Heavy Snow, Central Panhandle Mountains
- When
- November 23, 8:00 AM PST to November 25, 9:00 AM PST
- Where
- Central Panhandle Mountains forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 47.265, -116.491 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow in Idaho, November 23 to 25, 2011
Over a two day period, light to moderate snow consistently fell over the Central Panhandle Mountains of Idaho. During the first 24 hours, snow was of the heavy wet consistency, attributed to a deep subtropical moisture fetch aimed into the region.
Where it happened
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- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
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 OTX wrote it up.
Over a two day period, light to moderate snow consistently fell over the Central Panhandle Mountains of Idaho. During the first 24 hours, snow was of the heavy wet consistency, attributed to a deep subtropical moisture fetch aimed into the region. A cold front moved through on the 24th and snow processes became more convective and orographically driven. Given the subtropical moisture tap in place, snow mainly fell above 5000 feet until the morning of the 24th when snow levels lowered near 4000 feet. Over the two-day period, snow amounts measured at area ski resorts ranged from 18 to 21 inches.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
1 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
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
- Heavy Snow and Strong Wind in Montana, November 23 to 27, 2011
- Heavy Snow in Maine, November 23, 2011
- Flooding in Maryland, November 23, 2011
- Heavy Snow in Maine, November 23, 2011
- Winter Storm in Alaska, November 23 to 24, 2011
- Strong Wind in Virginia, November 23, 2011
- High Wind in Washington, November 23 to 24, 2011
- Flooding in New Jersey, November 23 to 25, 2011
- Flooding in Pennsylvania, November 23, 2011
- Coastal Flood in Massachusetts, November 23, 2011
- Strong Wind in North Carolina, November 23, 2011
- Strong Wind in Delaware, November 23, 2011
More
Every storm in Idaho in 2011Every state in 2011This day in weather historyWarnings in Idaho, November 2011
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: 351633.