Winter Storm, Caribou Highlands
- When
- April 5, 10:00 PM MST to April 6, 10:00 AM MST
- Where
- Caribou Highlands forecast zone
- Property damage
- $20,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
Winter Storm in Idaho, April 5 to 6, 1999
A winter storm brought heavy snow to the mountains of Southeastern Idaho. Accumulation of up to 6 inches were reported south of Burley and east of Pocatello.
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $20,000
- 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 PIH wrote it up.
A winter storm brought heavy snow to the mountains of Southeastern Idaho. Accumulation of up to 6 inches were reported south of Burley and east of Pocatello. The Island Park area near Yellowstone reported accumulation up to 10 inches over night. Lighter accumulation across the Snake River Plains resulted in many vehicle slide offs and at least one roll over.
Event by event
3 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Storm, South Central Highlands
- When
- April 5, 10:00 PM MST to April 6, 10:00 AM MST
- Where
- South Central Highlands forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
Winter Storm, Upper Snake Highlands
- When
- April 5, 10:00 PM MST to April 6, 10:00 AM MST
- Where
- Upper Snake Highlands forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
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
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Arkansas, April 5, 1999
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Kansas, April 5 to 9, 1999
- Tornado in Arkansas, April 5, 1999
- Tornadoes in Illinois, April 5, 1999
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Iowa, April 5, 1999
- Tornado in Missouri, April 5, 1999
- Damaging Wind in Kentucky, April 5, 1999
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Tennessee, April 5, 1999
- Damaging Wind in Illinois, April 5, 1999
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Missouri, April 5, 1999
- Tornado in Nebraska, April 5, 1999
- Lightning Strike in Illinois, April 5, 1999
More
Every storm in Idaho in 1999Every state in 1999This day in weather historyWarnings in Idaho, April 1999
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: 5690931, 5690932, 5690933.