Idaho, 2024Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in Idaho, February 14 to 16, 2024
February 14 to 16, 2024 · NWS PIH · 11 events in 11 counties and zones
Over a foot of snow fell in many mountain regions with lesser amounts in the valleys over 2 to 3 days.
Every event with a place to put it; 11 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
- 11
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.
Over a foot of snow fell in many mountain regions with lesser amounts in the valleys over 2 to 3 days.
Heavy Snow, Centennial Mountains-Island Park
- When
- February 14, 7:00 AM MST to February 16, 8:00 AM 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)
The snowfall estimate at the White Elephant SNOTEL was 13.8 inches. The Island Park COOP observer measured 7.6 inches and 6 inches fell at Macks Inn.
Winter Weather, Wood River Foothills
- When
- February 14, 7:00 AM MST to February 16, 1:00 AM MST
- Where
- Wood River Foothills forecast zone
- Reported by
- CoCoRaHS
- Coordinates
- 43.412, -113.980 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Significant snowfall fell in the Wood River foothills. Amounts were 6-7 inches in Bellevue, 6-7 inches in Hailey, and 6 inches in Picabo.
Heavy Snow, Southern Hills-Albion Mountains
- When
- February 14, 8:00 AM MST to February 16, 8:00 AM 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 11.3 inches at Bostetter Ranger Station and 13.2 inches at Howell Canyon.
Heavy Snow, Marsh and Arbon Highlands
- When
- February 14, 8:00 AM MST to February 16, 8:00 AM 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)
The Sedgwick Peak SNOTEL had an estimated 16.3 inches of snow.
Heavy Snow, Bear River Range
- When
- February 14, 8:00 AM MST to February 16, 8:00 AM MST
- Where
- Bear River Range forecast zone
- Reported by
- SNOTEL
- Coordinates
- 42.412, -111.568 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Estimated SNOTEL snow amounts were 18.6 inches at Emigrant Summit and 20.7 inches at Franklin Basin.
Heavy Snow, Teton Valley
- When
- February 14, 8:00 AM MST to February 15, 6:00 PM MST
- Where
- Teton Valley forecast zone
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 43.924, -111.450 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
The public measured 9.1 inches of snowfall at Driggs.
Heavy Snow, Frank Church Wilderness
- When
- February 14, 8:00 AM MST to February 16, 8:00 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 14.9 inches of snow fell at the Mill Creek Summit SNOTEL site.
Heavy Snow, Sawtooth-Stanley Basin
- When
- February 14, 8:00 AM MST to February 16, 8:00 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 estimate of 26.2 inches fell at the Vienna Mine SNOTEL site.
Heavy Snow, Sun Valley Region
- When
- February 14, 8:00 AM MST to February 16, 8:00 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)
SOJTEL snow estimates were: 10.1 inches at Chocolate Gulch, 13.3 inches at Dollarhide Summit, 12.8 inches at Galena, and 14.3 inches at Galena Summit. Lost Wood Divide estimated 14.8 inches. The Ketchum COOP observer measured 8 inches of snowfall.
Heavy Snow, Big Hole Mountains
- When
- February 14, 12:00 PM MST to February 16, 12:00 PM MST
- Where
- Big Hole Mountains forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 43.644, -111.494 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A spotter measured 15.1 inches of snow 4 miles west of Victor over a two day period with the Pine Creek Pass SNOTEL site carrying an estimated 13.8 inches.
Winter Weather, Lower Snake River Plain
- When
- February 16, 9:00 AM MST to 12:30 PM MST
- Where
- Lower Snake River Plain forecast zone
- Reported by
- NWS Employee
- Coordinates
- 42.860, -112.488 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Significant snowfall fell in the Pocatello/Chubbuck area in the morning with measured amounts of 3 to 5 inches which all fell in a 3 and a half hour period. For that period snow was falling at a rate of an inch or slightly higher than an inch per hour. Roads became snow and slush covered with a NWS employee witnessing several slide offs in the south part of town.
- 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.
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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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1163543, 1163548, 1163513, 1163524, 1163535, 1163540, 1163545, 1163546, 1163547, 1163500, 1163549.