‘Snow drought’ grips North Idaho, Spokane

COEUR D’ALENE, Idaho — Critical water supply basins in Idaho and Washington are experiencing exceptional snow drought, according to experts at a snow drought briefing Wednesday.

“The reason we have this snow drought is not due to a lack of precipitation,” Idaho Department of Water Resources Hydrologist David Hoekema said.

Hoekema said this year is the first one in which Idaho is experiencing a “wet snow drought” due to extraordinarily warm weather…

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