Heavy Snow — Owyhee Mountains, Idaho

2009-10-04 · Owyhee Mountains, Idaho

Event narrative

Mud Flat SNOTEL reported 7 inches of new snow and South Mountain SNOTEL reported 6 inches.

Wider weather episode

An early season winter storm moving into the region from the North Pacific spread heavy snow across most of Southwest Idaho and Southeast Oregon from the fourth through the fifth of October.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 199789. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.