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Avalanche in Big and Little Wood River Region, Idaho

Avalanche February 19, 2017 · Big and Little Wood River Region, Idaho

What the National Weather Service wrote

A motorist was hit with an avalanche on Highway 75 on February 19th. It hit just south of Chaerry Creek and buried her car. It was 40 feet wide and 6 feet deep. The car was freed in an hour and a half.

The wider storm

A motorist was hit with an avalanche on Highway 75 on February 19th. It hit just south of Cherry Creek and buried her car. It was 40 feet wide and 6 feet deep. The car was freed in an hour and a half.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 682231. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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