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• Wet weather on the way through Friday

  February 9, 2012 in City, Idaho Rainfall is expected over the Inland Northwest later today and Friday with possible rain showers lingering through the weekend. Snow is not expected.

• Groundhog’s shadow indicates more winter, or not

  February 9, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page V3 Punxsutawney Phil, the Pennsylvania woodchuck, made his annual appearance last Thursday. Each year on Feb. 2, he is hauled out of his fake tree stump at precisely 7:25 a.m. to …

• Light snow showers not likely to last long

  February 8, 2012 in City, Idaho Light snow falling over Spokane late this morning is not likely to cause any accumulation, forecasters said.

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  Sunny weekend in the offing

  February 3, 2012 in City It should be a sunny and not-terribly-cold weekend in the Inland Northwest, with the National Weather Service forecasting temperatures of 35 on Saturday and 41 on Sunday.

• Air stagnation advisory posted in parts of region

  February 2, 2012 in City, Idaho An air stagnation advisory was posted today for a wide area of Washington east of the Cascades, but the Spokane and Coeur d’Alene areas are not included in the advisory. 1

• Solar storms could be why we aren’t getting much snow

  February 2, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page V5 Solar activity continues to be relatively high as we move through the winter season. Within the last several weeks, sunspot numbers have ranged from a high of 152 on Jan. …

• Rain, snow to subside later this afternoon

  February 1, 2012 in City, Idaho As moderate rain falls across Spokane and Coeur d’Alene today, weather conditions are distinctly more winterlike to the north.

• Rain, heavy snow slow traffic

  January 30, 2012 in City, Idaho Heavy rain and snow on Sunday has blocked at least one highway in Washington and left other highways in North Idaho with standing water.

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  Getting There: County taps GPS for real-time plow tracking

  January 30, 2012 in City on Page A1 A real-time tracking system for Spokane County snowplows got a big test two weeks ago when 10 inches of snow blanketed the area over two days. The county is testing …

• N. Idaho storm watch issued

  January 29, 2012 in Idaho on Page B2 A winter storm watch is in effect for higher elevations in the Idaho Panhandle today and Monday. Above 3,000 feet, between 12 and 18 inches of snow is expected to …

• Storm skips Spokane area, drier weather arriving

  January 26, 2012 in City, Idaho An overnight storm system skipped over the Spokane region, but it is currently bringing heavy snow to mountains in Idaho and Washington. Forecasters are calling for drier conditions through Sunday.

• Spokane could still see some serious snowfall

  January 26, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page V7 When it comes to Inland Northwest snowfall, it seems like it’s either feast or famine. From late November through mid-January, only 9 inches of snow was measured at Spokane International …

• Snow to turn to rain by evening

  January 24, 2012 in City, Idaho Light accumulations of snow are possible later this afternoon before an incoming Pacific storm changes to rain. Freezing rain has been dropped from the forecast in Spokane and Coeur d’Alene … 8

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  Snow sure piled up

  January 21, 2012 in City on Page A5 Friday morning began with school closures and power outages after a record-setting snowfall on Thursday and ended with freezing rain causing havoc on roadways across the region. Jackknifed semitrucks blocked …

• Freezing rain causes several collisions

  January 20, 2012 in News The Washington State Patrol is responding to several collisions due to freezing rain. All lanes of westbound Interstate 90 is completely shut down at Barker due to several collisions just … 2

• City of Spokane: Move cars off streets

  January 20, 2012 in City Too many cars are still parked on the streets for City of Spokane plows to do an effective job, a city spokeswoman said this morning. 21

• Storms leave school closures, power outages in wake

  January 20, 2012 in City Friday dawned with school closures, power outages as the Inland Northwest continues to brace for more snow.

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  Northwest upended by snow, freezing rain

  January 20, 2012 in City on Page A1 An arctic front draped across Washington this week should retreat today, ending the pummeling of snow and freezing rain that brought death and disruption to the region. A pair of … 2

• Snow warning upgraded by Weather Service

  January 19, 2012 in City, Idaho, Region The National Weather Service has upgraded its snow advisory to winter storm warning for the Spokane and Coeur d’Alene areas after heavier-than-expected snow arrived today. Elsewhere, freezing rain in Washington … 13

• Clark: Snow unearthed more than 1 maroon, if you catch my drift

  January 19, 2012 in City on Page A5 It’s been a long time since we’ve had any actual huffing-puffing blizzards like the storms that dumped on us this week. And a lot of you Spokane drivers have apparently … 3

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  Forecast: Snow isn’t over yet

  January 19, 2012 in City on Page A1 Winter suddenly took on a mean face across the Pacific Northwest on Wednesday with heavy snow, high winds, hundreds of collisions and new threats of flooding. A mammoth Pacific storm …

• Snow belatedly making its way into Inland NW

  January 19, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page V4 We’re finally seeing some measurable snowfall in the Inland Northwest. The first half of the current snow season was one of the driest in many years. Heavy accumulations have been …

• Snow, accidents piling up in Spokane area

  January 18, 2012 in City, Idaho As snow begins to accumulate today, emergency crews are responding to a series of accidents, including one on T.J. Meenach Bridge in northwest Spokane. 12

• Widespread snowstorm wallops Seattle area

  January 18, 2012 in Region A widespread snowstorm walloped western Washington today, with the heaviest blow missing Seattle and hitting the Olympia area, causing accidents, closing schools and canceling flights at Sea-Tac Airport. 13

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  Streets officials anticipate late-arriving snowstorms

  January 18, 2012 in City on Page A1 Officials throughout the Pacific Northwest spent Tuesday preparing for an onslaught of severe winter weather, forecast to arrive today after weeks of relative calm across the Inland Northwest. The Washington … 6

• Heavy snowfall will hit region this week

  January 17, 2012 in Idaho, Region The first blast of a major snow storm hit Spokane this afternoon, with swirling snow and gusty winds. In North Idaho, the Idaho State Police advised motorists traveling I-90 to … 20

• Snowy weather likely next week

  January 12, 2012 in City, Idaho The dry and calm weather of early January is going to switch over to a snowy period next week, forecasters said. 1

• New storms will bring snow, not rain

  January 12, 2012 in City on Page A5 Serious winter weather – that means accumulating snow – could arrive over the Inland Northwest through much of next week, forecasters said on Wednesday. Enough cold air has descended on …

• 2011 goes down as year of extremes across globe

  January 12, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page V7 Thanks to another strong La Niña, the cooler than normal sea-surface temperature event in the south-central Pacific Ocean, global weather patterns were extreme in 2011. January through early April was …

• Cold, dry weather to turn snowy next week

  January 11, 2012 in City, Idaho Colder temperatures and dry air this week should give way to a major change in the weather pattern over the Inland Northwest with accumulating snow an increasing likelihood next week. 5

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