Idaho, 2013

Heavy Snow in Idaho, January 27 to 28, 2013

January 27 to 28, 2013 · NWS PIH · 1 event in 1 county or zone

Heavy snow was reported in the Caribou HIghlands and Upper Snake River Plain with 6 to 12 inches of snow common.

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.

Heavy snow was reported in the Caribou HIghlands and Upper Snake River Plain with 6 to 12 inches of snow common.

Event by event

1 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.

Heavy Snow, Upper Snake River Plain

When
January 27, 7:00 AM MST to January 28, 10:00 AM MST
Where
Upper Snake River Plain forecast zone
Reported by
COOP Observer

Ten inches of snow fell in Rexburg. 7 inches fell in both Rigby and Idaho Falls from the 27th through the morning of the 28th. Ririe, Shelley, Firth, Bonneville, Idaho Falls, Jefferson County, and Snake River schools were all closed on the 28th.

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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 428241.