SPOKANE, Wash. — A strong winter storm brought snow, ice, and wind to Spokane and the Inland Northwest, leading several school districts to cancel or delay the start of school.
Districts in the immediate Spokane area are not impacted by the closures and delays, as precipitation there has fallen as rain.
Schools closed on Wednesday, December 18
- Boundary County School District
School Delays
- Chewelah Schools - 2-hour delay
- Evergreen School District - 2-hour delay
- Lake Pend Oreille School District - 2-hour delay
- Loon Lake School District - 2-hour delay
- Mary Walker School District - 2-hour delay
- Okanogan School District - 2-hour delay
- Omak School District - 2-hour delay
- Onion Creek School District - 2-hour delay
- Orient School District - 2-hour delay
- Pateros School District - 2-hour delay
- Quincy School District - 2-hour delay
- Summit Valley School District - 2-hour delay
- Valley School District - 2-hour delay
Weather Forecast
Following a soggy Tuesday afternoon and evening, more rain and strong wind are in the forecast. Wind Advisories are in place for much of central Washington, the Palouse, and Spokane area Wednesday morning.
The advisories run from 4am to 1pm, gusts will approach 50 miles per hour in that time. But before the wind hits, there comes even more rain.
The second wave of rain from the atmospheric river hits early Wednesday morning, between 12am and 8am. This batch is all-rain, even for northern Washington as temperatures are likely going to be in the 40s, even during the morning hours as temperatures keep climbing.
