Heavy Snow, Orofino / Grangeville Region
- When
- March 4, 10:00 PM MST to March 5, 1:00 PM MST
- Where
- Orofino / Grangeville Region forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 46.259, -115.562 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow in Idaho, March 4 to 5, 1996
10-12 inches 12 miles east of Pocatello, 9 inches at Galena Lodge and 7 inches at the summit of Baldy Mountain. Snow that fell in the Ketchum and Hailey communtities caused a power outage for over 5000 customers.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 2 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
- 2
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.
The artic boundary that brought heavy snow to Northern Idaho also produced heavy snow in the Central Mountains and in Eastern Idaho.Some totals include...10-12 inches 12 miles east of Pocatello, 9 inches at Galena Lodge and 7 inches at the summit of Baldy Mountain. Snow that fell in the Ketchum and Hailey communtities caused a power outage for over 5000 customers.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
2 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy Snow, Idaho Palouse
- When
- March 4, 10:00 PM MST to March 5, 1:00 PM MST
- Where
- Idaho Palouse forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 47.017, -116.685 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Heavy Snow
- Snowfall reaching the local warning threshold without the other hazards of a winter storm.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Heavy Snow in New York, March 4, 1996
- Heavy Snow in New York, March 4, 1996
- Winter Storm in Colorado, March 4 to 6, 1996
- High Wind in Hawaii, March 4, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Wyoming, March 4 to 5, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Oregon, March 4 to 5, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Wyoming, March 4 to 5, 1996
- Winter Storm in California, March 4 to 5, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Utah, March 4 to 6, 1996
- High Wind in Alaska, March 4 to 5, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Washington, March 4, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Hawaii, March 4, 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: 5546697, 5546698.