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Heavy Snow in Northern Clearwater Mountains, Idaho

Heavy Snow May 17, 2017 · Northern Clearwater Mountains, Idaho

What the National Weather Service wrote

A COOP observer in Pierce reported 4.2 inches of snow which caused power outages and knocked down many cottonwood trees. Shanghai summit snotel just north of Pierce 11 inches of snow with 1.8 inches of Snow Water Equivalent.

The wider storm

A cold upper level closed low brought widespread heavy mountain snow to central Idaho and Lemhi county. The late season snow storm brought wet heavy snow to a few valleys such as Pierce and caused power outages and tree damage.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 687719. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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