Heavy Snow, Camas Prairie
- When
- February 21, 12:00 AM MST to 12:00 PM MST
- Where
- Camas Prairie forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 43.409, -115.137 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow in Idaho, February 21, 1999
A winter storm dumped heavy snow on the mountains of south western Idaho. In the West Central Mountains Smith's Ferry and Cascade received 6 inches of snow.
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 winter storm dumped heavy snow on the mountains of south western Idaho. In the West Central Mountains Smith's Ferry and Cascade received 6 inches of snow. In the Boise Mountains 8 inches fell at Lowman and 5 to 6 inches fell at Centerville. On the Camas Prairie 6 inches fell at Fairfield. In the Owyhee Mountains Silver City received 8 to 10 inches.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
4 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy Snow, West Central Mountains
- When
- February 21, 12:00 AM MST to 12:00 PM MST
- Where
- West Central Mountains forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 44.543, -116.300 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Boise Mountains
- When
- February 21, 12:00 AM MST to 12:00 PM MST
- Where
- Boise Mountains forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 43.602, -115.335 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Owyhee Mountains
- When
- February 21, 12:00 AM MST to 12:00 PM MST
- Where
- Owyhee Mountains forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 42.582, -116.170 (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
- Cold in Maine, February 21 to 23, 1999
- Winter Storm in Nebraska, February 21 to 23, 1999
- Winter Storm in Idaho, February 21 to 22, 1999
- Winter Storm in Colorado, February 21 to 22, 1999
- Heavy Snow in Nevada, February 21, 1999
- Winter Storm in Colorado, February 21 to 22, 1999
- Winter Storm and Heavy Snow in Oregon, February 21 to 22, 1999
- Heavy Snow in California, February 21, 1999
- Heavy Snow in Hawaii, February 21 to 22, 1999
- Heavy Snow in Wyoming, February 21 to 22, 1999
- Heavy Snow in Colorado, February 21 to 22, 1999
More
Every storm in Idaho in 1999Every state in 1999This day in weather historyWarnings in Idaho, February 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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5685079, 5685080, 5685081, 5685082.