Idaho, 2023Heavy Snow in Idaho, March 27 to 30, 2023
March 27 to 30, 2023 · NWS PIH · 4 events in 4 counties and zones
March came to a very snowy end with more high elevation snowfall increasing the snowpack.
Every event with a place to put it; 4 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
- 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.
March came to a very snowy end with more high elevation snowfall increasing the snowpack.
Heavy Snow, Frank Church Wilderness
- When
- March 27, 12:00 AM MST to March 30, 7:00 AM MST
- Where
- Frank Church Wilderness forecast zone
- Reported by
- SNOTEL
- Coordinates
- 44.241, -114.282 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
An estimated 18 inches of snow fell at the Mill Creek Summit SNOTEL site.
Heavy Snow, Sawtooth-Stanley Basin
- When
- March 27, 12:00 AM MST to March 30, 7:00 AM MST
- Where
- Sawtooth-Stanley Basin forecast zone
- Reported by
- SNOTEL
- Coordinates
- 43.826, -114.131 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
An estimated 21 inches of snow fell at the Vienna Mine SNOTEL site.
Heavy Snow, Sun Valley Region
- When
- March 27, 5:00 AM MST to March 30, 7:00 AM MST
- Where
- Sun Valley Region forecast zone
- Reported by
- SNOTEL
- Coordinates
- 43.826, -114.131 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
An estimated 20 inches of snow fell at the Galena Summit SNOTEL site and 21 inches at the Dollarhide Summit SNOTEL site.
Heavy Snow, Big Lost Highlands-Copper Basin
- When
- March 28, 6:00 AM MST to March 30, 7:00 AM MST
- Where
- Big Lost Highlands-Copper Basin forecast zone
- Reported by
- SNOTEL
- Coordinates
- 43.792, -113.811 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
An estimated 12 inches of snow fell at the Swede Peak SNOTEL site.
- 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.
- Flooding and Heavy Snow in California, March 27 to 30, 20231 death · 13 events
- Heavy Snow and High Wind in California, March 27 to 29, 2023$8.0 million · 50 kt wind · 12 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, March 27 to 28, 2023$35,000 · 1.75 in hail · 7 events
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Colorado, March 27, 202311 events
- Winter Storm in Oregon, March 27 to 28, 20237 events
- Winter Storm in California, March 27 to 29, 20234 events
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Mississippi, March 27, 2023$850 · 1 in hail · 2 events
- Damaging Wind in North Carolina, March 27, 2023$2,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event
- Winter Weather in Nebraska, March 27, 20231 event
- Hail in Texas, March 27, 20231 in hail · 1 event
- Lightning Strike in Kansas, March 27, 2023$1,000 · 1 event
- Heavy Snow in Oregon, March 27 to 28, 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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1091276, 1091280, 1091282, 1091284.