Heavy Snow, Big and Little Wood River Region
- When
- March 19, 12:00 PM MST to 10:00 PM MST
- Where
- Big and Little Wood River Region forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
Heavy Snow in Idaho, March 19, 2000
Heavy snow fell across Sun Valley and the upper reaches of the Snake River Valley. Accumulation of 5 to 8 inches were recorded, including 5 inches at Idaho Falls and 8 inches at Driggs.
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.
What happened
The episode as NWS PIH wrote it up.
Heavy snow fell across Sun Valley and the upper reaches of the Snake River Valley. Accumulation of 5 to 8 inches were recorded, including 5 inches at Idaho Falls and 8 inches at Driggs.
Event by event
3 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy Snow, Upper Snake Highlands
- When
- March 19, 12:00 PM MST to 10:00 PM MST
- Where
- Upper Snake Highlands forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
Heavy Snow, Upper Snake River Plain
- When
- March 19, 12:00 PM MST to 10:00 PM MST
- Where
- Upper Snake River Plain forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
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
- High Wind in California, March 19 to 20, 2000
- High Wind in Tennessee, March 19 to 20, 2000
- Flash Flood in Alabama, March 19, 2000
- Tornado in Alabama, March 19, 2000
- High Wind in California, March 19 to 20, 2000
- Tornado in Alabama, March 19, 2000
- High Wind in North Carolina, March 19 to 20, 2000
- Flash Flood in Alabama, March 19, 2000
- Lightning Strike in Georgia, March 19, 2000
- Flash Flood in Alabama, March 19, 2000
- Flash Flooding in Tennessee, March 19, 2000
- Winter Storm in Wyoming, March 19 to 20, 2000
More
Every storm in Idaho in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in Idaho, March 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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5134541, 5134542, 5134543.