Heavy snow took place in the mountains of the central and northern Idaho panhandle above 4000 feet on the night of April 7 through the early morning on April 8. 7".
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The episode as NWS OTX wrote it up.
Heavy snow took place in the mountains of the central and northern Idaho panhandle above 4000 feet on the night of April 7 through the early morning on April 8. The following snowfall totals were all taken from SNOTEL locations: Sunset...12", Schweitzer...9", Lookout...8", Humboldt...8", and Mica Creek...7". The heavy snow took place as a large-scale upper trough over western Washington allowed a moisture-laden weather disturbance to move up from the south through the Idaho panhandle.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
2 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Idaho in 2001Every state in 2001This day in weather historyWarnings in Idaho, April 2001
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: 5239879, 5239880.