Heavy Snow, Eastern Lemhi County
- When
- May 27, 8:00 AM MST to May 28, 8:00 AM MST
- Where
- Eastern Lemhi County forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 44.943, -113.933 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow in Idaho, May 27 to 28, 2006
Late season spring snow storm brought widespread snow to the higher elevations of the Clearwater Mountains and Lemhi County of North Central Idaho. Snowfall ranged from 5 to 7 inches.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 8 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- 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
- 8
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 MSO wrote it up.
Late season spring snow storm brought widespread snow to the higher elevations of the Clearwater Mountains and Lemhi County of North Central Idaho. Snowfall ranged from 5 to 7 inches. Mountain Meadows in the Southern Clearwater Mountains received 13 inches of new snow.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
8 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy Snow, Northern Clearwater Mountains
- When
- May 27, 8:00 AM MST to May 28, 8:00 AM MST
- Where
- Northern Clearwater Mountains forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 46.674, -115.657 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Southern Clearwater Mountains
- When
- May 27, 8:00 AM MST to May 28, 8:00 AM MST
- Where
- Southern Clearwater Mountains forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 45.844, -115.467 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Western Lemhi County
- When
- May 27, 8:00 AM MST to May 28, 8:00 AM MST
- Where
- Western Lemhi County forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 44.943, -113.933 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Eastern Lemhi County
- When
- May 27, 8:00 AM MST to May 28, 8:00 AM MST
- Where
- Eastern Lemhi County forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 44.943, -113.933 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Northern Clearwater Mountains
- When
- May 27, 8:00 AM MST to May 28, 8:00 AM MST
- Where
- Northern Clearwater Mountains forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 46.674, -115.657 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Southern Clearwater Mountains
- When
- May 27, 8:00 AM MST to May 28, 8:00 AM MST
- Where
- Southern Clearwater Mountains forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 45.844, -115.467 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Western Lemhi County
- When
- May 27, 8:00 AM MST to May 28, 8:00 AM MST
- Where
- Western Lemhi County forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 44.943, -113.933 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
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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- Damaging Wind in North Dakota, May 27, 2006
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- Hail and Damaging Wind in South Carolina, May 27, 2006
- Hail in Nebraska, May 27, 2006
- Damaging Wind in Tennessee, May 27, 2006
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Illinois, May 27, 2006
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Iowa, May 27, 2006
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: 5510130, 5510131, 5510132, 5510133, 5510134, 5510135, 5510136, 5510137.