Expect snow today

We should expect inches of snow today, the National Weather Service says.

Below is their winter weather alert issued this morning:

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Urgent - Winter Weather message

National Weather Service Spokane WA

432 AM PST Fri Dec 20 2013

...Heavy Snow accumulations today and tonight...

Upper Columbia Basin- including the following locations...Ritzville...Grand Coulee... Odessa...Wilbur...CouLee City 432 AM...