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WSWOTX
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
940 PM PST WED JAN 7 2026
IDZ003-WAZ033-080645-
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IDAHO PALOUSE-WASHINGTON PALOUSE-
940 PM PST WED JAN 7 2026
..WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED
THE SNOW THREAT HAS EXITED THE AREA.
IDZ002-081845-
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COEUR D'ALENE AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF HAYDEN, POST FALLS, WORLEY, AND COEUR
D'ALENE
940 PM PST WED JAN 7 2026
..WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY
* WHAT...HEAVY NOW. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO TWO INCHES.
* WHERE...HAYDEN, POST FALLS, WORLEY, AND COEUR D'ALENE.
* WHEN...UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY.
* IMPACTS...ROADS, AND ESPECIALLY BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES, WILL
LIKELY BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS. PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD
CONDITIONS. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE THURSDAY
MORNING AND EVENING COMMUTES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF YOU MUST TRAVEL, KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT, FOOD, AND WATER IN
YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. FOR THE LATEST ROAD
INFORMATION IN IDAHO, CALL 5 1 1.
WAZ036-080700-
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SPOKANE AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF AIRWAY HEIGHTS, FAIRFIELD, DAVENPORT,
ROCKFORD, SPOKANE VALLEY, DOWNTOWN SPOKANE, AND CHENEY
940 PM PST WED JAN 7 2026
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PST THIS
EVENING...
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO ONE INCH.
* WHERE...AIRWAY HEIGHTS, FAIRFIELD, DAVENPORT, ROCKFORD, SPOKANE
VALLEY, DOWNTOWN SPOKANE, AND CHENEY.
* WHEN...UNTIL 11 PM PST THIS EVENING.
* IMPACTS...ROADS, AND ESPECIALLY BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES, WILL
LIKELY BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS. PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD
CONDITIONS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF YOU MUST TRAVEL, KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT, FOOD, AND WATER IN
YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. FOR THE LATEST TRAVEL
INFORMATION IN WASHINGTON, GO TO HTTPS://WSDOT.WA.GOV/TRAVEL
PERSONS SHOULD DELAY ALL TRAVEL IF POSSIBLE. IF TRAVEL IS ABSOLUTELY
NECESSARY, DRIVE WITH EXTREME CAUTION AND BE PREPARED FOR SUDDEN
CHANGES IN VISIBILITY. LEAVE PLENTY OF ROOM BETWEEN YOU AND THE
MOTORIST AHEAD OF YOU, AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR
DESTINATION. AVOID SUDDEN BRAKING OR ACCELERATION, AND BE ESPECIALLY
CAUTIOUS ON HILLS OR WHEN MAKING TURNS. MAKE SURE YOUR CAR IS
WINTERIZED AND IN GOOD WORKING ORDER.
WAZ048-081845-
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WESTERN CHELAN COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF HOLDEN VILLAGE, STEVENS PASS, AND
STEHEKIN
940 PM PST WED JAN 7 2026
..WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THURSDAY
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 2 AND 13
INCHES. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 45 MPH.
* WHERE...HOLDEN VILLAGE, STEVENS PASS, AND STEHEKIN.
* WHEN...UNTIL 4 PM PST THURSDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE. THE
HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE THURSDAY MORNING COMMUTE.
GUSTY WINDS COULD BRING DOWN TREE BRANCHES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF YOU MUST TRAVEL, KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT, FOOD, AND WATER IN
YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. FOR THE LATEST TRAVEL
INFORMATION IN WASHINGTON, GO TO HTTPS://WSDOT.WA.GOV/TRAVEL
IDZ001-081200-
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NORTHERN PANHANDLE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD, EASTPORT,
SANDPOINT, PRIEST RIVER, ATHOL, BONNERS FERRY, AND CLARK FORK
940 PM PST WED JAN 7 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST
THURSDAY...
* WHAT...SNOW. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 4 INCHES.
* WHERE...SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD, EASTPORT, SANDPOINT, PRIEST
RIVER, ATHOL, BONNERS FERRY, AND CLARK FORK.
* WHEN...UNTIL 4 AM PST THURSDAY.
* IMPACTS...ROADS, AND ESPECIALLY BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES, WILL
LIKELY BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS. PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD
CONDITIONS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING. FOR THE LATEST ROAD
INFORMATION IN IDAHO, CALL 5 1 1.
BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS. SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING. IF YOU ARE GOING OUTSIDE, WATCH YOUR FIRST FEW STEPS TAKEN
ON STAIRS, SIDEWALKS, AND DRIVEWAYS. THESE SURFACES COULD BE ICY AND
SLIPPERY, INCREASING YOUR RISK OF A FALL AND INJURY.
IDZ004-081845-
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CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF DOBSON PASS, KELLOGG, LOOKOUT PASS,
MULLAN, PINEHURST, FOURTH OF JULY PASS, FERNWOOD, ST. MARIES,
WALLACE, AND OSBURN
940 PM PST WED JAN 7 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST
THURSDAY...
* WHAT...SNOW. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 1 AND 8 INCHES.
* WHERE...DOBSON PASS, KELLOGG, LOOKOUT PASS, MULLAN, PINEHURST,
FOURTH OF JULY PASS, FERNWOOD, ST. MARIES, WALLACE, AND OSBURN.
* WHEN...UNTIL 4 PM PST THURSDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS
COULD IMPACT THE THURSDAY MORNING COMMUTE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING. FOR THE LATEST ROAD
INFORMATION IN IDAHO, CALL 5 1 1.
BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS. SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING. IF YOU ARE GOING OUTSIDE, WATCH YOUR FIRST FEW STEPS TAKEN
ON STAIRS, SIDEWALKS, AND DRIVEWAYS. THESE SURFACES COULD BE ICY AND
SLIPPERY, INCREASING YOUR RISK OF A FALL AND INJURY.
WAZ037-080700-
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NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF IONE, COLVILLE, TIGER, DEER PARK,
CHEWELAH, NORTHPORT, METALINE, SPRINGDALE-HUNTERS ROAD,
FRUITLAND, NEWPORT, ORIN-RICE ROAD, METALINE FALLS, KETTLE FALLS,
AND FLOWERY TRAIL ROAD
940 PM PST WED JAN 7 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PST THIS
EVENING...
* WHAT...SNOW. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO ONE INCH.
* WHERE...IONE, COLVILLE, TIGER, DEER PARK, CHEWELAH, NORTHPORT,
METALINE, SPRINGDALE-HUNTERS ROAD, FRUITLAND, NEWPORT, ORIN-RICE
ROAD, METALINE FALLS, KETTLE FALLS, AND FLOWERY TRAIL ROAD.
* WHEN...UNTIL 11 PM PST THIS EVENING.
* IMPACTS...ROADS, AND ESPECIALLY BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES, WILL
LIKELY BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS. PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD
CONDITIONS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING. FOR THE LATEST TRAVEL
INFORMATION IN WASHINGTON, GO TO HTTPS://WSDOT.WA.GOV/TRAVEL
BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS. SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING. IF YOU ARE GOING OUTSIDE, WATCH YOUR FIRST FEW STEPS TAKEN
ON STAIRS, SIDEWALKS, AND DRIVEWAYS. THESE SURFACES COULD BE ICY AND
SLIPPERY, INCREASING YOUR RISK OF A FALL AND INJURY.
JCLEV
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