Idaho, 1997

Heavy Snow in Idaho, March 15, 1997

March 15, 1997 · NWS BOI · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

2 heavy snow, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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  • Tornadoes
  • Tropical storms and surge
  • Floods
  • Wind
  • Hail
  • Winter weather
  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
  • Other

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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.

The radar

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Event by event

2 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.

Heavy Snow, Kootenai T X N

When
March 15, 6:00 AM PST to 2:00 PM PST
Where
Kootenai T X N forecast zone
Coordinates
47.675, -116.700 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Shoshone

When
March 15, 6:00 AM PST to 2:00 PM PST
Where
Shoshone forecast zone
Coordinates
47.265, -116.491 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy snow fell throughout Northern Idaho. Several locations reported 3 to 6 inches of new snow within a six hour period.

What these are

Heavy Snow
Snowfall reaching the local warning threshold without the other hazards of a winter storm.

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The same day elsewhere

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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: 5596039, 5596040.