Heavy Snow, Northern Clearwater Mountains
- When
- February 9, 12:50 PM MST to 9:15 PM MST
- Where
- Northern Clearwater Mountains forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 46.674, -115.657 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow in Idaho, February 9, 1999
Powell-8 inches new snowGrangeville-11 inches new snowMoonshine-12 inches new 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 MSO wrote it up.
Powell-8 inches new snowGrangeville-11 inches new snowMoonshine-12 inches new 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, Southern Clearwater Mountains
- When
- February 9, 12:50 PM MST to 9:15 PM MST
- Where
- Southern Clearwater Mountains forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 45.844, -115.467 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Orofino / Grangeville Region
- When
- February 9, 12:50 PM MST to 9:15 PM MST
- Where
- Orofino / Grangeville Region forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 46.259, -115.562 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Lower Hells Canyon / Salmon River Region
- When
- February 9, 12:50 PM MST to 9:15 PM MST
- Where
- Lower Hells Canyon / Salmon River Region forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 45.844, -115.467 (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
- Heavy Snow in Montana, February 9, 1999
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Mississippi, February 9, 1999
- Hail and Lightning Strikes in Georgia, February 9 to 10, 1999
- Winter Storm and Damaging Winds in Idaho, February 9 to 10, 1999
- Dense Fog in Oklahoma, February 9 to 10, 1999
- High Wind in California, February 9, 1999
- Winter Storm and High Wind in California, February 9, 1999
- High Wind in California, February 9, 1999
- Flash Flood in California, February 9, 1999
- Flash Flood in Alabama, February 9, 1999
- Dense Fog in Florida, February 9, 1999
- Dust Storm in California, February 9, 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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5682412, 5682413, 5682414, 5682415.