An upper level trough brought a cold front through the region on March 2nd, bringing several consecutive days of snow showers to the region. This brought several days of heavy snowfall to mountains and one day of moderate snowfall to the Treasure Valley.
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.
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.
The episode as NWS BOI wrote it up.
An upper level trough brought a cold front through the region on March 2nd, bringing several consecutive days of snow showers to the region. This brought several days of heavy snowfall to mountains and one day of moderate snowfall to the Treasure Valley. This caused some traffic delays.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
4 heavy snow, 2 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.
The CoCoRaHS station one mile north of Boise measured 3.8 inches of snow, while several south of Boise measured 1-2 inches of snow.
A member of the public measured 4.5 inches of snow in Gooding, ID on March 4th with the initial snow shower. By March 6th, another member of the public measured 4.7 inches of new snow in Wendell, ID. Another member of the public measured 4.0 inches of new snow in Twin Falls, ID.
A member of the public measured 10.0 inches of snow 5 miles northwest of Featherville, ID. Another member of the public measured 5.0 inches of snow 10 miles east of Boise.
A member of the public measured 8.0 inches of snow 4 miles southeast of New Meadows, ID. Another member of the public measured 6.5 inches of snow in Yellow Pine, ID.
The CoCoRaHS station one mile north of Boise measured 3.8 inches of snow, while several south of Boise measured 1-2 inches of snow.
A member of the public measured 4.5 inches of snow in Gooding, ID on March 4th with the initial snow shower. By March 6th, another member of the public measured 4.7 inches of new snow in Wendell, ID. Another member of the public measured 4.0 inches of new snow in Twin Falls, ID.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Idaho in 2024Every state in 2024This day in weather historyWarnings in Idaho, March 2024
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: 1169008, 1169009, 1169010, 1169011, 1203150, 1203151.