October snow

The storm will likely dump one to two inches of snow on downtown Spokane, but could bring three to five inches to higher elevations like the West Plans and upper South Hill, according to Ron Miller, a meteorologist for the National Weather Service in Spokane.

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Fri., Oct. 23, 2020

TOO SOON: The white stuff covers this pumpkin in Post Falls on Friday as the region experienced its first significant snowfall of the season. With warmer temperatures this week, the snow should be gone by Halloween.

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Pedestrians walk through snowflakes Friday on North Post Street in downtown Spokane.

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After the ribbon cutting dedicating the new Providence Playscape in Riverfront Park, left to right, Oliver Sonnemaker, 11, and siblings Emmett, 5, and Dallin, 8, have fun on one of 20 inclusive play elements designed to be physically and socially inclusive. The playscape allows visitors with special needs to interact and play more independently and equally with their siblings, buddies, caregivers, and family members.

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Kevin Williams clears the windshield of his 2001 BMW X5 on N. Post Street before setting off for work in the Friday, Oct. 23, 2020 snowstorm in Spokane.

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A pair of Halloween pumpkins get a covering of snow while sitting on a front porch near the corner of Heroy Avenue and Helena Street, Friday, Oct. 23, 2020 in Spokane.

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A pedestrian braves the snowy conditions along W. Sinto Avenue during the Friday afternoon snowstorm, Oct. 23, 2020, in Spokane.

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Shoeprints appear on a sidewalk as the Friday snowstorm piles up on N. Post Street, Oct. 23, 2020, in Spokane.

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USPS letter carrier Rick Rick Cadwallader brushes aside branches as he makes his way along his route on W. College Avenue during the Friday snowstorm, Oct. 23, 2020, in Spokane.

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With a hat full of snow, USPS letter carrier Rick Rick Cadwallader makes his way along his route on N. Oak Street during Friday's snowstorm, Oct. 23, 2020, in Spokane.

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A cyclist ducks under sagging branches as snow piles up along Monroe Street, Friday, Oct. 23, 2020, in Spokane.

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“I’m almost done,” says handyman Don Edwards as he works on a roof in Post Falls during the snowstorm on Friday, Oct. 23, 2020.

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During Friday’s snowstorm, snow-covered maple leaves still cling to branches at the corner of East Oval Street and Park Place, near Corbin Park in Spokane’s Emerson-Garfield neighborhood.

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Becky Schmidlkofer and her dog, Scout, take a walk in Manito Park’s Duncan Gardens during the first snowfall of the season Friday.

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Patti Kim said she needed to use a rake besides her shovel to clear snow and leaves from her sidewalk on Bridge Avenue in Spokane during Friday's snow storm, Oct. 23, 2020.

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Mark Papich knocks new-fallen snow off his cherry trees along South Madison Street at 25th Avenue. Papich said last year’s early snowstorm broke limbs on the cherry trees so he wanted to prevent that from happening again this year. “It was a mess to clean up,” said Papich.

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