Major winter storm hit north central and eastern Idaho with wind gusts 40 to 50 mph and heavy snowfall for two days. Snowfall ranged from eight inches in the valleys with two to three feet of snow in the mountains.
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The episode as NWS MSO wrote it up.
Major winter storm hit north central and eastern Idaho with wind gusts 40 to 50 mph and heavy snowfall for two days. Snowfall ranged from eight inches in the valleys with two to three feet of snow in the mountains. Some of the highest snowfall amounts in the mountains were Elk Butte 45 inches, Hemlocke Butte 36 inches, Cool Creek 34 inches, Mountain Meadows, Savage Pass and Saddle Mountain all recorded 15 inches. In the valleys, snowfall ranged from Elk City with 7 inches to 8 inches at Elk River and Shoup. Powell received 10 inches of snow.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
4 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, December 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: 5274526, 5274527, 5274528, 5274529.