid changes in visibility and road conditions are

expected with this dangerous snow squall. Be alert for sudden

whiteout conditions.



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LAT...LON 4730 11625 4729 11737 4764 11707 4792 11679

      4793 11651 4789 11650 4789 11632 4793 11632

      4793 11619

TIME...MOT...LOC 0337Z 258DEG 27KT 4770 11680 



SNOW SQUALL...RADAR INDICATED



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