Idaho, 2009Heavy Snow in Idaho, February 26, 2009
February 26, 2009 · NWS PIH · 4 events in 4 counties and zones
Nine to 12 inches of snow fell in the Central Mountains and Upper Snake Highlands.
- 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.
Nine to 12 inches of snow fell in the Central Mountains and Upper Snake Highlands.
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Pocatello, ID wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Feb 25, 8:23 PM MST, 3 hours 37 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 25, 8:23 PM MST, 3 hours 37 minutes before
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</html>Heavy Snow, Sawtooth Mountains
- When
- February 26, 12:00 AM MST to 9:01 PM MST
- Where
- Sawtooth Mountains forecast zone
- Reported by
- SNOTEL
Nine inches of snow fell at the Mill Creek SNOTEL. 10 inches of snow fell at Smiley Mountain, and 11 inches fell at Bear Canyon.
Heavy Snow, Upper Snake Highlands
- When
- February 26, 12:00 AM MST to 9:00 PM MST
- Where
- Upper Snake Highlands forecast zone
- Reported by
- SNOTEL
Nine inches of snow fell at the White Elephant SNOTEL.
Heavy Snow, Lost River / Pahsimeroi
- When
- February 26, 12:00 AM MST to 9:01 PM MST
- Where
- Lost River / Pahsimeroi forecast zone
- Reported by
- SNOTEL
The Hilts Creek SNOTEL reported 12 inches of snow. The Moonshine SNOTEL reported 9 inches of snow.
Heavy Snow, Big and Little Wood River Region
- When
- February 26, 12:00 AM MST to 9:00 PM MST
- Where
- Big and Little Wood River Region forecast zone
- Reported by
- SNOTEL
Fourteen inches of snow fell at the Vienna Mine SNOTEL. Other SNOTEL amounts were 11 inches at Lost Wood Divide, 10 inches at Garfield Ranger Station, 11 inches at Galena Summit, 9 inches at Galena Lodge, and 9 inches at Dollarhide.
- 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.
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