Idaho, 2026

Winter Weather in Idaho, February 9, 2026

February 9, 2026 · NWS PIH · 1 event in 1 county or zone

Icy conditions caused multiple traffic accidents involving state Highway 75 commuters Monday morning. The Blaine County Sheriff's Office reported Monday morning that there had been three accidents which occurred around the Big Wood River bridge near St.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
1
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
1

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.

Icy conditions caused multiple traffic accidents involving state Highway 75 commuters Monday morning.

The Blaine County Sheriff's Office reported Monday morning that there had been three accidents which occurred around the Big Wood River bridge near St. Luke's Wood River Medical Center due to weekend rainfall creating black ice.

One individual was later transported to the hospital for possible injuries sustained during an accident, according to a Sheriff's Office spokesperson. None of the accidents resulted in fatalities.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Pocatello, ID wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Feb 9, 2:04 AM MST, 1 hour 56 minutes earlier.

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Event by event

1 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Weather, Sun Valley Region

When
February 9, 4:00 AM MST to 10:00 AM MST
Where
Sun Valley Region forecast zone
Injuries
0 direct, 1 indirect
Reported by
Newspaper
Coordinates
43.826, -114.131 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Icy conditions caused multiple traffic accidents involving state Highway 75 commuters Monday morning.

The Blaine County Sheriff's Office reported Monday morning that there had been three accidents which occurred around the Big Wood River bridge near St. Luke's Wood River Medical Center due to weekend rainfall creating black ice.

One individual was later transported to the hospital for possible injuries sustained during an accident, according to a Sheriff's Office spokesperson. None of the accidents resulted in fatalities.

What these are

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.

The same day elsewhere

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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: 1320939.