Blizzard — Camas Prairie, Idaho

2024-01-09 to 2024-01-11 · Camas Prairie, Idaho

Event narrative

The Idaho Transportation Department closed US Highway 20 from milepost 115 to 152 due to whiteout conditions. This also affected the Pine-Featherville road.

Wider weather episode

A 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. Schools were closed across the Treasure Valley area due to travel difficulties from heavy snow. Highway 20 in the Camas Prairie was closed for several days due to blizzard like conditions.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1155252. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.