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Heavy snows hit the area;
Next up: freezing rain |
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January 6, 2015 |
Well, that was a wallop.
Snow blanketed the area, closing Boundary County
schools and causing havoc on roadways.
The snow sensing devices maintained by the
National Water and Climate Center in Boundary
County reported significant increases in snow
levels, as snowfall accumulated over the past
two days.
Going into Sunday, January 4, the snow station
at Hidden Lake on Boundary County's west side
stood at 38 inches of snow. In the early hours
of Tuesday, January 6, following heavy snows
over the past couple of days, that total has
gone to 44 inches.
The Myrtle Creek snow station reported 7 inches
of snow to start off January 4. In the early
morning hours of January 6, that snow total has
more than doubled, now reporting 16 inches.
Just about a week ago, the Kootenai Basin total
precipitation for the water year that began last
October 1 was at only 73% of average for this
time of year. Now, after our latest round of
snowfall, the total precipitation for the
Kootenai Basin is at 111% of average.
Now that the snow has come, there is still a
little more trouble predicted by the National
Weather Service. They are calling for freezing
rain overnight Monday and into Tuesday. However,
as temperatures warm on Tuesday, going as high
as 36 degrees, the freezing rain should turn to
just plain rain.
Patchy fog is predicted beginning Tuesday night
and on into Thursday.
Snow, freezing rain, fog----please drive
carefully! |
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