Heavy Snow, Sawtooth Mountains
- When
- November 3, 4:00 AM MST to November 4, 9:00 AM MST
- Where
- Sawtooth Mountains forecast zone
- Reported by
- SNOTEL
Ten inches of snow fell at the Bear Canyon SNOTEL site. Stanley reported 7 to 12 inches.
Heavy Snow in Idaho, November 3 to 5, 2017
A storm system brought some snow amounts above 10 inches to SNOTEL locations in southeast Idaho.
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 PIH wrote it up.
A storm system brought some snow amounts above 10 inches to SNOTEL locations in southeast Idaho.
Event by event
4 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy Snow, Big and Little Wood River Region
- When
- November 3, 4:00 AM MST to November 4, 10:00 AM MST
- Where
- Big and Little Wood River Region forecast zone
- Reported by
- SNOTEL
The Galena Summit SNOTEL recorded 12 inches of snow with 7 inches at Dollarhide, 6 inches at Galena and 7 inches at Lost Wood Divide.
Heavy Snow, Upper Snake Highlands
- When
- November 4, 12:00 AM MST to November 5, 7:00 AM MST
- Where
- Upper Snake Highlands forecast zone
- Reported by
- SNOTEL
The Black Bear SNOTEL recorded 17 inches of snow with 10 inches at White Elephant.
Heavy Snow, Wasatch Mountains/Iadho Portion
- When
- November 4, 12:00 AM MST to November 5, 10:00 AM MST
- Where
- Wasatch Mountains/Iadho Portion forecast zone
- Reported by
- SNOTEL
Heavy snow fell in the Idaho Wasatch with 16 inches at Emigrant Summit and 11 inches at Slug Creek Divide. Several slideoffs reported in Franklin county up Emigration Canyon.
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
- Hail in Mississippi, November 3, 2017
- Winter Storm and Heavy Snow in Montana, November 3, 2017
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Arkansas, November 3, 2017
- Winter Storm in Wyoming, November 3 to 5, 2017
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Texas, November 3, 2017
- Heavy Snow in California, November 3 to 4, 2017
- Hail in Arkansas, November 3, 2017
- Hail in Mississippi, November 3, 2017
- Hail in Louisiana, November 3, 2017
More
Every storm in Idaho in 2017Every state in 2017This day in weather historyWarnings in Idaho, November 2017
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: 726208, 726209, 726210, 726211.