Heavy Snow, Big and Little Wood River Region
- When
- December 13, 8:00 AM MST to December 14, 12:00 PM MST
- Where
- Big and Little Wood River Region forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
Heavy Snow in Idaho, December 13 to 14, 2001
Heavy snow fell in the mountains of southeastern Idaho with 7 inches in Hailey, 9 inches in Victor, 8 inches in Sun Valley, 6 inches in Heglar, 11 inches in Stanley, 7 inches at Macks Inn, 9 inches at Island Park, 8 inches in Malad, 4 inches in Soda Springs, 4 inches in Rexburg, 3 inches on the Pocatello benches. Although snow amounts were light in the 1 to 3 inch range in the Lower Snake River…
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.
Heavy snow fell in the mountains of southeastern Idaho with 7 inches in Hailey, 9 inches in Victor, 8 inches in Sun Valley, 6 inches in Heglar, 11 inches in Stanley, 7 inches at Macks Inn, 9 inches at Island Park, 8 inches in Malad, 4 inches in Soda Springs, 4 inches in Rexburg, 3 inches on the Pocatello benches. Although snow amounts were light in the 1 to 3 inch range in the Lower Snake River Plain, strong winds in excess of 30 mph caused the shutdown of interstate 86 between American Falls and Pocatello on the morning of the 14th.
Event by event
6 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy Snow, Caribou Highlands
- When
- December 13, 8:00 AM MST to December 14, 12:00 PM MST
- Where
- Caribou Highlands forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
Heavy Snow, Lost River / Pahsimeroi
- When
- December 13, 8:00 AM MST to December 14, 12:00 PM MST
- Where
- Lost River / Pahsimeroi forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
Heavy Snow, Sawtooth Mountains
- When
- December 13, 8:00 AM MST to December 14, 12:00 PM MST
- Where
- Sawtooth Mountains forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
Heavy Snow, South Central Highlands
- When
- December 13, 8:00 AM MST to December 14, 12:00 PM MST
- Where
- South Central Highlands forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
Heavy Snow, Upper Snake Highlands
- When
- December 13, 8:00 AM MST to December 14, 12:00 PM MST
- Where
- Upper Snake 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 Flash Flooding in Mississippi, December 13 to 14, 2001
- High Wind in Washington, December 13 to 14, 2001
- Tornado in Louisiana, December 13, 2001
- Flash Flooding and Damaging Wind in Louisiana, December 13, 2001
- Tornado in Louisiana, December 13, 2001
- High Wind in Oregon, December 13, 2001
- Lightning Strike in Louisiana, December 13, 2001
- Winter Storm and Heavy Snow in California, December 13 to 14, 2001
- Heavy Snow in California, December 13 to 14, 2001
- Heavy Snow in Idaho, December 13 to 14, 2001
- Flash Flooding in Arkansas, December 13, 2001
- Flash Flooding in Arkansas, December 13, 2001
More
Every storm in Idaho in 2001Every state in 2001This day in weather historyWarnings in Idaho, December 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: 5273396, 5273397, 5273398, 5273399, 5273400, 5273401.