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Sloppy roads throughout region |
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8:35 p.m. January 11, 2018 |
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captured at 8:15 p.m. |
As of 8:30 p.m., highway conditions throughout
North Idaho, and much of the rest of the state,
remain "difficult, according to Idaho 511, as
little snow is still falling in Bonners Ferry,
having shifted mostly to the southeast in Bonner
and Kootenai Counties and into Montana. So far
in Boundary County, motorists have been handling
the road conditions well.
The 8:10 p.m. temperature in Bonners Ferry is
30-degrees and continued snowfall is likely off
and on through Friday morning, with an
additional two to three inches falling over
night.
Temperatures in Boundary County are expected to
climb to about 36 in the valleys on Friday, and
snow turn into rain.
Traveling east out of Boundary County into
Montana, Highway 2 is reported to be wet with
patchy ice from the Idaho state line to about
Kootenai Falls, where roads are snow covered
east to Kalispell. Highway 37 from Libby to
Eureka are likewise snow covered and slick, as
is Highway 93 from the Canadian border south
nearly to Stryker, where conditions change over
to snow and ice into Kalispell.
The chance of snow remains at nearly 100-percent
through the night from Troy to Libby,
diminishing to 70-percent Friday morning.
Roads north into Creston are compact snow with
slick areas, and Canada Highway 3 in both
directions is scheduled to be closed for
avalanche control 30 kilometers west of Creston
in Kootenay Pass for 27 kilometers from 11 a.m.
to 2 p.m. PST Friday, January 12, weather
permitting. An open alternate route from Nelson
to Creston is Highway 3A and the Kootenay Lake
Ferry.
Travelers headed east into Washington can expect
snow and slush on highways in Spokane, including
I90, and Pend Oreille Counties. |
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