Heavy Snow, Big and Little Wood River Region
- When
- December 18, 5:00 PM MST to December 19, 9:00 AM MST
- Where
- Big and Little Wood River Region forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
Heavy Snow in Idaho, December 18 to 19, 2001
Heavy snow fell in the central and eastern mountains with 9 inches at Island Park, 8 inches at Galena Lodge, 6 inches at Macks Inn, 6 inches at Pebble Creek Ski Resort
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 in the central and eastern mountains with 9 inches at Island Park, 8 inches at Galena Lodge, 6 inches at Macks Inn, 6 inches at Pebble Creek Ski Resort
Event by event
3 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy Snow, Caribou Highlands
- When
- December 18, 5:00 PM MST to December 19, 9:00 AM MST
- Where
- Caribou Highlands forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
Heavy Snow, Upper Snake Highlands
- When
- December 18, 5:00 PM MST to December 19, 9:00 AM 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
- Flooding in Indiana, December 18 to 27, 2001
- Dense Fog in Kentucky, December 18, 2001
- Flooding in Illinois, December 18 to 24, 2001
- Dense Fog in California, December 18 to 19, 2001
- Dense Fog in California, December 18, 2001
- Heavy Snow in Idaho, December 18 to 19, 2001
- Heavy Snow in Alaska, December 18, 2001
- Flood in Indiana, December 18 to 31, 2001
- High Wind in North Carolina, December 18, 2001
- Marine Thunderstorm Wind in North Atlantic Coastal Waters, December 18, 2001
- High Wind in New Jersey, December 18, 2001
- Marine Thunderstorm Wind in North Atlantic Coastal Waters, December 18, 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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5273408, 5273409, 5273410.