Idaho, 1999

Heavy Snow in Idaho, March 3 to 31, 1999

March 3 to 31, 1999 · NWS OTX · 3 events in 3 counties and zones

3 heavy snow, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 3 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

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
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.

The radar

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Event by event

3 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.

Heavy Snow, Boundary/Bonner/ X Nw Kootenai

When
March 3, 6:00 PM PST
Where
Boundary/Bonner/ X Nw Kootenai forecast zone
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
48.247, -116.588 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy snow of 4-12 inches each day was reported across the mountainous regions of north Idaho. Some of the sites included: near Wallace, Lookout Pass, Silver Mountain, near Sandpoint and Winchester.

Heavy Snow, Shoshone/E Kootenai/E Benewah/E Latah

When
March 16, 6:00 AM PST
Where
Shoshone/E Kootenai/E Benewah/E Latah forecast zone
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
47.265, -116.491 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, S Nez Perce/Lewis Counties

When
March 31, 6:00 AM PST to 12:00 PM PST
Where
S Nez Perce/Lewis Counties forecast zone
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
46.282, -116.588 (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

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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5689049, 5689050, 5689051.