Winter Weather in Idaho, January 8 to 10, 2014

Name: Winter Weather in Idaho, January 8 to 10, 2014
Start: 2014-01-08T10:00
End: 2014-01-10T14:00
Location: Idaho

January 8 to 10, 2014 · NWS MSO · 4 events in 4 counties and zones

An upper level trough moved through between Jan. 8-9 and brought snowfall to the Clearwater Mountains.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 4 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 4

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 MSO wrote it up.

An upper level trough moved through between Jan. 8-9 and brought snowfall to the Clearwater Mountains. Northwest flow set up by Jan. 10 which triggered moderate to heavy snow bands that were oriented west-northwest to east-southeast. The snow bands brought the heaviest snowfall across eastern portions of both Clearwater and Idaho Counties.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Missoula, MT wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jan 8, 8:04 AM PST, 1 hour 56 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 8, 8:04 AM PST, 1 hour 56 minutes before

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In the hours before

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The radar

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Event by event

4 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Weather, Southern Clearwater Mountains

When: January 8, 10:00 AM PST to January 10, 12:00 PM PST
Where: Southern Clearwater Mountains forecast zone
Reported by: COOP Observer
Coordinates: 45.844, -115.467 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The COOP observer located 1 mile north of Dixie measured 8.8 of total storm snowfall with 0.71 of precipitation. The Savage Pass SNOTEL at 6,170 ft., located 5 miles southeast of Powell, recorded 9 of snowfall with 1.10 of snow water equivalent.

Winter Weather, Northern Clearwater Mountains

When: January 8, 11:00 AM PST to January 10, 2:00 PM PST
Where: Northern Clearwater Mountains forecast zone
Reported by: COOP Observer
Coordinates: 46.674, -115.657 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The Pierce COOP reported 5.5 of snow and 1.28 of precipitation during this event. The Elk Butte SNOTEL at 5,690 ft., located 5 miles northeast of Elk River measured 15 of snow from Jan 7-10.

Winter Weather, Orofino / Grangeville Region

When: January 8, 12:15 PM PST to January 9, 10:45 AM PST
Where: Orofino / Grangeville Region forecast zone
Reported by: COOP Observer
Coordinates: 46.259, -115.562 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The Grangeville COOP observer reported 1 of total snowfall while the observer located 2 miles west-southwest of Cottonwood recorded 1.2. Web cams at Greer Grade indicated slick conditions at times during the morning of Jan. 9.

Winter Weather, Eastern Lemhi County

When: January 8, 8:00 PM MST to January 10, 12:00 PM MST
Where: Eastern Lemhi County forecast zone
Reported by: COOP Observer
Coordinates: 44.943, -113.933 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The total Jan. 9-10 snowfall for Leadore was 6.5 with 0.37 of precipitation. A person from the public in Salmon reported 4 of snowfall.

What these are

Winter Weather: Snow, sleet or freezing rain below warning levels that still caused disruption, damage or casualties.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Idaho in 2014 Every state in 2014 This day in weather history Warnings in Idaho, January 2014

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: 498345, 498313, 498354, 498360.