An upper level trough and associated surface cold front moved across North Central Idaho beginning on the evening of June 11 and continuing into the morning of June 12. This brought heavy snow accumulations throughout the area.
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The episode as NWS MSO wrote it up.
An upper level trough and associated surface cold front moved across North Central Idaho beginning on the evening of June 11 and continuing into the morning of June 12. This brought heavy snow accumulations throughout the area.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
2 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
Automated observation stations in this area reported storm total snowfall accumulations ranging from 4 inches at Elk Butte to 14 inches at Crater Meadows.
Automated observation stations in this areas reported heavy snowfall accumulations of 10 inches at Mountain Meadows and 12 inches at Savage Pass.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Idaho in 2008Every state in 2008This day in weather historyWarnings in Idaho, June 2008
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: 111127, 111129.