Heavy Snow, Big and Little Wood River Region
- When
- April 11, 3:00 PM MST to April 12, 8:00 PM MST
- Where
- Big and Little Wood River Region forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
Heavy Snow in Idaho, April 11 to 12, 2001
An early spring snowstorm brought heavy snows to higher elevations of southeastern Idaho. Snow amounts were the following: 6 inches at Craters of the Moon National Monument, 16 inches at Pomerelle ski resort, 6 inches at Arbon, 13 inches at City of Rocks Reserve, 7 inches in Sublett, 12 inches at Almo, 8 inches at Darlington, and 12 inches at Macks Inn.
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 6
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.
An early spring snowstorm brought heavy snows to higher elevations of southeastern Idaho. Snow amounts were the following: 6 inches at Craters of the Moon National Monument, 16 inches at Pomerelle ski resort, 6 inches at Arbon, 13 inches at City of Rocks Reserve, 7 inches in Sublett, 12 inches at Almo, 8 inches at Darlington, and 12 inches at Macks Inn. Lesser amounts fell in the valleys including 3-4 inches in the Pocatello area and Minidoka as well.
Event by event
6 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy Snow, Lost River / Pahsimeroi
- When
- April 11, 3:00 PM MST to April 12, 8:00 PM MST
- Where
- Lost River / Pahsimeroi forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
Heavy Snow, Sawtooth Mountains
- When
- April 11, 3:00 PM MST to April 12, 8:00 PM MST
- Where
- Sawtooth Mountains forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
Heavy Snow, Big and Little Wood River Region
- When
- April 11, 3:00 PM MST to April 12, 8:00 PM MST
- Where
- Big and Little Wood River Region forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
Heavy Snow, Upper Snake Highlands
- When
- April 11, 3:00 PM MST to April 12, 8:00 PM MST
- Where
- Upper Snake Highlands forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
Heavy Snow, South Central Highlands
- When
- April 11, 3:00 PM MST to April 12, 8:00 PM MST
- Where
- South Central Highlands 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
- Tornadoes and Hail in Iowa, April 11, 2001
- Tornado in Nebraska, April 11, 2001
- Winter Storm in Nebraska, April 11, 2001
- Tornadoes and Hail in Missouri, April 11, 2001
- High Wind in Kansas, April 11 to 12, 2001
- High Wind in Colorado, April 11, 2001
- Tornado and Hail in Oklahoma, April 11, 2001
- Blizzard in Colorado, April 11, 2001
- Blizzard in Colorado, April 11, 2001
- High Wind in Kansas, April 11, 2001
- Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, April 11 to 14, 2001
- High Wind in Kansas, April 11, 2001
More
Every storm in Idaho in 2001Every state in 2001This day in weather historyWarnings in Idaho, April 2001
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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5239012, 5239013, 5239014, 5239015, 5239016, 5239017.