Idaho, 2023Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in Idaho, March 20 to 21, 2023
March 20 to 21, 2023 · NWS MSO · 2 events in 2 counties and zones
Heavy snow impacted mountain areas across Lemhi County as a mid-level low pressure system tracked across southern Idaho.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 2
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.
Heavy snow impacted mountain areas across Lemhi County as a mid-level low pressure system tracked across southern Idaho.
Heavy Snow, Western Lemhi County
- When
- March 20, 5:00 PM MST to March 21, 3:00 AM MST
- Where
- Western Lemhi County forecast zone
- Reported by
- Department of Highways
- Coordinates
- 44.943, -113.933 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Snow totals include: 6 to 8 inches at Williams Creek Summit and 15 inches in Cobalt.
Winter Weather, Eastern Lemhi County
- When
- March 20, 5:00 PM MST to March 21, 5:00 AM MST
- Where
- Eastern Lemhi County forecast zone
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 44.943, -113.933 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Snow totals include: 8 to 12 inches above 5,000 feet, with 2 inches in Salmon.
- Heavy Snow
- Snowfall reaching the local warning threshold without the other hazards of a winter storm.
- Winter Weather
- Snow, sleet or freezing rain below warning levels that still caused disruption, damage or casualties.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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- Heavy Snow in Wyoming, March 20 to 23, 20232 events
- Heavy Snow in Idaho, March 20 to 21, 20231 event
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: 1079556, 1079559.