Idaho, 2023Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in Idaho, March 4 to 5, 2023
March 4 to 5, 2023 · NWS PIH · 5 events in 5 counties and zones
Another early March storm brought heavy snowfall to parts of southeast Idaho.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 5
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 early March storm brought heavy snowfall to parts of southeast Idaho.
Heavy Snow, Wood River Foothills
- When
- March 4, 8:00 AM MST to March 5, 12:00 PM MST
- Where
- Wood River Foothills forecast zone
- Reported by
- COOP Observer
- Coordinates
- 43.412, -113.980 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
The COOP observer in Bellevue recorded 10 inches of snow and 10 inches was also measured by spotters in Hailey.
Heavy Snow, Franklin-Eastern Oneida Region
- When
- March 4, 10:00 AM MST to March 5, 12:00 PM MST
- Where
- Franklin-Eastern Oneida Region forecast zone
- Reported by
- COOP Observer
- Coordinates
- 42.188, -112.176 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy snowfall amounts were 8 inches at the Preston COOP site, 9 inches at Fish Haven and 8 inches at Mapleton.
Heavy Snow, Centennial Mountains-Island Park
- When
- March 4, 10:00 AM MST to March 5, 12:00 PM MST
- Where
- Centennial Mountains-Island Park forecast zone
- Reported by
- COOP Observer
- Coordinates
- 44.091, -111.680 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
The COOP observer at Island Park measured 12 inches of snow and 6 inches was measured at Macks Inn.
Winter Weather, Arco-Mud Lake Desert
- When
- March 4, 10:00 AM MST to March 5, 12:00 PM MST
- Where
- Arco-Mud Lake Desert forecast zone
- Reported by
- COOP Observer
- Coordinates
- 43.537, -112.374 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
The Craters of the Moon COOP observer measured 8.2 inches of snow with the latest storm system.
Heavy Snow, Beaverhead-Lemhi Highlands
- When
- March 4, 11:00 AM MST to March 5, 12:00 PM MST
- Where
- Beaverhead-Lemhi Highlands forecast zone
- Reported by
- COOP Observer
- Coordinates
- 44.004, -112.761 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
The Small COOP site measured 10 inches of snow.
- 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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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: 1090797, 1090794, 1090802, 1090804, 1090807.