On September 28th and 29th a cold and deep upper level low descended into the region from Canada with a band of wrap-around moisture feeding into this storm system. During the late afternoon and into the night of September 28th precipitation from this system fell as early season accumulating snow in the mountains and the valleys of north Idaho. In addition gusty north winds funneling down the Purcell Trench valley of north Idaho produced local wind gusts to 45 mph.  Heavy wet snow along with gusty winds caused broken tree limbs and in some cases toppled trees which had not shed their leaves.
In the Coeur D'Alene area scattered power outages occurred and moderate snow accumulations impacted traffic during the evening commute period. The mountains of the Northern Panhandle zone received early season heavy snow while the valleys received generally moderate amounts but with locally heavy accumulations. Numerous power outages were noted in this cooler and windier zone during this storm with at one point over 1200 customers without power in Bonner County.

Winter Weather in COEUR D'ALENE AREA, IDAHO
From 28-SEP-19 13:00:00 to 28-SEP-19 20:00:00 (PST-8)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: CoCoRaHS

An observer 6 miles south of Coeur D'Alene recorded 2.9 inches of new snow accumulation.

Winter Weather in COEUR D'ALENE AREA, IDAHO
From 28-SEP-19 14:00:00 to 29-SEP-19 20:00:00 (PST-8)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: CoCoRaHS

An observer near Rathdrum recorded 1.7 inches of new snow accumulation.

Winter Weather in COEUR D'ALENE AREA, IDAHO
From 28-SEP-19 13:00:00 to 28-SEP-19 20:00:00 (PST-8)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Social Media

A member of the public at Cougar Gulch south of Coeur D'Alene reported 3 inches of snow accumulation from a late afternoon squall. The wet heavy snow along with gusty winds resulted in numerous downed or damaged trees in the area.

Winter Weather in COEUR D'ALENE AREA, IDAHO
From 28-SEP-19 14:00:00 to 29-SEP-19 20:00:00 (PST-8)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Social Media

A member of the public near Huetter reported 3.0 inches of new snow accumulation.

Winter Weather in NORTHERN PANHANDLE, IDAHO
From 28-SEP-19 15:00:00 to 29-SEP-19 04:00:00 (PST-8)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Utility Company

Three inches of heavy wet snow and gusty winds caused tree damage to power lines resulting in 300 customers losing power in the Sandpoint area.

Winter Weather in NORTHERN PANHANDLE, IDAHO
From 28-SEP-19 15:00:00 to 29-SEP-19 03:00:00 (PST-8)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Utility Company

Three inches of heavy wet snow and gusty winds caused tree damage to power lines resulting in 100 customers losing power in the Spirit Lake area.

Winter Weather in COEUR D'ALENE AREA, IDAHO
From 28-SEP-19 13:00:00 to 29-SEP-19 05:00:00 (PST-8)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Social Media

A member of the public reported an overnight storm total estimated accumulation of 9 inches in the high terrain 4 miles southeast of Post Falls.

Winter Weather in NORTHERN PANHANDLE, IDAHO
From 28-SEP-19 15:00:00 to 29-SEP-19 03:00:00 (PST-8)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Social Media

A member of the public near Athol reported 3 inches of overnight new snow accumulation.

Heavy Snow in NORTHERN PANHANDLE, IDAHO
From 28-SEP-19 10:00:00 to 29-SEP-19 07:00:00 (PST-8)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: SNOTEL

The Bear Mountain SNOTEL station recorded 6.0 inches of new snow accumulation.

Heavy Snow in NORTHERN PANHANDLE, IDAHO
From 28-SEP-19 10:00:00 to 29-SEP-19 07:00:00 (PST-8)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: CoCoRaHS

An observer near Spirit Lake recorded 4.0 inches of storm total snow accumulation.