Heavy Snow — Sawtooth Mountains, Idaho

2014-11-13 to 2014-11-14 · Sawtooth Mountains, Idaho

Event narrative

The Mill Creek Summit SNOTEL site recorded 13 inches of snow . Bear Canyon had 5 inches and Stickney Mill had 7 inches.

Wider weather episode

The first major winter storm of the season affected all of southeastern Idaho beginning on the morning of the 13th and continuing through the 14th. 14 major wrecks occurred on Interstates 15 and 86 on the two days with 20 accidents in Pocatello and 50 in Idaho Falls. Snow amounts of 3 to 7 inches were common in the Snake River Plain and Eastern Magic Valley with over a foot common in high elevations of the southern and eastern Highlands as well as Central Mountains.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 549438. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.