Winter Storm, Lower Treasure Valley
- When
- March 27, 8:00 AM MST to March 28, 2:00 AM MST
- Where
- Lower Treasure Valley forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 43.746, -116.564 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm in Idaho, March 27 to 28, 1996
A strong pacific winter storm moved across the state. The highest totals were in Eastern Idaho.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 4 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
- 4
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.
A strong pacific winter storm moved across the state. The highest totals were in Eastern Idaho. Island Park recieved 8 inches new. Eight inches also fell at Stanley and six inches fell at Galena Lodge.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
4 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Storm, Idaho Palouse
- When
- March 27, 8:00 AM MST to March 28, 2:00 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
- March 27, 8:00 AM MST to March 28, 2:00 AM MST
- Where
- Central Panhandle Mountains forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 47.265, -116.491 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Eastern Lemhi County
- When
- March 27, 8:00 AM MST to March 28, 2:00 AM MST
- Where
- Eastern Lemhi County forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 44.943, -113.933 (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
- Strong Wind in South Carolina, March 27 to 28, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Oregon, March 27 to 28, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Montana, March 27 to 28, 1996
- High Wind in Alaska, March 27, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Montana, March 27 to 28, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Florida, March 27, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Florida, March 27, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Florida, March 27, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Kansas, March 27, 1996
- Hail in Kansas, March 27, 1996
- Hail in Kansas, March 27, 1996
- Hail in Kansas, March 27, 1996
More
Every storm in Idaho in 1996Every state in 1996This day in weather historyWarnings in Idaho, March 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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5546702, 5546703, 5546704, 5546705.