Idaho, 2006

Heavy Snow in Idaho, December 21 to 22, 2006

December 21 to 22, 2006 · NWS PIH · 1 event in 1 county or zone

A late December storm brought heavy snow to the Eastern Magic Valley. Some amounts were 7 to 8 inches 7 miles south of Burley.

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 late December storm brought heavy snow to the Eastern Magic Valley. Some amounts were 7 to 8 inches 7 miles south of Burley. 6 inches were recorded in Paul, Burley and Rupert.

Event by event

1 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.

Heavy Snow, Eastern Magic Valley

When
December 21, 11:00 PM MST to December 22, 9:00 AM MST
Where
Eastern Magic Valley forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter

A winter storm brought heavy snow to the Eastern Magic Valley. Amounts were 7 to 8 inches seven miles south of Burley and 6 inches in Rupert, Burley and Paul.

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

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: 8856.