Idaho, 2022Heavy Snow in Idaho, December 30 to 31, 2022
December 30 to 31, 2022 · NWS PIH · 7 events in 7 counties and zones
Another system brought heavy snow to parts of southeast Idaho mainly in the extreme southeast and high elevations.
Every event with a place to put it; 7 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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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 7
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.
Another system brought heavy snow to parts of southeast Idaho mainly in the extreme southeast and high elevations.
Heavy Snow, Bear Lake Valley
- When
- December 30, 7:00 AM MST to December 31, 12:00 PM MST
- Where
- Bear Lake Valley forecast zone
- Reported by
- COOP Observer
- Coordinates
- 42.285, -111.330 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Snow amounts in the Bear Lake Valley were 9 inches at Geneva, 8 inches at Bern, 5 inches at Montpelier and 3 inches just east of St Charles.
Heavy Snow, Southern Hills-Albion Mountains
- When
- December 30, 7:00 AM MST to December 31, 12:00 PM MST
- Where
- Southern Hills-Albion Mountains forecast zone
- Reported by
- SNOTEL
- Coordinates
- 42.284, -113.600 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
SNOTEL snowfall estimates were 13.9 inches at Bostetter Ranger Station and 13.8 inches at Howell Canyon.
Heavy Snow, Marsh and Arbon Highlands
- When
- December 30, 7:00 AM MST to December 31, 12:00 PM MST
- Where
- Marsh and Arbon Highlands forecast zone
- Reported by
- SNOTEL
- Coordinates
- 42.838, -112.256 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
SNOTEL snowfall estimates were 17.0 inches at Sedgwick Peak and 9.7 inches at Wildhorse Divide.
Heavy Snow, Franklin-Eastern Oneida Region
- When
- December 30, 7:00 AM MST to December 31, 12:00 PM MST
- Where
- Franklin-Eastern Oneida Region forecast zone
- Reported by
- SNOTEL
- Coordinates
- 42.188, -112.176 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
An estimated 14.3 inches of snow fell at the Oxford Springs SNOTEL site.
Heavy Snow, Bear River Range
- When
- December 30, 7:00 AM MST to December 31, 12:00 PM MST
- Where
- Bear River Range forecast zone
- Reported by
- SNOTEL
- Coordinates
- 42.412, -111.568 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
SNOTEL snowfall estimates were 18.0 inches at Emigrant Summit and 13.0 inches at Franklin Basin.
Heavy Snow, Caribou Range
- When
- December 30, 7:00 AM MST to December 31, 12:00 PM MST
- Where
- Caribou Range forecast zone
- Reported by
- SNOTEL
- Coordinates
- 42.815, -111.502 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
SNOTEL snowfall estimates were 9.8 inches at Giveout, 9.6 inches at Slug Creek Divide, and 9.4 inches at Somsen Ranch.
Heavy Snow, Centennial Mountains-Island Park
- When
- December 30, 7:00 AM MST to December 31, 12:00 PM MST
- Where
- Centennial Mountains-Island Park forecast zone
- Reported by
- SNOTEL
- Coordinates
- 44.091, -111.680 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
SNOTEL snowfall estimates were 9.8 inches at Crab Creek and 10.3 inches at White Elephant.
- 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.
- Winter Storm and Flood in Nevada, December 30 to 31, 2022$15 million · 82 kt wind · 13 events
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in Mississippi, December 30, 2022$201,000 · EF1 · 3 events
- Debris Flows and Flooding in California, December 30 to 31, 2022$2,000 · 72 kt wind · 67 events
- Heavy Snow in Nevada, December 30 to 31, 202223 events
- Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in Colorado, December 30 to 31, 202210 events
- Damaging Wind in Louisiana, December 30, 2022$15,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event
- Heavy Snow and High Wind in California, December 30 to 31, 2022139 kt wind · 7 events
- Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Gulf of Mexico, December 30, 202259 kt wind · 6 events
- Flood and Damaging Winds in Louisiana, December 30, 2022$2,000 · 52 kt wind · 5 events
- Winter Storm in Wyoming, December 30 to 31, 20225 events
- Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in Utah, December 30 to 31, 20224 events
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Colorado, December 30 to 31, 20223 events
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: 1071892, 1071893, 1071894, 1071895, 1071896, 1071897, 1071898.