Idaho, 2007

Heavy Snow in Idaho, January 3 to 4, 2007

January 3 to 4, 2007 · NWS PIH · 4 events in 4 counties and zones

A moist Pacific storm system brought heavy snowfall to the mountains of southeast Idaho. Some of the heavier snow amounts were: 14 inches at Mill Creek Summit, 17 inches at Black Bear, 13 inches at Howell Canyon, 12 inches at Dollarhide, 12 inches at Galena Summit, and 11 inches at Vienna Mine.

The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
4

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 moist Pacific storm system brought heavy snowfall to the mountains of southeast Idaho. Some of the heavier snow amounts were: 14 inches at Mill Creek Summit, 17 inches at Black Bear, 13 inches at Howell Canyon, 12 inches at Dollarhide, 12 inches at Galena Summit, and 11 inches at Vienna Mine.

Event by event

4 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.

Heavy Snow, Sawtooth Mountains

When
January 3, 5:00 AM MST to January 4, 9:00 AM MST
Where
Sawtooth Mountains forecast zone
Reported by
Mesonet

Fourteen inches of snow fell at Mill Creek Summit with 12 inches at Galena Summit and 11 inches at Vienna Mine.

Heavy Snow, Upper Snake Highlands

When
January 3, 5:00 AM MST to January 4, 9:00 AM MST
Where
Upper Snake Highlands forecast zone
Reported by
Mesonet

Seventeen inches of snow fell at Black Bear SNOTEL.

Heavy Snow, South Central Highlands

When
January 3, 5:00 AM MST to January 4, 9:00 AM MST
Where
South Central Highlands forecast zone
Reported by
Mesonet

Thirteen inches of snow fell at the Howell Canyon SNOTEL.

Heavy Snow, Big and Little Wood River Region

When
January 3, 5:00 AM MST to January 4, 9:00 AM MST
Where
Big and Little Wood River Region forecast zone
Reported by
Mesonet

Twelve inches fo snow fell at the Dollarhide SNOTEL.

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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 10671, 10672, 10673, 10675.