Heavy Snow, Big and Little Wood River Region
- When
- November 16, 5:00 PM MST to November 17, 12:00 PM MST
- Where
- Big and Little Wood River Region forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Heavy Snow in Idaho, November 16 to 17, 2003
Heavy snow fell in the mountain zones of southeast Idaho as a strong Pacific storm system moved through the region. Snowfall amounts of 1 to 2 feet above 6500 feet were common at SNOTEL sites with 21 inches at the White Elephant site at 7700 feet.
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.
What happened
The episode as NWS PIH wrote it up.
Heavy snow fell in the mountain zones of southeast Idaho as a strong Pacific storm system moved through the region. Snowfall amounts of 1 to 2 feet above 6500 feet were common at SNOTEL sites with 21 inches at the White Elephant site at 7700 feet. 16 inches fell at the Galena SNOTEL at 7400 feet. 18 inches were recorded at Bostetter SNOTEL at 7500 feet and 13 inches at Magic Mountain at 6900 feet. Sedgewick Peak at 7900 feet carried 14 inches. Reports from human spotters were 10 inches at Driggs, 6 inches at Sun Valley, and 11 inches at Macks Inn.
Event by event
5 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy Snow, Caribou Highlands
- When
- November 16, 5:00 PM MST to November 17, 12:00 PM MST
- Where
- Caribou Highlands forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Heavy Snow, Lost River / Pahsimeroi
- When
- November 16, 5:00 PM MST to November 17, 12:00 PM MST
- Where
- Lost River / Pahsimeroi forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Heavy Snow, Sawtooth Mountains
- When
- November 16, 5:00 PM MST to November 17, 12:00 PM MST
- Where
- Sawtooth Mountains forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Heavy Snow, Upper Snake Highlands
- When
- November 16, 5:00 PM MST to November 17, 12:00 PM MST
- Where
- Upper Snake Highlands forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
What these are
- Heavy Snow
- Snowfall reaching the local warning threshold without the other hazards of a winter storm.
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The same day elsewhere
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Texas, November 16 to 18, 2003
- Dense Fog in Kansas, November 16, 2003
- Dense Fog in California, November 16, 2003
- Heavy Snow in Utah, November 16 to 17, 2003
- Winter Storm in Montana, November 16 to 17, 2003
- Heavy Rain in U.S. Virgin Islands, November 16 to 18, 2003
- Heavy Snow in Idaho, November 16 to 17, 2003
- Flash Flood and Heavy Rain in Texas, November 16, 2003
- Heavy Snow in Washington, November 16 to 17, 2003
- High Wind in Oregon, November 16, 2003
- Winter Storm in Idaho, November 16 to 17, 2003
- Winter Storm in Montana, November 16 to 17, 2003
More
Every storm in Idaho in 2003Every state in 2003This day in weather historyWarnings in Idaho, November 2003
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: 5335483, 5335484, 5335485, 5335486, 5335487.