Winter Weather — Lower Snake River Plain, Idaho

2024-12-14 to 2024-12-15 · Lower Snake River Plain, Idaho

Event narrative

Light snowfall brought snow covered roads which led to numerous vehicle slide offs on interstate 15 between Pocatello and Idaho Falls. Snowfall was light with most areas under one inch.

Wider weather episode

A Pacific storm system with localized heavy snowfall caused extensive travel issues with one fatality possibly due to the road conditions.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1229761. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.