Winter springs snowy surprise on region
The Idaho Panhandle received anywhere from 4 to 10 inches of snow as the result of a Wednesday snowstorm.
Photo by EVIE SEABERG
SANDPOINT — It was a typical winter day Wednesday for the Bonner County Road and Bridge Department, said department director Jason Topp, despite the excessive amount of snow received throughout the county yesterday morning.
“The only real obstacles we are having is our gravel roads are very soft, so we will need graders on them for plowing to keep our trucks from digging into the road surface,” Topp said. “It is a slow process, but it looks to be very short-lived.”
Topp also said the county is expecting to see a chance for wind gusts up to 50 miles per hour. This highly raises the possibility of downed trees, especially with the ground not being frozen and the trees now loaded with wet, heavy snow.
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