Idaho, 2000

Heavy Snow in Idaho, January 3 to 4, 2000

January 3 to 4, 2000 · NWS MSO · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

Elk Butte- 19 inches of snowShanghai Summit- 13 inches of snowElk City- 10 inches of snow

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
2

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.

Elk Butte- 19 inches of snowShanghai Summit- 13 inches of snowElk City- 10 inches of snow

The radar

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Event by event

2 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.

Heavy Snow, Northern Clearwater Mountains

When
January 3, 2:30 PM MST to January 4, 3:00 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, Southern Clearwater Mountains

When
January 3, 2:30 PM MST to January 4, 3:00 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)

What these are

Heavy Snow
Snowfall reaching the local warning threshold without the other hazards of a winter storm.

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The same day elsewhere

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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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5126761, 5126762.