Heavy Snow, South Central Highlands
- When
- February 20, 12:00 AM MST to February 21, 6:00 AM MST
- Where
- South Central Highlands forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
Heavy Snow in Idaho, February 20 to 21, 2001
5 heavy snow, as filed by the National Weather Service.
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 5
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.
Event by event
5 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy Snow, Upper Snake Highlands
- When
- February 20, 12:00 AM MST to February 21, 6:00 AM MST
- Where
- Upper Snake Highlands forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
A heavy wet snowfall moved across southeastern Idaho. The heaviest snowfall was reported in Victor where 15 inches fell. 8 inches was recorded at Driggs with 6 inches at Galena Lodge. 10 to 14 inches fell at elevations above 6,000 feet in the southeastern mountains. 12 inches fell at elevations of 6,00 feet in the benches surrounding Pocatello. 4 inches fell in the city of Pocatello closing schools and causing several accidents and slideoffs within the city.
Heavy Snow, Big and Little Wood River Region
- When
- February 20, 12:00 AM MST to February 21, 6:00 AM MST
- Where
- Big and Little Wood River Region forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
Heavy Snow, Caribou Highlands
- When
- February 20, 12:00 AM MST to February 21, 6:00 AM MST
- Where
- Caribou Highlands forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
Heavy Snow, Lower Snake River Plain
- When
- February 20, 12:00 AM MST to February 21, 6:00 AM MST
- Where
- Lower Snake River Plain 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
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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: 5229710, 5229711, 5231714, 5231715, 5231716.