Heavy Snow — West Central Mountains, Idaho

2024-02-15 to 2024-02-16 · West Central Mountains, Idaho

Event narrative

Snow reports from the West Central Mountains included 7.0 inches of snow in McCall, ID, 16.0 inches at the Tamarack Ski Resort snow stake, and 11.0 inches at the Brundage Ski Resort snow stake.

Wider weather episode

A deep upper level low brought impactful winter weather from orographic snow showers to the central Idaho mountains. This heavy snow caused major travel delays, especially on major thoroughfares through mountain towns.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1163207. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.