Heavy Snow, Southern Twin Falls County
- When
- December 21, 10:00 PM MST to December 22, 10:00 AM MST
- Where
- Southern Twin Falls County forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 42.356, -114.667 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow in Idaho, December 21 to 22, 2006
Vigorous Wave Action in the Rear of a Quasi Stationary Front Lying over Eastern Oregon and Southwest Idaho and Strong Moisture Advection Spread Heavy Snow Across Southern Idaho into Twin Falls County. 4 to 6 Inches of Snow Fell from Twin Falls to Rogerson on the 22nd.
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
- 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 BOI wrote it up.
Vigorous Wave Action in the Rear of a Quasi Stationary Front Lying over Eastern Oregon and Southwest Idaho and Strong Moisture Advection Spread Heavy Snow Across Southern Idaho into Twin Falls County. 4 to 6 Inches of Snow Fell from Twin Falls to Rogerson on the 22nd.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
1 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
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
- Ice Storm and Heavy Snow in Nevada, December 21 to 22, 2006
- Avalanche in Colorado, December 21, 2006
- Flash Flooding in Mississippi, December 21 to 22, 2006
- Dense Fog in Wisconsin, December 21 to 22, 2006
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Texas, December 21, 2006
- High Surf in Hawaii, December 21 to 25, 2006
- Tornado and Flash Flooding in Louisiana, December 21, 2006
- Heavy Snow in California, December 21 to 22, 2006
- Winter Weather in Michigan, December 21 to 22, 2006
- Hail in Louisiana, December 21, 2006
- Heavy Snow in California, December 21 to 22, 2006
- Hail in Texas, December 21, 2006
More
Every storm in Idaho in 2006Every state in 2006This day in weather historyWarnings in Idaho, December 2006
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: 6524.