Idaho, 2005

Heavy Snow in Idaho, December 1 to 2, 2005

December 1 to 2, 2005 · NWS PIH · 10 events in 10 counties and zones

A powerful storm brought heavy snow to nearly all of southeastern Idaho. Heaviest amounts were 12 inches in Shoshone, 10 inches in Rupert, 10 inches 5 miles west of Moreland, 8 inches in Burley, 10 inches in Stanley, 8 inches in Sun Valley, 8 inches in Richfield, 6 inches in Malad, 15 inches 5 miles north of Ketchum, 16 inches in Ketchum, 20 inches at Pomerelle Ski Resort, 9 inches at Island…

The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
10

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 storm brought heavy snow to nearly all of southeastern Idaho. Heaviest amounts were 12 inches in Shoshone, 10 inches in Rupert, 10 inches 5 miles west of Moreland, 8 inches in Burley, 10 inches in Stanley, 8 inches in Sun Valley, 8 inches in Richfield, 6 inches in Malad, 15 inches 5 miles north of Ketchum, 16 inches in Ketchum, 20 inches at Pomerelle Ski Resort, 9 inches at Island Park, 15 inches at Howell Canyon, 9 inches at Oxford Springs, 12 inches at Vienna Mine, 16 inches north of Hailey and 9 inches at Dollarhide.

Event by event

10 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.

Heavy Snow, Big and Little Wood River Region

When
December 1, 8:00 AM MST to December 2, 4:00 AM MST
Where
Big and Little Wood River Region forecast zone
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER

Heavy Snow, Caribou Highlands

When
December 1, 8:00 AM MST to December 2, 4:00 AM MST
Where
Caribou Highlands forecast zone
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER

Heavy Snow, E Branklin/Bear Lake

When
December 1, 8:00 AM MST to December 2, 4:00 AM MST
Where
E Branklin/Bear Lake forecast zone
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER

Heavy Snow, Eastern Magic Valley

When
December 1, 8:00 AM MST to December 2, 4:00 AM MST
Where
Eastern Magic Valley forecast zone
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER

Heavy Snow, Lost River / Pahsimeroi

When
December 1, 8:00 AM MST to December 2, 4:00 AM MST
Where
Lost River / Pahsimeroi forecast zone
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER

Heavy Snow, Lower Snake River Plain

When
December 1, 8:00 AM MST to December 2, 4:00 AM MST
Where
Lower Snake River Plain forecast zone
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER

Heavy Snow, Sawtooth Mountains

When
December 1, 8:00 AM MST to December 2, 4:00 AM MST
Where
Sawtooth Mountains forecast zone
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER

Heavy Snow, South Central Highlands

When
December 1, 8:00 AM MST to December 2, 4:00 AM MST
Where
South Central Highlands forecast zone
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER

Heavy Snow, Upper Snake Highlands

When
December 1, 8:00 AM MST to December 2, 4:00 AM MST
Where
Upper Snake Highlands forecast zone
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER

Heavy Snow, Upper Snake River Plain

When
December 1, 8:00 AM MST to December 2, 4:00 AM 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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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: 5483194, 5483195, 5483196, 5483197, 5483198, 5483199, 5483200, 5483201, 5483202, 5483203.