Heavy Snow, West Central Mountains
- When
- February 6, 3:00 AM MST to 5:00 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 in Idaho, February 6, 1999
Light snow fell over the mountains of southwest Idaho for most of the day on February 9th. The snow added up to heavy amounts at many locations.
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.
Light snow fell over the mountains of southwest Idaho for most of the day on February 9th. The snow added up to heavy amounts at many locations. In the Boise Mountains Centerville received 5 inches. In the West Central Mountains 14 inches fell near Council and 9 inches fell at Smith's Ferry. On the Camas Prairie 5 to 6 inches fell at Fairfield and in the Owyhee Mountains Silver City received 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, Boise Mountains
- When
- February 6, 3:00 AM MST to 5:00 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, Camas Prairie
- When
- February 6, 3:00 AM MST to 5:00 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, Owyhee Mountains
- When
- February 6, 3:00 AM MST to 5:00 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
- Avalanche in Colorado, February 6, 1999
- Avalanche in California, February 6, 1999
- Tornado in Arkansas, February 6, 1999
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, February 6, 1999
- Flash Flooding in Missouri, February 6 to 7, 1999
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Oklahoma, February 6, 1999
- High Wind in Nevada, February 6, 1999
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, February 6 to 11, 1999
- High Wind in California, February 6 to 7, 1999
- Winter Storm in Idaho, February 6 to 7, 1999
- High Wind in Nevada, February 6, 1999
- Tornado in Arkansas, February 6, 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: 5682722, 5682723, 5682724, 5682725.