Idaho, 2023Heavy Snow and High Wind in Idaho, December 2 to 3, 2023
December 2 to 3, 2023 · NWS BOI · 6 events in 5 counties and zones
A deep upper level trough brought two strong storms in short progression over a two day period in the beginning of December. Strong winds and high snowfall totals made travel difficult in the mountains.
Every event with a place to put it; 6 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
- 6
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.
A deep upper level trough brought two strong storms in short progression over a two day period in the beginning of December. Strong winds and high snowfall totals made travel difficult in the mountains.
Heavy Snow, West Central Mountains
- When
- December 2, 12:00 AM MST to 7:00 AM MST
- Where
- West Central Mountains forecast zone
- Reported by
- COOP Observer
- Coordinates
- 44.543, -116.300 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
The COOP observer station at Deadwood Reservoir, 30 miles north of Lowman, measured 6.5 inches.
Heavy Snow, Upper Treasure Valley
- When
- December 2, 12:00 AM MST to 7:00 AM MST
- Where
- Upper Treasure Valley forecast zone
- Reported by
- CoCoRaHS
- Coordinates
- 43.129, -115.960 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
The CoCoRaHS station ID-EL-11 near Mountain Home, 20 miles southeast of Boise measured 2.6 inches.
High Wind, Boise Mountains
- When
- December 2, 10:00 AM MST to 11:00 AM MST
- Where
- Boise Mountains forecast zone
- Measured
- 56 kt (64 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 43.602, -115.335 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
The mesonet station, CW0406, 1.0 miles southeast of Featherville measured a high wind gust.
High Wind, Owyhee Mountains
- When
- December 2, 2:00 PM MST to 3:00 PM MST
- Where
- Owyhee Mountains forecast zone
- Measured
- 51 kt (59 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 42.582, -116.170 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
The mesonet station, PCKI1, 19.0 miles southeast of Riddle measured a high wind gust.
Heavy Snow, Boise Mountains
- When
- December 3, 12:00 AM MST to 1:00 PM MST
- Where
- Boise Mountains forecast zone
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 43.602, -115.335 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A member of the public near Prairie, ID measured 20.0 inches of snow from Friday to Sunday.
Heavy Snow, Upper Weiser Valley
- When
- December 3, 12:00 AM MST to 9:00 AM MST
- Where
- Upper Weiser Valley forecast zone
- Reported by
- CoCoRaHS
- Coordinates
- 44.671, -116.619 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
The CoCoRaHS station ID-AM-3 near New Meadows, 2 miles northwest of New Meadows, measured 5.5 inches.
- Heavy Snow
- Snowfall reaching the local warning threshold without the other hazards of a winter storm.
- High Wind
- Sustained non-thunderstorm winds of 40 mph or more for an hour, or gusts of 58 mph or more.
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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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1149667, 1149669, 1149692, 1149693, 1149666, 1149694.