Winter Storm, Big and Little Wood River Region
- When
- January 24, 5:00 PM MST to January 25, 9:00 AM MST
- Where
- Big and Little Wood River Region forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
Winter Storm in Idaho, January 24 to 25, 2004
A winter storm brought localized blizzard conditions to the Snake River Plain. Snow amounts were not heavy with generally 2 to 4 inches of snow from American Falls to Rexburg but the winds in excess of 25 miles per hour caused interstate 84 to be closed at 11 pm and interstate 86 to be closed from the Salt Lake interchange to American Falls at 2 am.
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 8
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 winter storm brought localized blizzard conditions to the Snake River Plain. Snow amounts were not heavy with generally 2 to 4 inches of snow from American Falls to Rexburg but the winds in excess of 25 miles per hour caused interstate 84 to be closed at 11 pm and interstate 86 to be closed from the Salt Lake interchange to American Falls at 2 am. The only heavy snow was reported at Island Park with 12 inches. 6 inches fell at Galena, 3 inches in Blackfoot, 2 inches in Rexburg and Rigby and 1 inch at Malad.
Event by event
8 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Storm, Lower Snake River Plain
- When
- January 24, 5:00 PM MST to January 25, 9:00 AM MST
- Where
- Lower Snake River Plain forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
Winter Storm, Sawtooth Mountains
- When
- January 24, 5:00 PM MST to January 25, 9:00 AM MST
- Where
- Sawtooth Mountains forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
Winter Storm, South Central Highlands
- When
- January 24, 5:00 PM MST to January 25, 9:00 AM MST
- Where
- South Central Highlands forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
Winter Storm, Upper Snake Highlands
- When
- January 24, 5:00 PM MST to January 25, 9:00 AM MST
- Where
- Upper Snake Highlands forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
Winter Storm, Upper Snake River Plain
- When
- January 24, 5:00 PM MST to January 25, 9:00 AM MST
- Where
- Upper Snake River Plain forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
Winter Storm, Sawtooth Mountains
- When
- January 24, 5:00 PM MST to January 25, 9:00 AM MST
- Where
- Sawtooth Mountains forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Winter Storm, Caribou Highlands
- When
- January 24, 5:00 PM MST to January 25, 9:00 AM MST
- Where
- Caribou Highlands forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
What these are
- Winter Storm
- A storm that brought snow, sleet or freezing rain at warning levels, usually over several hours or days.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Strong Wind in North Carolina, January 24, 2004
- Blizzard and High Wind in Alaska, January 24 to 27, 2004
- Winter Storm in Minnesota, January 24 to 26, 2004
- Winter Storm in North Dakota, January 24 to 25, 2004
- Winter Storm in Minnesota, January 24 to 26, 2004
- Winter Storm in North Dakota, January 24 to 26, 2004
- Cold in Maine, January 24 to 25, 2004
- Winter Weather in Washington, January 24, 2004
- Winter Storm in Montana, January 24 to 31, 2004
- Cold in New Hampshire, January 24 to 25, 2004
- Cold in Maine, January 24 to 27, 2004
- High Surf in Hawaii, January 24 to 25, 2004
More
Every storm in Idaho in 2004Every state in 2004This day in weather historyWarnings in Idaho, January 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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5384270, 5384271, 5384272, 5384273, 5384274, 5384275, 5384276, 5384277.