Heavy Snow, Western Magic Valley
- When
- January 20, 5:00 PM MST to 8:00 PM MST
- Where
- Western Magic Valley forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 42.672, -114.581 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow in Idaho, January 20, 2002
Bands of snow aligned with the Magic Valley dropped 3 to 6 inches of snow in the Western Magic Valley and Southern Twin Falls County on the evening of the 21st.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 2 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 2
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 BOI wrote it up.
Bands of snow aligned with the Magic Valley dropped 3 to 6 inches of snow in the Western Magic Valley and Southern Twin Falls County on the evening of the 21st.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
2 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy Snow, Southern Twin Falls County
- When
- January 20, 5:00 PM MST to 8:00 PM MST
- Where
- Southern Twin Falls County forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 42.356, -114.667 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
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
- High Wind in Wyoming, January 20 to 21, 2002
- High Wind in Washington, January 20, 2002
- Dense Fog in Florida, January 20, 2002
- High Wind in Montana, January 20, 2002
- High Wind in Colorado, January 20 to 21, 2002
- Winter Storm in Wyoming, January 20 to 22, 2002
- Winter Storm in New York, January 20, 2002
- Frost and Freeze in North Carolina, January 20, 2002
- High Surf in Hawaii, January 20 to 24, 2002
- Heavy Rain in Hawaii, January 20, 2002
- Frost and Freeze in North Carolina, January 20, 2002
- High Wind in Montana, January 20, 2002
More
Every storm in Idaho in 2002Every state in 2002This day in weather historyWarnings in Idaho, January 2002
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: 5280081, 5280082.