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Heavy Snow in West Central Mountains, Idaho

Heavy Snow January 17, 2012 – January 18, 2012 · West Central Mountains, Idaho

What the National Weather Service wrote

Ten inches of new snow were reported by trained spotters and observers around McCall. Two to Three feet of additional snow fell in the surrounding mountains, as reported by Snotel sites, through the 20th of the month.

The wider storm

A major winter storm slammed into the Pacific Northwest and spread heavy snow across parts of Eastern Oregon and Southwest Idaho on the 17th and 18th. Impacts were felt in many of the major population centers including the Boise metro area and along the Interstate 84 corridor. The storm continued in the mountains through the 20th where two to three feet of snow fell over a four day period.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 362394. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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