Heavy Snow, West Central Mountains
- When
- February 25, 11:00 PM MST to February 26, 5:00 AM MST
- Where
- West Central Mountains forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 44.543, -116.300 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow in Idaho, February 25 to 26, 2004
A vigorous Pacific storm system that moved eastward into Idaho from Eastern Oregon during the late afternoon and across Southwestern Idaho during the night left behind heavy snow in the Westcentral and Boise Mountains of Idaho. Snow Fall amounts of five to 10 inches with up to a foot or more in the higher elevation were common across the area.
Where it happened
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- 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.
A vigorous Pacific storm system that moved eastward into Idaho from Eastern Oregon during the late afternoon and across Southwestern Idaho during the night left behind heavy snow in the Westcentral and Boise Mountains of Idaho. Snow Fall amounts of five to 10 inches with up to a foot or more in the higher elevation were common across the area.
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, Boise Mountains
- When
- February 25, 11:00 PM MST to February 26, 6:00 AM MST
- Where
- Boise Mountains forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 43.602, -115.335 (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
- Strong Wind in Georgia, February 25 to 26, 2004
- Flood in California, February 25, 2004
- Flood in California, February 25, 2004
- Flash Flooding and High Wind in California, February 25 to 26, 2004
- Strong Wind in California, February 25, 2004
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Mississippi, February 25, 2004
- Strong Wind in Texas, February 25, 2004
- Strong Wind in California, February 25, 2004
- High Wind in Oregon, February 25, 2004
- Flash Flooding and Winter Storm in California, February 25 to 26, 2004
- Heavy Snow in Idaho, February 25 to 26, 2004
- Dense Fog in Wisconsin, February 25, 2004
More
Every storm in Idaho in 2004Every state in 2004This day in weather historyWarnings in Idaho, February 2004
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: 5384579, 5384580.