Idaho, 2008

Heavy Snow in Idaho, March 26 to 27, 2008

March 26 to 27, 2008 · NWS MSO · 1 event in 1 county or zone

On March 26 and 27, a winter weather system moved east across the Northern Clearwater Mountains and produced heavy snowfall.

Where it happened

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  • Cold
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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 MSO wrote it up.

On March 26 and 27, a winter weather system moved east across the Northern Clearwater Mountains and produced heavy snowfall.

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Event by event

1 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.

Heavy Snow, Northern Clearwater Mountains

When
March 26, 11:00 PM PST to March 27, 5:00 PM PST
Where
Northern Clearwater Mountains forecast zone
Reported by
COOP Observer
Coordinates
46.674, -115.657 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

COOP observers in Pierce and Headquarters reported between 6.6 and 9.4 inches of new snow respectively.

What these are

Heavy Snow
Snowfall reaching the local warning threshold without the other hazards of a winter storm.

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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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 79401.