Winter Storm, Lower Snake River Plain
- When
- November 26, 8:00 AM MST to 11:00 PM MST
- Where
- Lower Snake River Plain forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
Winter Storm in Idaho, November 26, 2005
A localized winter storm brought heavy snow to the Pocatello area. Snowfall amounts increased rapidly from west to east with amounts of around 4 inches at the NWS office at the airport increasing to 6 to 8 inches in Chubbuck with amounts of 10 to 14 inches in downtown Pocatello and the benches east of the city.
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.
A localized winter storm brought heavy snow to the Pocatello area. Snowfall amounts increased rapidly from west to east with amounts of around 4 inches at the NWS office at the airport increasing to 6 to 8 inches in Chubbuck with amounts of 10 to 14 inches in downtown Pocatello and the benches east of the city. A slow moving upper trof combined with localized convergence contributed to the heavy snowfall in Pocatello. Snowfall amounts decreased rapidly as you moved away from Pocatello. Wind speeds of 20 to 30 mph contributed extensive blowing and drifting snow as well.
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
- Heavy Snow and High Wind in Utah, November 26 to 27, 2005
- Heavy Snow in Montana, November 26 to 27, 2005
- High Wind and Strong Wind in California, November 26 to 27, 2005
- High Wind in Texas, November 26 to 28, 2005
- Winter Storm in Colorado, November 26 to 27, 2005
- Winter Storm in Wyoming, November 26 to 28, 2005
- Winter Storm in Montana, November 26 to 27, 2005
- Winter Weather in Colorado, November 26 to 27, 2005
- Heavy Snow in Alaska, November 26, 2005
- Winter Weather in Colorado, November 26 to 27, 2005
- Marine Thunderstorm Wind in Gulf of Mexico, November 26, 2005
- Winter Weather in Colorado, November 26 to 27, 2005
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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5480031.