Heavy Snow, Sawtooth Mountains
- When
- November 2, 4:00 AM MST to November 3, 1:00 PM MST
- Where
- Sawtooth Mountains forecast zone
- Reported by
- SNOTEL
Twelve inches of snow fell at the Mill Creek Summit SNOTEL with 14 inches at Smiley Mountain.
Heavy Snow in Idaho, November 2 to 3, 2015
A strong Pacific storm system brought some heavy snow amounts to SNOTEL sites located in the central mountains.
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 3
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 strong Pacific storm system brought some heavy snow amounts to SNOTEL sites located in the central mountains.
Event by event
3 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy Snow, Big and Little Wood River Region
- When
- November 2, 4:00 AM MST to November 3, 1:00 PM MST
- Where
- Big and Little Wood River Region forecast zone
- Reported by
- SNOTEL
Fifteen inches of snow fell at Galena Summit and 17 inches fell at Vienna Mine.
Heavy Snow, Lost River / Pahsimeroi
- When
- November 2, 4:00 AM MST to November 3, 1:00 PM MST
- Where
- Lost River / Pahsimeroi forecast zone
- Reported by
- SNOTEL
Eight inches of snow was recorded at Hilts Creek with 14 inches at Meadow Lake.
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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- Flooding and Heavy Rain in North Carolina, November 2 to 3, 2015
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- Dense Fog in Kentucky, November 2 to 3, 2015
- Dense Fog in Illinois, November 2, 2015
- Dense Fog in Illinois, November 2 to 3, 2015
- Dense Fog in Texas, November 2, 2015
- Flooding in South Carolina, November 2, 2015
More
Every storm in Idaho in 2015Every state in 2015This day in weather historyWarnings in Idaho, November 2015
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: 607780, 607782, 607783.