Heavy Snow, Big and Little Wood River Region
- When
- January 8, 5:00 AM MST to January 9, 5:00 AM MST
- Where
- Big and Little Wood River Region forecast zone
- Reported by
- Mesonet
Twelve inches of snow was recorded at the Galena Summit SNOTEL site.
Heavy Snow in Idaho, January 8 to 9, 2008
Heavy snow fell in the central mountains and southeast highlands of Idaho. Amounts from one to as high as three feet were common.
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.
Heavy snow fell in the central mountains and southeast highlands of Idaho. Amounts from one to as high as three feet were common.
Event by event
4 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy Snow, South Central Highlands
- When
- January 8, 11:00 AM MST to January 9, 5:00 AM MST
- Where
- South Central Highlands forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
A spotter reported 13 inches of snow in Holbrook. SNOTEL amounts were 17 inches at Bostetter, 38 inches at Howell Canyon and 12 inches at Oxford Springs.
Heavy Snow, Caribou Highlands
- When
- January 8, 11:00 AM MST to January 9, 5:00 AM MST
- Where
- Caribou Highlands forecast zone
- Reported by
- Mesonet
The Sedgewick Peak SNOTEL recorded 12 inches of snow.
Heavy Snow, Wasatch Mountains/Iadho Portion
- When
- January 8, 12:00 PM MST to January 9, 8:00 AM MST
- Where
- Wasatch Mountains/Iadho Portion forecast zone
- Reported by
- Mesonet
Fourteen inches of snow were recorded at both the Emigrant Summit and Franklin Basin SNOTEL sites.
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
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in Indiana, January 8 to 11, 2008
- Tornadoes and Hail in Arkansas, January 8, 2008
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in Illinois, January 8 to 11, 2008
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in Indiana, January 8 to 10, 2008
- Flooding in Indiana, January 8 to 23, 2008
- Tornadoes and Hail in Mississippi, January 8, 2008
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Tennessee, January 8, 2008
- Tornadoes and Hail in Arkansas, January 8, 2008
- Tornado and Flood in Missouri, January 8, 2008
- High Wind and Strong Wind in Kentucky, January 8 to 9, 2008
- Lightning Strike and Strong Wind in Texas, January 8, 2008
- Flash Flooding in Indiana, January 8 to 9, 2008
More
Every storm in Idaho in 2008Every state in 2008This day in weather historyWarnings in Idaho, January 2008
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: 78857, 78849, 78850, 78854.