Heavy Snow, Big and Little Wood River Region
- When
- December 6, 11:59 PM MST to December 7, 11:59 PM MST
- Where
- Big and Little Wood River Region forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
Heavy Snow in Idaho, December 6 to 7, 2004
A powerful and moist Pacific storm system brought heavy snow to a large part of southeastern Idaho. Some of the heavier amounts were: 10 inches at Craters of the Moon National Monument, 12 inches at Arco, 10 inches at Hailey, 15 inches at Galena Lodge, 6 inches at Picabo, 8 inches at Moore, 18 inches at Island Park, 11 inches at Sedgewick Peak, 9 inches at Mill Creek, 15 inches at Crab Creek, 12…
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 6
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 powerful and moist Pacific storm system brought heavy snow to a large part of southeastern Idaho. Some of the heavier amounts were: 10 inches at Craters of the Moon National Monument, 12 inches at Arco, 10 inches at Hailey, 15 inches at Galena Lodge, 6 inches at Picabo, 8 inches at Moore, 18 inches at Island Park, 11 inches at Sedgewick Peak, 9 inches at Mill Creek, 15 inches at Crab Creek, 12 inches at Bear Canyon, and 16 inches at Lost Wood Divide.
Event by event
6 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy Snow, Caribou Highlands
- When
- December 6, 11:59 PM MST to December 7, 11:59 PM MST
- Where
- Caribou Highlands forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
Heavy Snow, Lost River / Pahsimeroi
- When
- December 6, 11:59 PM MST to December 7, 11:59 PM MST
- Where
- Lost River / Pahsimeroi forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
Heavy Snow, Sawtooth Mountains
- When
- December 6, 11:59 PM MST to December 7, 11:59 PM MST
- Where
- Sawtooth Mountains forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
Heavy Snow, Upper Snake Highlands
- When
- December 6, 11:59 PM MST to December 7, 11:59 PM MST
- Where
- Upper Snake Highlands forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
Heavy Snow, Upper Snake River Plain
- When
- December 6, 11:59 PM MST to December 7, 11:59 PM MST
- Where
- Upper Snake River Plain 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
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- Heavy Snow in Oregon, December 6 to 8, 2004
- Heavy Snow in Utah, December 6 to 9, 2004
- Dense Fog in Wisconsin, December 6 to 7, 2004
More
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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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5430286, 5430287, 5430288, 5430289, 5430290, 5430291.