Heavy Snow, Camas Prairie
- When
- February 8, 3:00 PM MST to February 9, 1:00 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 8 to 9, 1999
A large and slow moving winter storm brought heavy snow to the mountains of southwest Idaho. In the Owyhee Mountains Silver City received 11 inches.
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 large and slow moving winter storm brought heavy snow to the mountains of southwest Idaho. In the Owyhee Mountains Silver City received 11 inches. In the West Central Mountains New Meadows received 12 inches and and McCall reported 10 to 12 inches. In the Boise Mountains Idaho City received 12 inches and Placerville picked up 7 to 8 inches. On the Camas Prairie Fairfield reported 14 inches of snow.
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, Owyhee Mountains
- When
- February 8, 3:00 PM MST to February 9, 1:00 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)
Heavy Snow, West Central Mountains
- When
- February 8, 3:00 PM MST to February 9, 1:00 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 8, 3:00 PM MST to February 9, 1:00 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)
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
- Rip Current in Puerto Rico, February 8, 1999
- Dense Fog in Florida, February 8, 1999
- High Surf in Hawaii, February 8 to 9, 1999
- Winter Storm in California, February 8 to 9, 1999
- Heavy Snow in California, February 8 to 10, 1999
- Heat in Arkansas, February 8, 1999
- High Wind in Montana, February 8, 1999
- Flood in Indiana, February 8, 1999
- Heavy Snow in California, February 8 to 9, 1999
- Heavy Snow in California, February 8 to 9, 1999
- Heavy Snow in California, February 8, 1999
- Heavy Snow in California, February 8 to 9, 1999
More
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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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5682603, 5682604, 5682719, 5682720.