Winter Storm — Eastern Lemhi County, Idaho

2017-01-08 to 2017-01-09 · Eastern Lemhi County, Idaho

Event narrative

Idaho Transportation Department reported slick roads due to freezing rain and black ice. Roads were also closed south of Salmon due to the threat of an avalanche.

Wider weather episode

Freezing rain in Lemhi county caused some road closures and increased avalanche danger over highway 93. Black ice was also being reported in road reports over highway 93.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 672698. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.