Idaho, 2013

Heavy Snow in Idaho, December 20 to 21, 2013

December 20 to 21, 2013 · NWS PIH · 1 event in 1 county or zone

A fast moving system brought heavy snow to the Upper Snake River Highlands. 10 inches fell in Ashton with 6 inches in Chester and 5 inches in St Anthony.

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 fast moving system brought heavy snow to the Upper Snake River Highlands. 10 inches fell in Ashton with 6 inches in Chester and 5 inches in St Anthony. 11 inches fell at the Crab Creek SNOTEL with 10 inches at the White Elephant SNOTEL.

Event by event

1 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.

Heavy Snow, Upper Snake Highlands

When
December 20, 5:00 PM MST to December 21, 1:00 PM MST
Where
Upper Snake Highlands forecast zone
Reported by
Emergency Manager

A fast moving system brought heavy snow to the Upper Snake River Highlands. 10 inches fell in Ashton with 6 inches in Chester and 5 inches in St Anthony. 11 inches fell at the Crab Creek SNOTEL with 10 inches at the White Elephant 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

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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: 490126.