Winter Storm, Caribou Highlands
- When
- February 24, 8:00 PM MST to February 25, 12:00 PM MST
- Where
- Caribou Highlands forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
Winter Storm in Idaho, February 24 to 25, 2000
A winter storm brought heavy snow to the populated area of Eastern Idaho. Accumulation of 6 to 9 inches were recorded, including 7 inches at Idaho Falls and Pocatello.
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 2
- Property damage
- $85,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 5
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 PIH wrote it up.
A winter storm brought heavy snow to the populated area of Eastern Idaho. Accumulation of 6 to 9 inches were recorded, including 7 inches at Idaho Falls and Pocatello. The snow caused a multi car pileup on I-15 through Pocatello. Overnight at least 60 travelers were stranded as I-84 from Utah to Burley and I-86 from Burley to Pocatello were closed. Police reported 14 accidents and 18 slide offs on the interstates, though none with serious injuries.
Event by event
5 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Storm, Lower Snake River Plain
- When
- February 24, 8:00 PM MST to February 25, 12:00 PM MST
- Where
- Lower Snake River Plain forecast zone
- Injuries
- 2 direct, 0 indirect
- Property damage
- $85,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
Winter Storm, Upper Snake Highlands
- When
- February 24, 8:00 PM MST to February 25, 12:00 PM MST
- Where
- Upper Snake Highlands forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
Winter Storm, Upper Snake River Plain
- When
- February 24, 8:00 PM MST to February 25, 12:00 PM MST
- Where
- Upper Snake River Plain forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
Winter Storm, Sawtooth Mountains
- When
- February 24, 8:00 PM MST to February 25, 12:00 PM MST
- Where
- Sawtooth Mountains forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
What these are
- Winter Storm
- A storm that brought snow, sleet or freezing rain at warning levels, usually over several hours or days.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Kansas, February 24 to 25, 2000
- Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, February 24 to 25, 2000
- Tornadoes and Hail in Oklahoma, February 24, 2000
- Damaging Winds in Texas, February 24, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Kansas, February 24, 2000
- Dense Fog in Wisconsin, February 24, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, February 24, 2000
- Winter Storm in Colorado, February 24 to 25, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Montana, February 24 to 25, 2000
- Dense Fog in Wisconsin, February 24 to 26, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Idaho, February 24 to 25, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Colorado, February 24, 2000
More
Every storm in Idaho in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in Idaho, February 2000
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: 5132607, 5132608, 5132609, 5132610, 5132611.