Winter Storm, Orofino / Grangeville Region
- When
- April 17, 4:00 PM MST to April 18, 8:00 AM MST
- Where
- Orofino / Grangeville Region forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 46.259, -115.562 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm in Idaho, April 17 to 18, 1996
Overnight 2 to 5 inches of new snow fell over the Sun Valley area into Southeastern Idaho.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 3 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 3
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
What happened
The episode as NWS BOI wrote it up.
Overnight 2 to 5 inches of new snow fell over the Sun Valley area into Southeastern Idaho.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
3 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Storm, Idaho Palouse
- When
- April 17, 4:00 PM MST to April 18, 8:00 AM MST
- Where
- Idaho Palouse forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 47.017, -116.685 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Central Panhandle Mountains
- When
- April 17, 4:00 PM MST to April 18, 8:00 AM MST
- Where
- Central Panhandle Mountains forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 47.265, -116.491 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Winter Storm
- A storm that brought snow, sleet or freezing rain at warning levels, usually over several hours or days.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Lightning Strike in Louisiana, April 17, 1996
- High Wind in Colorado, April 17, 1996
- High Wind in New Mexico, April 17, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Oregon, April 17 to 18, 1996
- Flood in Connecticut, April 17 to 30, 1996
- Flood in Massachusetts, April 17 to 20, 1996
- Flood in Connecticut, April 17 to 19, 1996
- Strong Wind in California, April 17, 1996
- Flood in New Hampshire, April 17 to 18, 1996
- Flood in Rhode Island, April 17, 1996
- Flood in Connecticut, April 17 to 18, 1996
- Flood in Massachusetts, April 17 to 19, 1996
More
Every storm in Idaho in 1996Every state in 1996This day in weather historyWarnings in Idaho, April 1996
Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5544651, 5544652, 5544653.