Heavy Snow — Upper Weiser Valley, Idaho

2024-01-12 · Upper Weiser Valley, Idaho

Event narrative

The CoCoRaHS station two miles northwest of New Meadows measured 6.0 inches of snow.

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 1157418. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.