Avalanche in Western Lemhi County, Idaho

Avalanche January 27, 2011 – January 28, 2011 · Western Lemhi County, Idaho

What the National Weather Service wrote

Road crews reported that one of the avalanches blocked nearly a quarter mile section of the road near Halfway Gulch with snow 10 feet deep on the downhill side of the road.

The wider storm

The Salmon River Road was closed by snow slides. Heavy snow loads and rain caused numerous slides between Pine Creek Bridge and the mouth of Panther Creek.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 276671. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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