Winter Storm, Upper Snake Highlands
- When
- January 28, 4:00 AM MST to 6:00 PM MST
- Where
- Upper Snake Highlands forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
Winter Storm in Idaho, January 28, 2004
Localized heavy snow fell in the Upper Snake Highlands. Strong winds accompanied the snow with extensive drifting.
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
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.
Localized heavy snow fell in the Upper Snake Highlands. Strong winds accompanied the snow with extensive drifting. Reports were 9 inches in victor, 10 inches in Swan Valley, 3 inches in Palisades, 3 inches in Island Park, 4 inches in Tetonia
Event by event
1 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
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
- Cold in Illinois, January 28 to 29, 2004
- Heavy Snow in New York, January 28 to 31, 2004
- Heavy Snow in Pennsylvania, January 28, 2004
- Cold in Nebraska, January 28, 2004
- Winter Storm and Heavy Snow in New York, January 28, 2004
- Winter Storm in New York, January 28, 2004
- Cold in Iowa, January 28, 2004
- Heavy Snow in Connecticut, January 28, 2004
- High Wind in North Carolina, January 28, 2004
- Winter Storm in Vermont, January 28, 2004
- Winter Storm in Michigan, January 28 to 31, 2004
- Winter Storm in Massachusetts, January 28, 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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5384278.