Storm watch upgraded to warning |
| January 8, 2014 |
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A winter storm watch issued yesterday by the
National Weather Service, Spokane, was upgraded
early this morning in a winter storm warning
that described the approaching winter storm as
"vigorous." A storm warning indicates that the chances of the predicted weather occurring are rated as extremely high. The warning is in effect from 1 p.m. today through 4 p.m. Thursday. The system is expected to develop with light snow over north central and northeast Washington early this afternoon, and gain in intensity as it spreads over the Idaho Panhandle. The valleys could see as much as six inches of snow, while the mountains, particularly those in Shoshone County, could see more than a foot of fresh snow. Weather forecasters predict that the snow will make travel, especially at higher elevations, difficult or impossible. |