Idaho, 2009

Heavy Snow in Idaho, February 16 to 17, 2009

February 16 to 17, 2009 · NWS PIH · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

Eleven to 14 inches of snow fell in the extreme southeast portion of Idaho.

The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
2

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.

Eleven to 14 inches of snow fell in the extreme southeast portion of Idaho.

Event by event

2 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.

Heavy Snow, South Central Highlands

When
February 16, 10:00 PM MST to February 17, 3:00 PM MST
Where
South Central Highlands forecast zone
Reported by
SNOTEL

The Magic Mountain SNOTEL reported 14 inches of snow and the Bostetter Ranger Station SNOTEL carried 9 inches.

Heavy Snow, Wasatch Mountains/Iadho Portion

When
February 16, 11:00 PM MST to February 17, 2:00 PM MST
Where
Wasatch Mountains/Iadho Portion forecast zone
Reported by
SNOTEL

Eleven inches of snow fell at the Franklin Basin SNOTEL and 14 inches fell at the Emigrant Summit 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

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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 154450, 154448.