A low pressure center moving across far northern Idaho brought a sustained period of westerly flow into the central panhandle mountains causing heavy snowfall amounts above 3000 feet. 8".
Every event with a place to put it; 1 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
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.
The episode as NWS OTX wrote it up.
A low pressure center moving across far northern Idaho brought a sustained period of westerly flow into the central panhandle mountains causing heavy snowfall amounts above 3000 feet. The following is a tally of snowfall totals with this storm: Mica Creek SNOTEL (elev 4750')...12", Lost Lake SNOTEL (elev 6100')...11.2", and the Silver Mountain Ski Area...8".
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 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, November 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: 5272703.