Idaho, 2011

Heavy Snow in Idaho, January 24 to 25, 2011

January 24 to 25, 2011 · NWS PIH · 1 event in 1 county or zone

A weak upper level system brough localized heavy snow in the Pocatello metro area with 5 to 7 inches reported throughout the Pocatello area. The timing of the snow which the majority fell between 4 am and 7 am on the 25th caused a two hour delay in the Pocatello/Chubbuck local school district 25 and several private schools in Pocatello to be closed.

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 PIH wrote it up.

A weak upper level system brough localized heavy snow in the Pocatello metro area with 5 to 7 inches reported throughout the Pocatello area. The timing of the snow which the majority fell between 4 am and 7 am on the 25th caused a two hour delay in the Pocatello/Chubbuck local school district 25 and several private schools in Pocatello to be closed. National Weather Service employees reported 6.5 inches in West Chubbuck and 6.0 inches in East Pocatello. 3 inches fell in American Falls.

Event by event

1 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.

Heavy Snow, Lower Snake River Plain

When
January 24, 8:00 PM MST to January 25, 10:00 AM MST
Where
Lower Snake River Plain forecast zone
Reported by
NWS Employee

A weak upper level system brough localized heavy snow in the Pocatello metro area with 5 to 7 inches reported throughout the Pocatello area. The timing of the snow which the majority fell between 4 am and 7 am on the 25th caused a two hour delay in the Pocatello/Chubbuck local school district 25 and several private schools in Pocatello to be closed. National Weather Service employees reported 6.5 inches in West Chubbuck and 6.0 inches in East Pocatello. 3 inches fell in American Falls.

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

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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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 278223.