A winter storm brought heavy snow to north central and portions of southeast Idaho above 3000 feet. Snowfall totals ranged from 7 inches in the lower elevations to 20 inches in the higher mountains.
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The episode as NWS MSO wrote it up.
A winter storm brought heavy snow to north central and portions of southeast Idaho above 3000 feet. Snowfall totals ranged from 7 inches in the lower elevations to 20 inches in the higher mountains. Some 24 hour snowfall totals were 19 inches at Elk Butte, 17 inches at Hemlock Butte, and 10 inches at Cool Creek in the Clearwater Mountains. At the lower elevations, Pierce and Headquarters received 7 inches. In Lemhi County, Meadow Lake received 11 inches.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
3 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: 5272609, 5272610, 5272611.