Avalanche in Caribou Range, Idaho

Avalanche March 15, 2023 · Caribou Range, Idaho

What the National Weather Service wrote

An avalanche went across US Highway 26 just southeast of Palisades with 6 feet of snow across the road at 430 AM MDT then a resulting Rock slide occurred at 630 AM MDT with 4 feet of rock across the roadway. The highway closed down then from Swan Valley to the Wyoming border.

The wider storm

Another in a series of Pacific storms brought more heavy snow, high winds and avalanches resulting in some road closures across southeast Idaho.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1091078. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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