Heavy Snow in Sawtooth Mountains, Idaho

Heavy Snow February 7, 2014 – February 9, 2014 · Sawtooth Mountains, Idaho

What the National Weather Service wrote

Snow amounts recorded by SNOTEL sites were: 14 inches at Bear Canyon, 18 inches at Stickney Mill, 14 inches at Smiley Mountain and 27 inches at Mill Creek Summit.

The wider storm

A long lasting storm beginning after midnight on the 7th and continuing into the early morning hours on the 9th brought extremely heavy snowfall amounts to the mountains of southeast Idaho. 1 to 4 feet of snow fell at high elevations with 4 to 9 inches common in the Eastern Magic Valley and Snake River Plain before warmer temperatures moved into lower elevations.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 502980. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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