Idaho, 2014

Heavy Snow in Idaho, November 22, 2014

November 22, 2014 · NWS PIH · 5 events in 5 counties and zones

Nine inches to two feet of snow fell above 6 thousand feet in the southeast Idaho mountains on November 22nd.

The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
5

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 inches to two feet of snow fell above 6 thousand feet in the southeast Idaho mountains on November 22nd.

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 Pocatello, ID wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Nov 21, 1:09 PM MST, 10 hours 51 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Nov 21, 1:09 PM MST, 10 hours 51 minutes before
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Event by event

5 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.

Heavy Snow, Sawtooth Mountains

When
November 22, 12:00 AM MST to 5:00 PM MST
Where
Sawtooth Mountains forecast zone
Reported by
SNOTEL

Ten inches of snow fell at the Bear Canyon SNOTEL with 9 inches at Smiley Mountain.

Heavy Snow, Upper Snake Highlands

When
November 22, 12:00 AM MST to 5:00 PM MST
Where
Upper Snake Highlands forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter

A spotter recorded 11 inches of snow at Macks Inn. SNOTEL amounts were 19 inches at Black Bear, 10 inches at Island Park, 10 inches at Phillips Bench, and 21 inches at White Elephant.

Heavy Snow, South Central Highlands

When
November 22, 12:00 AM MST to 5:00 PM MST
Where
South Central Highlands forecast zone
Reported by
SNOTEL

The Howell Canyon SNOTEL recorded 15 inches of snow and Oxford Springs recorded 10 inches.

Heavy Snow, Caribou Highlands

When
November 22, 12:00 AM MST to 5:00 PM MST
Where
Caribou Highlands forecast zone
Reported by
SNOTEL

The Sedgwick Peak SNOTEL recorded 11 inches of snow and the Wildhorse Divide SNOTEL recorded 9 inches.

Heavy Snow, Big and Little Wood River Region

When
November 22, 12:00 AM MST to 5:00 PM MST
Where
Big and Little Wood River Region forecast zone
Reported by
SNOTEL

The following SNOTEL amounts were recorded: Dollarhide 9 inches, Galena Summit 9 inches, Lost Wood Divide 9 inches, Swede Peak 9 inches, Vienna Mine 13 inches.

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: 549456, 549457, 549458, 549459, 549460.