Blizzard in Idaho
Every blizzard event the National Weather Service has filed in Idaho, year by year, with the most significant episodes. Sustained winds or frequent gusts of 35 mph or more with falling or blowing snow that cuts visibility below a quarter mile for three hours or longer.
The most significant on the map
The most significant blizzard episodes in Idaho.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The record
- Events
- 86
- Deaths
- 3
- Injuries
- 1
- Damage
- $500,000
Every year
The most significant
Ranked by deaths, injuries, damage and size together.
- Blizzard and Winter Storm in Idaho, December 24 to 26, 2008An intense Pacific storm brought heavy snow and strong winds to all of southeast Idaho. One to three feet of snow fell in the Central Mountains with 4 to 8 inches in the Snake River Plain with blizzard conditions.
- Blizzard in Idaho, December 14 to 15, 2000An intense winter storm brought blizzard conditions to nearly all of southeastern Idaho from the evening of the 14th through the day on the 15th. Heavy snow began in the central mountains during the evening of the 14th.
- Blizzard in Idaho, December 5, 2001The third winter storm of the first week of December brought snow, high winds and blizzard conditions to southeastern Idaho. Sustained winds greater than 25 mph at the Pocatello airport dropped visibility to less than a half mile from around noon through 4 pm.
- Blizzard and Winter Storm in Idaho, February 6 to 8, 2008On February 6-8, a persistant winter storm moved east across North Central Idaho and produced heavy snowfall and gusty winds in many locations.
- Blizzard in Idaho, January 1 to 2, 2004An incredible storm concluded a very active holiday weather week in southeast Idaho with widespread snow and wind beginning Christmas and continuing almost without interruption through New Year's Day. The Pocatello airport received 23.4 inches of total snowfall during the week.
- Blizzard and Winter Storm in Idaho, April 8 to 9, 1999A winter storm brought widespread snow to Eastern Idaho with blizzard conditions reported in the Magic Valley. Heavy snow and strong winds were reported in the Burley area with accumulation of up to 6 inches and drifts of up to 2 feet.
- Blizzard and Heavy Snow in Idaho, February 8 to 9, 2019The first winter storm in what would become a repeating pattern of winter storms during the second week of February developed as an arctic cold front descended out of British Columbia and undercut a mid level warm front appending off of a surface low pressure near the Washington…
- Blizzard and Heavy Snow in Idaho, November 23, 2010A very strong cold front moved through eastern Idaho on the Tuesday before Thanksgiving with extremely heavy snowfall, strong winds and widespread blizzard conditions throughout the entire region. All roads in Bingham County were closed.
- Blizzard and Winter Storm in Idaho, January 12 to 13, 2024A strong cold front moved through Idaho with snow, strong winds which caused blizzards in several zones and extensive travel problems. Many roads closed with wind gusts exceeding 50 mph in nearly all of southeast Idaho.
- Blizzard and Winter Storm in Idaho, December 20 to 23, 2022An extremely strong Pacific cold front brought wind gusts in the 50 to 80 mph range with localized blizzard conditions in the mountains and then extremely cold wind chills followed behind an arctic cold frontal passage.
- Blizzard and Heavy Snow in Idaho, January 8 to 12, 2024A deep upper level trough brought several frontal passages which brought several days of blizzard like conditions and widespread heavy snow. Thunderstorms and snow squalls with heavy winds caused power outages in Mountain Home, Idaho.
- Blizzard and Winter Storm in Idaho, December 23 to 25, 2016Another prolonged winter storm affected the entirety of southeast Idaho beginning in the mountains during the day on the 23rd and spreading east through the Snake River Plain and eastern highlands on the 24th and continuing through Christmas day.
- Blizzard in Idaho, December 28 to 30, 2003A long lasting winter storm brought blizzard conditions to much of southeast Idaho beginning the night of the 28th and peaking on December 29th and drawing to a close on the 30th.
- Blizzard and Heavy Snow in Idaho, December 29 to 30, 2007An intense pacific storm brought heavy snow and strong winds to southeast Idaho. Blizzard conditions occurred across much of the southern and eastern highlands with many road closures. Heavy snow fell in parts of the central mountains and Upper Snake River Highlands.
- Blizzard and Winter Storm in Idaho, December 28 to 29, 2010Heavy snow as well as areas of blowing snow occurred over portions of north Idaho, along with blizzard conditions on the Palouse. Clark Fork was hit especially hard with heavy snow as a stalled frontal boundary resulted in 28 inches of snow.
- Blizzard and Winter Storm in Idaho, February 21 to 24, 2011A long duration heavy snow event in the Idaho Panhandle began on the 21st of February and came to an end on the 24th. A very cold upper-level storm system settled into the Pacific Northwest during the 21st and 22nd of February.
- Blizzard and Winter Storm in Idaho, December 14 to 15, 2000Widespread strong gusty winds and heavy snow impacted north central Idaho on the morning of 12/15/00.Local blizzard conditions were reported over the Camas Prairie with emergency travel only.
- Blizzard and Winter Storm in Idaho, December 2 to 3, 2007On December 2 and 3, a potent winter storm moved across North Central Idaho. Blizzard conditions were observed on the Camas Prairie as strong southerly winds blew the falling and drifting snow around to create white-out conditions.
- Blizzard and Winter Storm in Idaho, January 30 to 31, 2008On Janauary 30 and 31, another potent winter storm moved across North Central Idaho and produced heavy snowfall, gusty winds, and signficant blowing and drifting snow.
- Blizzard in Idaho, November 22 to 23, 2010A deep low pressure system barreling out of Canada brought blizzard conditions to parts of Southwest Idaho with over a foot of snow and drifts to 6 feet in some areas.
- Blizzard and Heavy Snow in Idaho, November 21 to 23, 2010A deep low pressure system tracking through Oregon in combination with an arctic area of high pressure over British Columbia resulted in strong northerly winds and snow with areas of blizzard conditions. In the Coeur D'Alene area, there were several crashes and spin-outs.
- Blizzard and Heavy Snow in Idaho, January 25 to 26, 2002Strong winter storm hit north central Idaho for two days. Local blizzard conditions was reported by Idaho County Sheriff between Riggins and Pittsburg Landing, where wind gusts up to 58 mph were recorded.
- Blizzard and Heavy Snow in Idaho, February 21 to 22, 2011The combination of a moist Pacific storm system and the intrusion of cold Arctic air produced a wide range of weather conditions. Strong and gusty winds produced very cold wind chill temperatures.
- Blizzard and Winter Storm in Idaho, February 5 to 6, 2008On February 5 and 6, a winter storm moved across North Central Idaho bringing heavy snow to the mountains and blizzard conditions to the Camas Prairie.
- Blizzard and High Wind in Idaho, February 23, 2013A strong cold front swept through the Intermountain West early in the morning on the 23rd. Snow squalls and high winds with damage to trees and power lines were reported across the region.
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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 2026-09-24.