Heavy Snow — Big and Little Wood River Region, Idaho

2017-02-20 to 2017-02-22 · Big and Little Wood River Region, Idaho

Event narrative

The following snowfall amounts were recorded at SNOTEL sites: 10 inches at Chocolate Gulch, 14 inches at Dollarhide Summit, 14 inches at Garfield Ranger Station, 12 inches at Galena, 15 inches at Galena Summit, 11 inches at Hyndman, 17 inches at Lost Wood Divide, 14 inches at Swede Peak, and 20 inches at Vienna Mine.

Wider weather episode

Another in a series of very wet Pacific systems again brought heavy snow to the mountains of central and southeast Idaho with widespread amounts from 10 to as much as 40 inches.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 681128. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.