Winter Storm in South Central Highlands, Idaho

Winter Storm February 22, 2017 – February 24, 2017 · South Central Highlands, Idaho

What the National Weather Service wrote

Interstate 84 was closed from the interstate 86 intersection to the Utah border due to zero visibility in heavy snow and blowing snow from the afternoon of the 23rd through the early afternoon of the 24th. Highway 81 was closed from Malta to Declo in the same time period. SNOTEL snow amounts were 25 inches at Bostetter Ranger Station, 24 inches at Howell Canyon, 10 inches at Oxford Springs and 31 inches at Magic Mountain.

The wider storm

Another strong winter storm affected mainly southern Idaho with heavy snow totals in the southern highlands and Snake River Plain most affected. One to two feet of snow fell in the southern highlands with interstate 84 closed on the 23rd and 24th from Burley to the Utah border due to drifting. The Pocatello region region received 9 to 16 inches.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 682226. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

Tornadoes near your address

See every tornado that passed near a place you know, measured to its path.