Heavy Snow, Big and Little Wood River Region
- When
- January 11, 5:00 AM MST to January 12, 5:00 AM MST
- Where
- Big and Little Wood River Region forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
Heavy Snow in Idaho, January 11 to 12, 2001
A strong winter storm brought heavy snow to the central, southern, and eastern mountains of Idaho. 10 to 20 inches were reported at many locations above 6500 feet in the central mountains with 8 inches in the city of Hailey.
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 7
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.
A strong winter storm brought heavy snow to the central, southern, and eastern mountains of Idaho. 10 to 20 inches were reported at many locations above 6500 feet in the central mountains with 8 inches in the city of Hailey. 6 inches were reported at Macks Inn and Island Park in the eastern mountains. 7.5 inches were reported at the Bostetter Ranger Station in the southern mountains at 7500 feet.
Event by event
7 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy Snow, Lost River / Pahsimeroi
- When
- January 11, 5:00 AM MST to January 12, 5:00 AM MST
- Where
- Lost River / Pahsimeroi forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
Heavy Snow, Sawtooth Mountains
- When
- January 11, 5:00 AM MST to January 12, 5:00 AM MST
- Where
- Sawtooth Mountains forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
Heavy Snow, South Central Highlands
- When
- January 11, 5:00 AM MST to January 12, 5:00 AM MST
- Where
- South Central Highlands forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
Heavy Snow, Upper Snake Highlands
- When
- January 11, 5:00 AM MST to January 12, 5:00 AM MST
- Where
- Upper Snake Highlands forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
Heavy Snow, Sawtooth Mountains
- When
- January 11, 5:00 AM MST to January 12, 5:00 AM MST
- Where
- Sawtooth Mountains forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
Heavy Snow, Sawtooth Mountains
- When
- January 11, 5:00 AM MST to January 12, 5:00 AM MST
- Where
- Sawtooth Mountains 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 California, January 11, 2001
- Dense Fog in Oklahoma, January 11, 2001
- Flood in California, January 11, 2001
- Dense Fog in Texas, January 11, 2001
- Winter Storm in Arizona, January 11 to 12, 2001
- High Surf in Hawaii, January 11 to 14, 2001
- Winter Storm in Colorado, January 11 to 13, 2001
- Heavy Snow and High Wind in Alaska, January 11 to 12, 2001
- Frost and Freeze in Florida, January 11, 2001
- Heavy Snow in Nevada, January 11, 2001
- Winter Storm in Utah, January 11 to 13, 2001
- Heavy Snow in Idaho, January 11 to 12, 2001
More
Every storm in Idaho in 2001Every state in 2001This day in weather historyWarnings in Idaho, January 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: 5229193, 5229194, 5229195, 5229196, 5229197, 5229198, 5229199.