This portion of the resort was closed off due to high avalanche danger. 2,150 people lost power in Idaho and 8,000 homes lost power in Washington.ġ993: Sub-zero temperatures (-15 degrees F) caused an elderly man in Okanogan Country to die from hypothermia.Ģ020: An avalanche occurred at Silver Mountain Ski Resort on Wardner Peak. The winds tore off a roof in Dreary and knocked down several trees and power lines. 70 mph gusts were recorded at Otis Orchards, 67 mph gusts were recorded at Pleasant View, 58 mph gusts recorded at Uniontown, 55 mph gusts reported at the Spokane airport and at Pullman and 45 mph gusts reported at Post Falls. Total property damage from this event was estimated at nearly $65,000.Ģ007: High winds occurred in Coeur d'Alene, Spokane, and near Dreary.
Seven miles southwest of Quincy, an irrigation circle was blown across the Columbia River south of Crescent Bar. Additionally, a carport was blown down along with over 200 trees. Numerous power outages resulted from the downslope windstorm.
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Elsewhere, two windows were blown out of a building in downtown Wenatchee. These high winds blew off an entire roof. The strongest winds were observed in the Wenatchee Heights area on the south side of Wenatchee, where gusts as high as 78 MPH were recorded with even an unofficial gust of 98 mph. Strong winds were also reported by Wenatchee in the evening. In Entiat, the Mad River flooded due to an ice jam, flooding two homes. An accident was reported, with no serious damage.Ģ009: 5 inches of snow fell at Sandpoint and at Newport in 12 hours. About 40 people filled sandbags to protect property.Ģ006: A landslide of debris occurred 8 miles east of Leavenworth, on Highway 2. Walnut Street in Genesee had about two and a half feet of water on the road. One home reported having water underneath it in crawl spaces. The cold caused numerous power outages and broken water pipes.Ģ010: 1 inch of rain and frozen ground led to rapid runoff into the Cow Creek Drainage, which went out of its banks and flooded portions of the east side of Genesee through the afternoon of the 6th. In the Blue Mountains, a spotter five miles southwest of Anatone picked up 11 inches of accumulation.Ģ004: Extreme cold gripped northern Idaho and eastern Washington through the 6th. Along the East Slopes of the North Washington Cascades, snow accumulations ranged from eight inches in Leavenworth to 15 inches at Holden Village. Five miles north of Moscow, 11 inches of snow accumulated, with eight inches 15 miles north of Moscow. Snow accumulations ranged mainly from four to seven inches throughout Idaho and from five to nine inches in Washington, but with higher amounts on the Palouse and in the mountains. Several road closures resulted from the heavy snow. An estimated 200 Air and National Guard troops were called in to assist with snow removal in Spokane. Snow from this event in combination with several prior snowfalls resulted in additional roof collapses over parts of northern Idaho and eastern Washington, including 50 in Spokane county, that resulted in 10-million dollars worth of damages.
1.31 inches of rain fell at Pullman, the most precipitation to fall in the city for a January day.Ģ009: Heavy snow fell across northern Idaho and eastern Washington from the afternoon of the 4th through the late morning of the 5th. Near Stevens Pass, 10 inches of snow fell.ġ999: Dense fog in Lewiston led to icy conditions along Highway 95, causing an accident.ġ997: Hangman and Rock Creek overflow their banks, flooding the towns of Rosalia, Rockford, Tekoa and Oaksdale.Ģ007: Heavy rains and snowmelt led to flooding in Oaksdale and Colfax. Icy conditions delayed schools and caused many traffic accidents in Wenatchee. A quarter inch of ice accumulated in Winthrop. 1 inch of freezing rain fell northwest of Plain. Significant ice accumulations occurred the east sloped of the Cascades. Over a 24 hour period, 18 inches of snow fell at Lookout Pass. Estimated damages throughout the state come to $25 million.Ģ007: Heavy snow fell across the higher elevations of the Central Panhandle mountains. The entire state was declared a major disaster area by President Clinton on the 4th. Many roads were washed out and structures became eroded. This caused major flooding of many rivers throughout Idaho. The heavy snow resulted in a few power outages in the Idaho Palouse as the weight of the snow knocked down tree branches onto power lines.ġ997: Rapidly warming temperatures and heavy rains cause significant runoffs of snow packs in the Idaho mountains. A spotter three miles east of Spirit Lake picked up 12 inches, while 10 inches fell four miles southeast of Sandpoint. 2009: Snow accumulations of 4-8 inches of snow were common from the morning of the 1st through the morning of the 2nd, except for 10 to 12 inches over portions of the North Idaho Panhandle.
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