Idaho, 2025

Heavy Snow in Idaho, March 5 to 7, 2025

March 5 to 7, 2025 · NWS PIH · 5 events in 5 counties and zones

Heavy snow fell over the southern zones of eastern Idaho including the South Hills, Albion Range and northern Wasatch/Bear River Range.

Where it happened

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The toll

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.

What happened

The episode as NWS PIH wrote it up.

Heavy snow fell over the southern zones of eastern Idaho including the South Hills, Albion Range and northern Wasatch/Bear River Range.

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Event by event

5 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.

Heavy Snow, Southern Hills-Albion Mountains

When
March 5, 12:00 AM MST to March 7, 12:00 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)

Storm totals were between 10 to 18 inches with the Bostetter Ranger Station SNOTEL site reporting a storm total of 12.9 inches.

Heavy Snow, Raft River Region

When
March 5, 12:00 AM MST to March 7, 12:00 AM MST
Where
Raft River Region forecast zone
Reported by
SNOTEL
Coordinates
42.391, -112.994 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A storm total of 6 to 15 inches fell across the South Hills.

Heavy Snow, Marsh and Arbon Highlands

When
March 5, 12:00 AM MST to March 7, 12:00 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)

Storm totals ranged from 2 to 6 inches across the lower elevations, to 8 to 15 inches across the higher elevations including 11.1 inches at Sedgwick Peak, and 6 inches at Wildhorse Divide.

Heavy Snow, Franklin-Eastern Oneida Region

When
March 5, 12:00 AM MST to March 7, 12:00 AM MST
Where
Franklin-Eastern Oneida Region forecast zone
Reported by
SNOTEL
Coordinates
42.188, -112.176 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Storm totals ranged from 6 to 12 inches with Oxford Peak coming in around 12 inches for the storm.

Heavy Snow, Bear River Range

When
March 5, 12:00 AM MST to March 7, 12:00 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)

Storm totals range from 12 to 30 inches across the Bear River Range with the Emigrant Summit SNOTEL reporting 12 inches and the Franklin Basin SNOTEL reporting 17.8 inches for the duration of the event.

What these are

Heavy Snow
Snowfall reaching the local warning threshold without the other hazards of a winter storm.

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Sources

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: 1265139, 1265141, 1265143, 1265145, 1265146.