Idaho, 2014

Heavy Snow in Idaho, January 29, 2014

January 29, 2014 · NWS PIH · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

Nine to 12 inches of snow fell in the Idaho Wasatch and Caribou Highlands.

The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
2

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.

Nine to 12 inches of snow fell in the Idaho Wasatch and Caribou Highlands.

Event by event

2 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.

Heavy Snow, Caribou Highlands

When
January 29, 12:00 AM MST to 10:00 PM MST
Where
Caribou Highlands forecast zone
Reported by
SNOTEL

Ten inches of snow fell at the Somsen Ranch SNOTEL with 12 inches at Pine Creek Pass.

Heavy Snow, Wasatch Mountains/Iadho Portion

When
January 29, 12:00 AM MST to 8:00 PM MST
Where
Wasatch Mountains/Iadho Portion forecast zone
Reported by
SNOTEL

Nine inches of snow fell at the Slug Creek Divide SNOTEL with 11 inches at Emigrant Summit.

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

More

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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: 497913, 497914.