Winter Storm — Sawtooth Mountains, Idaho

2013-01-10 to 2013-01-11 · Sawtooth Mountains, Idaho

Event narrative

Eleven inches of snow reported at Bear Canyon and 9 inches at Smiley Mountain.

Wider weather episode

A powerful Pacific storm with a strong cold frontal passage caused 9 inches to as much as 44 inches in the southeast Idaho mountains with 3 to as much as 8 inches of snow in the Snake River Plain and valleys. Some blizzard conditions occurred with many school closings on the 10th and 11th.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 428232. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.