Winter Storm, Big and Little Wood River Region
- When
- January 10, 8:00 AM MST to January 11, 11:00 PM MST
- Where
- Big and Little Wood River Region forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
Winter Storm in Idaho, January 10 to 11, 2000
A winter storm brought heavy snow to the mountains of Eastern and Central Idaho. A widespread accumulation of 6 to 12 inches were reported from Sun Valley and the Sawtooth Mountains to the Teton Basin and the Big Hole Mountains.
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- 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 mountains of Eastern and Central Idaho. A widespread accumulation of 6 to 12 inches were reported from Sun Valley and the Sawtooth Mountains to the Teton Basin and the Big Hole Mountains. The highest accumulation reported was 24 inches near the Sawtooths.
Event by event
5 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Storm, Caribou Highlands
- When
- January 10, 8:00 AM MST to January 11, 11:00 PM MST
- Where
- Caribou Highlands forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
Winter Storm, Lost River / Pahsimeroi
- When
- January 10, 8:00 AM MST to January 11, 11:00 PM MST
- Where
- Lost River / Pahsimeroi forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
Winter Storm, Sawtooth Mountains
- When
- January 10, 8:00 AM MST to January 11, 11:00 PM MST
- Where
- Sawtooth Mountains forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
Winter Storm, Upper Snake Highlands
- When
- January 10, 8:00 AM MST to January 11, 11:00 PM MST
- Where
- Upper Snake Highlands 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 High Wind in Ohio, January 10, 2000
- High Wind in Washington, January 10, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Oregon, January 10, 2000
- Damaging Winds in Ohio, January 10, 2000
- High Wind in Nevada, January 10, 2000
- High Wind in Pennsylvania, January 10, 2000
- High Wind in New York, January 10, 2000
- High Wind in Nevada, January 10, 2000
- High Wind in West Virginia, January 10, 2000
- High Wind in South Dakota, January 10, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Georgia, January 10, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Florida, January 10, 2000
More
Every storm in Idaho in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in Idaho, January 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: 5127581, 5127582, 5127583, 5127674, 5127675.