Heavy Snow in Lower Snake River Plain, Idaho

Heavy snow fell on Thanksgiving with 11.5 inches 4 miles east southeast of American Falls, 8 inches in Aberdeen, and 5 to 7 inches in the Pocatello and Chubbuck area. Idaho Power due to the heavy snow and wind reported power outages in Aberdeen, Springfield, Moreland, Pingree, and Blackfoot on Thanksgiving night.

A Pacific storm system brought heavy snow to parts of southeast Idaho. The heaviest snow was in the Eastern Magic Valley where widespread locations received over a foot of snow. The Shoshone Lava Bed region and Lower Snake Plain also received heavy snow. It was a rare event where low elevations received much heavier snow than the mountains.