Heavy Snow — Sawtooth Mountains, Idaho

2012-01-20 to 2012-01-21 · Sawtooth Mountains, Idaho

Event narrative

A strong Pacific storm brought heavy snow to the Sawtooth region. 22 inches fell at Banner Summit with 12 inches at Mill Creek Summit, and 14 inches at Stickney Mill.

Wider weather episode

A second strong Pacific storm system of the week caused another bout of heavy snow with more 1 to 2 foot amounts recorded at SNOTEL sites.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 361788. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.