Heavy Snow — Big and Little Wood River Region, Idaho

2017-01-22 to 2017-01-23 · Big and Little Wood River Region, Idaho

Event narrative

Although the heaviest snow with this storm fell to the south and southeast of the Wood River region, the Galena Summit SNOTEL got 10 inches of snow and the Lost Wood Divide SNOTEL got 8 inches. COOP observers reported 5 inches in Bellevue and 7.2 inches in Ketchum. Although not receiving heavy snow, the weight of the month's total snow collapsed a building in Bellevue in the early morning hours on the 24th.

Wider weather episode

The latest in a long line of winter storms again brought very heavy snowfall as well as winds to southeast Idaho. The heaviest snow mainly affected the Eastern Magic Valley, Snake River Plain and all of the southern mountains. Many areas received over a foot of snowfall and again many roads experienced closures across southeast Idaho.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 677850. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.